Chipeta Elementary School vs New Emerson School at Columbus

New Emerson School at Columbus has a higher overall rating of 7.3/10 compared to 5.9/10. Chipeta Elementary School is significantly larger with 363 students, about 2.6× the size of New Emerson School at Columbus (140). In math proficiency, New Emerson School at Columbus leads at 72.0%.

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Chipeta Elementary School

Grand Junction, CO

5.9/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

363 students

New Emerson School at Columbus

Grand Junction, CO

7.3/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

140 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Chipeta Elementary School	New Emerson School at Columbus
Overall Rating	5.9 / 10	7.3 / 10
Academic Score	7.8	7.8
Growth Score	5.2	7.0
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	75.5%	13.6%
Environment Score	4.7	7.1
State Rank	#1,140 of 1,829	#540 of 1,829
State Percentile	38th	71th

Test Scores

Subject	Chipeta Elementary School	New Emerson School at Columbus
Math Proficiency	16.0%	72.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	29.0%	77.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Chipeta Elementary School	New Emerson School at Columbus
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Pre-K – 5th	Kindergarten – 5th
Enrollment	363	140
Student-Teacher Ratio	15.8:1	15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	75.5%	13.6%
District	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51
City	Grand Junction	Grand Junction

Neighborhood

Metric	Grand Junction (81501)	Grand Junction (81503)
Median Household Income	$48,500	$71,681
Median Home Value	$283,300	$307,600
Median Rent	$974	$1,015
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	27.2%	23.0%
Poverty Rate	18.9%	12.6%
Avg Commute	15 min	21 min

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