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Thunder Valley Pk-8 School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
555 8 Th Street
Frederick, CO 80530
Phone
(303) 833-2456
District
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
County
WELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
832
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.6% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Thunder Valley Pk-8 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
32%
44%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
42%
22%
48%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
37%
19%
45%
8%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
39%
22%
44%
21%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 107 12.9%
Grade 1 101 12.1%
Grade 2 100 12.0%
Grade 3 77 9.3%
Grade 4 79 9.5%
Grade 5 76 9.1%
Grade 6 94 11.3%
Grade 7 103 12.4%
Grade 8 95 11.4%
Total 832 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 36.4% 63.1% 53.6%
Black 0.8% 1.0% 4.9%
Hispanic 60.6% 31.9% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 3.7% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.2% 32.2% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 24.5% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 16.7% 7.7% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 193,037 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 492.5 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 73,413 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.8% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.1% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.7% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.8% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,145 $195,983,000 41.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $810 $25,831,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $13,901,000 3.0%
General Administration $734 $23,401,000 5.0%
School Administration $879 $28,028,000 6.0%
Operation $1,313 $41,870,000 8.9%
Transportation $240 $7,665,000 1.6%
Other $699 $22,305,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,111 $163,001,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,487 $111,229,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $14,743 $470,213,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%