Brantner Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Thornton, Colorado
Brantner Elementary School in Thornton, Colorado enrolled 574 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 16.5 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, 48% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
682 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 574 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.9 to 34.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 682 | 36.9 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 31.9 | 17.3 |
| 2024-25 | 574 | 34.7 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 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 644 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brantner Elementary School enrolled 644 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 644 of the 644 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent24.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.2% of students were White, 37.6% Hispanic, 9.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- White47.2%
- Hispanic37.6%
- Asian9.2%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Black1.7%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Brantner Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48% 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 | 48% | 22% (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 Thornton
20 public elementary schools in Thornton report 2024-25 enrollment; Brantner Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ridge Elementary | 690 | 17.2 | 35.2% |
| STEM Launch | 677 | 14.7 | 65.3% |
| Brantner Elementary School | 574 | 16.5 | 36.2% |
| Explore Pk-8 | 557 | 19.8 | 53.9% |
| Silver Creek Elementary | 538 | 17.9 | 15.1% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School | 491 | 18.0 | 46.8% |
| Tarver Elementary School | 475 | 21.3 | 31.6% |
| Eagleview Elementary School | 451 | 16.7 | 33.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Brantner Elementary School
- West Ridge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 690 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Glacier Peak Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 412 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Brantner Elementary School with West Ridge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much 27J Schools spends per student$10,854 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,854
- The largest public schools in ColoradoBrantner Elementary School is the number 139 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#139 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.16.5:1
- 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 Brantner Elementary School
How many students attend Brantner Elementary School?
574 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 682 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thornton, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Brantner Elementary School?
16.5 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 Brantner Elementary School a Title I school?
Brantner Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Brantner Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Brantner Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48% 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 Brantner Elementary School in?
27J Schools, NCES district ID 0802580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080258006549 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.