Thomson Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Brush, Colorado
Thomson Primary School in Brush, Colorado enrolled 452 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
390 students in 2022-23, 477 students in 2023-24, 452 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 22.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 390 | 25.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 24.0 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 452 | 22.5 | 20.1 |
20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 272 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomson Primary School enrolled 286 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 272 of the 286 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.5% of students were White, 47.8% Hispanic, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White48.5%
- Hispanic47.8%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Black1.3%
- Asian0.2%
- 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.
Elementary schools in Brush
2 public elementary schools in Brush report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomson Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson Primary School | 452 | 20.1 | 60.8% |
| Beaver Valley Elementary School | 290 | 20.4 | 60.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomson Primary School
- Beaver Valley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 290 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.4 miles away: 320 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
- Compare Thomson Primary School with Beaver Valley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Brush School District spends per student$15,514 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,514
- The largest public schools in ColoradoThomson Primary School is the number 308 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#308 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.20.1:1
- 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 Thomson Primary School
How many students attend Thomson Primary School?
452 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brush, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomson Primary School?
20.1 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 Thomson Primary School a Title I school?
Thomson Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Thomson Primary School in?
Brush School District, NCES district ID 0802610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080261000156 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
- 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.