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Orchard Mesa Middle School

Orchard Mesa Middle 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
61/100
upward momentum with higher local pressure · high confidence
Enrollment
559
Enrollment has increased 20% over the available history.
FRL Share
51%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
742.6
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Orchard Mesa Middle School

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Academic Quality

71

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

45

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

96

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

34

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 49 · Colorado 50
61 49
2 Academic average
Peer 736.0 · Colorado 735.5
742.6 736.0
3 ELA
Peer 739.5 · Colorado 741.7
747.9 739.5
4 Math
Peer 731.1 · Colorado 731.5
735.9 731.1
5 Science
Peer 737.4 · Colorado 733.2
744 737.4
6 Enrollment
Peer 533 · Colorado 469
559 533
#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
$1,400 $1,813
3 Home price
Grand Junction $435,751 · Colorado $556,199
$401,107 $435,751
4 Poverty rate
Grand Junction 14% · Colorado 10.1%
10% 14%
5 Median income
Grand Junction $69,611 · Colorado $101,131
$73,913 $69,611
6 Renter share
Grand Junction 35.5% · Colorado 32.6%
22.1% 35.5%
Research notes

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Academic picture

Orchard Mesa Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 742.6, with ELA at 747.9, Math at 735.9, and Science at 744. Against Grand Junction middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 71/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 20% over the available history. ELA has moved up 17.5 points over the available history. Math has moved up 12.7 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 45/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Orchard Mesa Middle School currently serves about 559 students. FRL share sits near 51%, 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 001304 carries violent crime around 5.3 / 1k, market rent near $1,400, median income near $73,913, and home-price context near $401,107. 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 81503 where rent context currently sits near $1,400 and home-price context near $401,107. Nearby violent crime has moved down 5% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Orchard Mesa Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with higher local pressure. The total TractSignal school score is 61/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.