Pear Park Elementary School

432 30 1/4 Road, Grand Junction CO, 81504 | Mesa County Valley School District 51 | 970-254-5960
  • grades PK-5
  • students 472
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 27% 33% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
34%Grand Junction
39%Colorado

Pear Park Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Mesa County Valley School District 51" in Grand Junction, CO. There are a total of 472 students and 28 teachers at Pear Park Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pear Park Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 26.5%, which is 33% lower than the Colorado average.

Pear Park Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students472
Teachers28
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pear Park Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All18%
315-19%
415-19%
525-29%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
325-29%
435-39%
540-44%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pear Park Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 67.5% 71.6% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 0.4% 0.6% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 0.8% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.8% 22.2% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.7% 3.8% 3.5% 3.1%

Grand Junction demographics profile

StatisticGrand JunctionColoradoNational
Population62,2185,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,5405691
Median age39.236.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%56%55%
Speak English93%83%79%
Speak Spanish5%12%13%

Education level achieved in Grand Junction

IndexGrand JunctionColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade86.4%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school85.4%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college64.3%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.6%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors30.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters9.9%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Pear Park Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.