John W Thimmig Elementary School

Located at 11453 OSWEGO STREET, in HENDERSON, Colorado, John W Thimmig Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 531 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by School District 27J. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 379.

School District 27J runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 24,044 students. John W Thimmig Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, John W Thimmig Elementary School records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John W Thimmig Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household earnings sit near $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), John W Thimmig Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Prairie View High School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John W Thimmig Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 20.6%.

John W Thimmig Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John W Thimmig Elementary School has ticked down 21%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 531 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 41% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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