Bethke Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Timnath, Colorado
Bethke Elementary School in Timnath, Colorado enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 32.7 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
554 students in 2022-23, 525 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.7 to 32.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 554 | 34.7 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 34.2 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 32.7 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 443 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bethke Elementary School enrolled 532 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 443 of the 532 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.6% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White81.6%
- Hispanic10.0%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian2.9%
- Black0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bethke Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 61% | 48% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Timnath
2 public elementary schools in Timnath report 2024-25 enrollment; Bethke Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethke Elementary School | 512 | 15.7 | 7.4% |
| Timnath Elementary School | 455 | 15.5 | 25.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bethke Elementary School
- Timnath Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 455 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Grandview Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 542 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Bethke Elementary School with Timnath Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Poudre School District spends per student$14,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,986
- The largest public schools in ColoradoBethke Elementary School is the number 213 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.15.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bethke Elementary School
How many students attend Bethke Elementary School?
512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 554 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Timnath, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethke Elementary School?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bethke Elementary School a Title I school?
Bethke Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bethke Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bethke Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bethke Elementary School in?
Poudre School District, NCES district ID 0803990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080399006380 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.