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What's one thing Berthoud Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540000926
Berthoud Elementary School
560 BUNYAN AVENUE, BERTHOUD, CO 80513 · (970) 613-7500 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
83 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 61.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Berthoud Elementary School
Berthoud Elementary School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berthoud Elementary School this school | 495 | 16.8% | 61.9% |
| Sandburg Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 495 | 14.1% | 58.7% |
| Shaffer Elementary School LITTLETON | 497 | 13.7% | 60.7% |
| Sierra Elementary School ARVADA | 493 | 12.6% | 65.4% |
| Legacy Academy ELIZABETH | 428 | 19.4% | 36.0% |
| Ivy Stockwell Elementary School BERTHOUD | 426 | 16.4% | 53.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Berthoud Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #130 of 931 | #11 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #118 of 940 ▼ 7 | #10 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #168 of 946 ▼ 39 | #15 of 53 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #244 of 1,056 | #7 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #686 of 896 | #43 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #813 of 896 | #48 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #869 of 983 | #49 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #124 of 200 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
+76 (+18%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 495 | 28.7 | 17.3:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 28.1 | 18.0:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 28.2 | 18.1:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 24.1 | 19.2:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 10% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berthoud Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (463 to 495); teachers up 19% (24.1 to 28.7).
About Berthoud Elementary School
Berthoud Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in BERTHOUD, Colorado. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 495 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 31% larger than average.
Thompson School District R-2J (32 schools, 14,580 students) runs Berthoud Elementary School.
Berthoud Elementary School's enrollment is 83% White. It is also 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Larimer County is about 82% White. Berthoud Elementary School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Berthoud Elementary School and a ratio of 17.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 17% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Larimer County average 35%.
Test results at Berthoud Elementary School are 5.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.9% actual, 56.6% predicted).
Census estimates describe Larimer County this way: the median household income is $93,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Berthoud Elementary School, Larimer County has 93 other public schools.
Nearby, Berthoud Early Childhood is about 0.5 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 39.1% on proficiency, and Berthoud Elementary School is above that at 61.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Berthoud Elementary School climbed 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 419 to 495 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Riverview PK-8Elementary · 757 students
Other schools in BERTHOUD
- Berthoud High SchoolHigh · 722 students
- Turner Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Ivy Stockwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Berthoud Early ChildhoodElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Berthoud Early Childhood0.5 mi · 26
- Turner Middle School0.5 mi · 448
- Ivy Stockwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 426
- Berthoud High School1.0 mi · 722
- Carrie Martin Elementary School2.7 mi · 247
- B F Kitchen Elementary School4.3 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Berthoud Elementary SchoolHow large is Berthoud Elementary School?
Berthoud Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
Is Berthoud Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berthoud Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Berthoud Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Berthoud Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Berthoud Elementary School?
At Berthoud Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Berthoud Elementary School in?
Berthoud Elementary School is part of Thompson School District R-2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.