Thomson Elementary School

Among the schools in ARVADA, Colorado, is Thomson Elementary School, a public school.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is the local district for Thomson Elementary School. It runs 148 schools with 74,935 students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 12.6:1. That is lower than the 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado.

Within Jefferson County, the median household income is $110,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Jefferson County has 168 public schools and roughly 74,739 students.

The closest other public school is Harris Park Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Thomson Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school counted 375 students in 2017-18 and 186 in 2022-23. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. White students went from 49% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 41% in 2022-23. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2017-18 to 12.6:1 in 2022-23.

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