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What's the most underrated thing about Thunder Vista P-8 that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690006740
Thunder Vista P-8
3461 PREBLE CREEK PARKWAY, BROOMFIELD, CO 80023 · (720) 972-2900 · Broomfield County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
73 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
69.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
About Thunder Vista P-8
Thunder Vista P-8 operates as a big elementary campus in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Current enrollment sits at 725 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 91% bigger than the state mean of about 379.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 34,466 students. Thunder Vista P-8 is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Thunder Vista P-8 logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Thunder Vista P-8 has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broomfield County (around 24%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Thunder Vista P-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 62.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Broomfield County shows median household earnings sit near $123,874, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Thunder Vista P-8 is one of 16 public schools in Broomfield County (combined enrollment of about 11,844 students).
The closest other public school is Prospect Ridge Academy, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thunder Vista P-8. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thunder Vista P-8 at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.4%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
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Broomfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,304
Census ACS
Median income
$123,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in BROOMFIELD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Jefferson Academy ElementaryElementary · 737 students
Nearby schools
- Prospect Ridge Academy0.9 mi · 1,478
- Black Rock Elementary1.5 mi · 597
- Peak to Peak Charter School2.4 mi · 1,447
- Meridian Elementary School2.4 mi · 525
- Justice High Charter School2.6 mi · 108
- Alicia Sanchez International School2.7 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Thunder Vista P-8What is the total enrollment at Thunder Vista P-8?
Thunder Vista P-8 enrolls approximately 725 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Thunder Vista P-8 serve?
Thunder Vista P-8 serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Thunder Vista P-8 have?
Thunder Vista P-8 employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Thunder Vista P-8?
Thunder Vista P-8 reports a student body of 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Thunder Vista P-8?
Thunder Vista P-8 is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Broomfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.