Academic Quality
71School-level signal inside the published composite score.
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.
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School-level signal inside the published composite score.
School-level signal inside the published composite score.
School-level signal inside the published composite score.
Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.
Academic, enrollment, and surrounding tract indicators for this school.
School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Grand Junction and Colorado.
| # | Metric | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TractSignal score Peer 49 · Colorado 50 |
61 |
| 2 | Academic average Peer 736.0 · Colorado 735.5 |
742.6 |
| 3 | ELA Peer 739.5 · Colorado 741.7 |
747.9 |
| 4 | Math Peer 731.1 · Colorado 731.5 |
735.9 |
| 5 | Science Peer 737.4 · Colorado 733.2 |
744 |
| 6 | Enrollment Peer 533 · Colorado 469 |
559 |
| # | Metric | Tract |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violent crime Grand Junction 5.3 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k |
5.3 / 1k |
| 2 | Market rent Grand Junction $1,813 · Colorado $1,977 |
$1,400 |
| 3 | Home price Grand Junction $435,751 · Colorado $556,199 |
$401,107 |
| 4 | Poverty rate Grand Junction 14% · Colorado 10.1% |
10% |
| 5 | Median income Grand Junction $69,611 · Colorado $101,131 |
$73,913 |
| 6 | Renter share Grand Junction 35.5% · Colorado 32.6% |
22.1% |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.