Orchard Mesa Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 560 students
West Middle School
123 W Orchard Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
468
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
Mesa County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 Colorado middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About West Middle School
West Middle School is a public middle school in Grand Junction, Colorado, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. The school is located in a small city in Mesa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 468 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado middle school (15.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 266 Colorado middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 468 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
- County
- Mesa County
- NCES school ID
- 080435000629
Schools near West Middle School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 569 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.