Pear Park Elementary School in Grand Junction, Colorado on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Pear Park Elementary School is an urban public school in Grand Junction, Colorado that is part of Mesa County Valley School District 51. It serves 428 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Its teachers have had 63 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

428 Students

28 Teachers

432 30 1/4 Rd

Grand Junction, CO 81504 View local requests

https://pearpark.d51schools.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Pear Park Elementary School Demographics

66%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

34%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Pear Park Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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