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Thomson Primary School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Thomson Primary School
Thomson Primary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in BRUSH, Colorado, run under School District No. Re-2 Brush, with 452 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.
Across the 4 schools in School District No. Re-2 Brush (1,420 students total), Thomson Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Thomson Primary School shows that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 48% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Thomson Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Morgan County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Morgan County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,278 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Thomson Primary School is one of 19 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 6,039 students).
Brush High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Thomson Primary School's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 452). Over the same period, the White share declined from 54% to 48%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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