📍 950 Chipeta Avenue, Grand Junction, Mesa County, 81501
Chipeta Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Junction, Mesa County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Chipeta Elementary School enrolls 375 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 375 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chipeta Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Chipeta Elementary School is one of 47 schools in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, based in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado. The district serves 19,753 students district-wide and employs 1,293 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Chipeta Elementary School is close to the district average of about 420 students per school.
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