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Appleton Elementary School

Appleton Elementary School school profile in Grand Junction, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
72/100
strong current academics, upward momentum · high confidence
Enrollment
465
Enrollment has increased 3% over the available history.
FRL Share
33%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
755.4
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Appleton Elementary School

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Academic Quality

82

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

60

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

65

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

52

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Grand Junction and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 55 · Colorado 50
72 55
2 Academic average
Peer 743.2 · Colorado 737.4
755.4 743.2
3 ELA
Peer 745.6 · Colorado 741
758.7 745.6
4 Math
Peer 741 · Colorado 736.9
757.7 741
5 Science
Peer 743 · Colorado 734.5
749.8 743
6 Enrollment
Peer 328 · Colorado 394
465 328
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Grand Junction 5.3 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
5.3 / 1k 5.3 / 1k
2 Market rent
Grand Junction $1,813 · Colorado $1,977
$1,959 $1,813
3 Home price
Grand Junction $435,751 · Colorado $556,199
$509,918 $435,751
4 Poverty rate
Grand Junction 14% · Colorado 10.1%
3.5% 14%
5 Median income
Grand Junction $69,611 · Colorado $101,131
$115,560 $69,611
6 Renter share
Grand Junction 35.5% · Colorado 32.6%
14% 35.5%
Research notes

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Academic picture

Appleton Elementary School currently posts a blended academic reading around 755.4, with ELA at 758.7, Math at 757.7, and Science at 749.8. Against Grand Junction elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 82/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 3% over the available history. ELA has moved up 11.5 points over the available history. Math has moved up 22.6 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 60/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Appleton Elementary School currently serves about 465 students. FRL share sits near 33%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 001600 carries violent crime around 5.3 / 1k, market rent near $1,959, median income near $115,560, and home-price context near $509,918. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 81506 where rent context currently sits near $1,959 and home-price context near $509,918. Nearby violent crime has moved down 5% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Appleton Elementary School currently reads as strong current academics, upward momentum. The total TractSignal school score is 72/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.