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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
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
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
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 55.5% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Thunder Vista P-8
Thunder Vista P-8's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Vista P-8 this school | 725 | 10.1% | 62.7% |
| Gold Rush Elementary PARKER | 639 | 10.2% | 73.2% |
| Meadowlark School ERIE | 747 | 10.3% | 64.4% |
| Encompass Heights Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 583 | 11.1% | 51.8% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 547 | 12.4% | 61.3% |
| DC Montessori Charter School CASTLE ROCK | 547 | 9.7% | 51.4% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Thunder Vista P-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Broomfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #124 of 931 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #145 of 940 ▲ 27 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #89 of 946 ▲ 23 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #58 of 1,056 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #608 of 896 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #530 of 896 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #952 of 983 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
725
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 725 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 42.5 | 18.2:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 45.6 | 17.4:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thunder Vista P-8.
About Thunder Vista P-8
Students in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, attend Thunder Vista P-8, a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 725 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Thunder Vista P-8 is one school in a 54-school district, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, which enrolls 34,466 students.
White students make up a majority at Thunder Vista P-8, at 70%. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.5 students per teacher and 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 10%. That rate is below the 24% average among public schools in Broomfield County.
Thunder Vista P-8 is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Thunder Vista P-8 is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Broomfield County has about 76,304 residents, and the median household income is $123,874, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Thunder Vista P-8, Broomfield County has 15 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Prospect Ridge Academy, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Thunder Vista P-8 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Thunder Vista P-8 as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 725, a 3% decrease from 746 in 2020-21. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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.