Twombly Elementary School

Twombly Elementary School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in FORT LUPTON, Colorado, operated by Weld re-8 schools, with 473 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Across the 7 schools in Weld re-8 schools (2,503 students total), Twombly Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Twombly Elementary School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 26% White. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Twombly Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Twombly Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.2%, the actual is 21.3%, a residual of -5.9 points.

Around the school, Weld County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,097 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Weld County's 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), Twombly Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort Lupton Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Twombly Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 15.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Twombly Elementary School has fell 18%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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