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Fruita Middle School recorded 232 more students enrolled in 2024-25 school year than previous school year

Published 06/10/25

There were 691 students enrolled in Fruita Middle School during the 2024-25 school year, 50.5% more than the previous year's 459 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 50.1% were girls and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (554), representing 80.2% of the Fruita Middle School total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 99 students (14.3%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was eighth grade, with 253 students enrolled that year, accounting for 36.6% of the total student body.

The school is located in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, and has a central office in Fruita.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

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School Enrollment Breakdown in Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Grand Junction High School1,834
Fruita Monument High School1,434
Central High School1,352
Palisade High School1,076
Fruita Middle School691
Redlands Middle School632
Mount Garfield Middle School569
Orchard Mesa Middle School560
Bookcliff Middle School525
Independence Academy491
Grand Mesa Middle School476
West Middle School468
Grand River Academy461
Appleton Elementary School439
Thunder Mountain Elementary School432
Pear Park Elementary School428
Pomona Elementary School395
Rocky Mountain Elementary School395
Juniper Ridge Community School375
Mesa View Elementary School375
Shelledy Elementary School371
Chatfield Elementary School371
Tope Elementary School370
Chipeta Elementary School364
Wingate Elementary School363
Fruitvale Elementary School358
Nisley Elementary School346
Clifton Elementary School346
Orchard Avenue Elementary School319
Dual Immersion Academy School310
Taylor Elementary School310
Broadway Elementary School300
Monument Ridge Elementary School300
Dos Rios Elementary School293
Rim Rock Elementary School292
Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School289
Scenic Elementary School243
Loma Elementary School207
R-5 High School207
Mesa Valley Community School178
New Emerson School at Columbus138
Career Center Preschool53
Gateway School12

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