Turnberry Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Commerce City, Colorado
Turnberry Elementary in Commerce City, Colorado enrolled 742 students in 2024-25 with 41.6 full-time teachers, 17.8 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, 25% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
762 students in 2022-23, 766 students in 2023-24, 742 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.4 to 41.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 762 | 38.4 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 41.2 | 18.6 |
| 2024-25 | 742 | 41.6 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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 670 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Turnberry Elementary enrolled 670 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 670 of the 670 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent32.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.6% of students were Hispanic, 33.4% White, 5.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.6%
- White33.4%
- Asian5.3%
- Black4.3%
- Two or more races2.8%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Turnberry Elementary scored proficient or above: 25% 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 | 25% | 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 Commerce City
12 public elementary schools in Commerce City report 2024-25 enrollment; Turnberry Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Academy at Reunion | 758 | 22.7 | 21.6% |
| Turnberry Elementary | 742 | 17.8 | 45.3% |
| Reunion Elementary School | 742 | 18.6 | 29.0% |
| Second Creek Elementary School | 697 | 18.4 | 54.2% |
| Southlawn Elementary School | 673 | 21.8 | 47.5% |
| Kemp Elementary School | 517 | 16.6 | 78.5% |
| Alsup Elementary School | 492 | 16.2 | 71.1% |
| Dupont Elementary School | 488 | 15.8 | 69.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Turnberry Elementary
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 697 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Landmark Academy at ReunionThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 758 students, 22.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Turnberry Elementary with Second Creek Elementary SchoolStudents, 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 ColoradoTurnberry Elementary is the number 52 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- 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 Turnberry Elementary
How many students attend Turnberry Elementary?
742 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Commerce City, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Turnberry Elementary?
17.8 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 Turnberry Elementary a Title I school?
Turnberry Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Turnberry Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Turnberry Elementary scored proficient or above: 25% 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 Turnberry Elementary in?
27J Schools, NCES district ID 0802580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080258006401 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.