Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441006719
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation
1424 13TH AVE, GREELEY, CO 80631 · (970) 348-6000 · Weld County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
77.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
54 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 16.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
124
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
77.5:1
was 62.5:1
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 | 124 | 1.6 | 77.5:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 1.6 | 77.0:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 1.6 | 78.3:1 | 41% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 2 | 62.5:1 | 51% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 8 | 14.9:1 | 43% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred Tjardes School of Innovation.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (119 to 124); teachers down 80% (8 to 1.6).
About Fred Tjardes School of Innovation
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is an elementary school in GREELEY, Colorado, reachable at (970) 348-6000. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 124 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 67% smaller than that.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 is responsible for 34 schools, Fred Tjardes School of Innovation included, with 22,917 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is 52% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. In Weld County overall, about 73% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Fred Tjardes School of Innovation comes in at 56%.
The count of teachers at Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is 1.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 77.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Weld County, the average is about the same, 47%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Fred Tjardes School of Innovation receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fred Tjardes School of Innovation ranks in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools. It scores 23.0%; the prediction is 40.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Weld County, median household income is about $97,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is one of 116 public schools in Weld County, which together enroll about 61,274 students.
The shortest distance from Fred Tjardes School of Innovation to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Greeley Central High School. The five-mile area around Fred Tjardes School of Innovation holds at least 8 other public schools. Fred Tjardes School of Innovation comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (125) to 2024-25 (124). The ratio of students to teachers went from 62.5:1 to 77.5:1 over the same years.
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Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Nearby schools
- Greeley Central High School0.2 mi · 1,507
- District 6 Online Academy0.4 mi · 257
- Maplewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 544
- Jefferson Junior/Senior High0.8 mi · 614
- Heath Middle School0.8 mi · 499
- Martinez Elementary School0.9 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Fred Tjardes School of InnovationHow large is Fred Tjardes School of Innovation?
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation enrolls approximately 124 students in grades KG-08.
Is Fred Tjardes School of Innovation an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fred Tjardes School of Innovation?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is approximately 77.5:1 (2 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fred Tjardes School of Innovation?
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation reports a student body of 52% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred Tjardes School of Innovation?
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation is overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Weld County.
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