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East Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
830 Gunnison Ave
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 254-5020
District
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
County
MESA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
427
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.3% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

East Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
37%
45%
44%
31%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
37%
45%
45%
30%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
37%
44%
38%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 160 37.5%
Grade 7 156 36.5%
Grade 8 111 26.0%
Total 427 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.8% 72.7% 53.6%
Black 1.3% 0.5% 4.9%
Hispanic 25.5% 25.3% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.6% 43.2% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 41.2% 34.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 9.1% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 152,856 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 70.1 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 61,857 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,738 $119,124,000 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $996 $20,685,000 7.6%
Staff $946 $19,645,000 7.3%
General Administration $149 $3,086,000 1.1%
School Administration $783 $16,258,000 6.0%
Operation $839 $17,426,000 6.4%
Transportation $357 $7,416,000 2.7%
Other $1,072 $22,259,000 8.2%
Total Support $5,143 $106,775,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,159 $44,832,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $13,040 $270,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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