Berthoud Elementary School
Berthoud, CO 80513
Phone: (970) 613-7500
District: Thompson R2-J School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades K-5 • 495 students
Berthoud Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Thompson R2-J School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in Colorado to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.
Berthoud Elementary School is a public school located in Berthoud, CO. 495 students attend Berthoud Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
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| Test Scores | 9/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) data from Colorado Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - CO CMAS - Cohort-referenced data from Colorado Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - CO PSAT/SAT - Cohort-referenced data from Colorado Department of Education. |
Posted: July 13, 2024
Excellent teachers and staff make Berthoud Elementary a really wonderful school. Two of our three children attend and love it. The only issue is the lack of Colorado school funding which the district is fighting hard to correct. I would highly recommend Berthoud Elementary.
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My daughter has attended for the last three years. The teachers have been wonderful.
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Posted: November 22, 2023
My child attended from 2020-22 and would not recommend as we ended up removing them from the school. Would not recommend if your child is special needs. The environment the school created to curb my child's behaviors did not address the root cause and rather led to shame and my child hating school.
During that time period there was little family engagement and it was difficult to communicate with teachers.
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Posted: February 25, 2020
I absolutely love Berthoud El. The principal, teachers, and staff have far exceeded our expectations.
Posted: August 1, 2015
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Posted: August 1, 2015
We have close friends that go to Berthoud. They cannot say enough about the school. A lot of new young families are moving into the area. I am sure the schools are a major reason.
Posted: December 13, 2014
Parents are highly involved and town is very supportive of the schools, but I am very unhappy with the lack of communication. Teachers were informed of some skills my child needed assistance on, child was placed in special class to address these and then continued to be docked on grade because of said issue. When asked the teachers continued to state "we expect excellence". Child's self esteem falls more and more every day and the issues aren't being addressed, child is just getting falling grades and I can't wait to be done with this school. I have heard the school is great, if your child is average and doesn't require any extra help. I would not recommend this school if your child struggles in any subject, some teachers are very nice and some teachers are so arrogant and full of themselves they should not be elementary teachers. Very disappointed.
Posted: July 22, 2012
As a highly involved parent of 2 elementary (one entering 6th this fall) kiddos, I can highly recommend Berthoud El. The staff is highly educated with many years experience. Deep knowledge on how to teach each child according to his/her greatest needs and potential. Grades are important, but more important seems to be the individual attention on maximizing each childs potential. Technology is important. There is a community fundraiser each spring that keeps our schools at the top of the district with equipment and training for staff. The parents are deeply involved. We are proud members of the Berthoud El community. I see a comment below about bullying. I don't have a frame of reference to know if Berthoud has "issues with bullying according to the papers" greater than any other community in America. Issues with bullying arise, yes, but we face them head on. We discuss them in our paper. As parents, we talk about it. As a community, we educate. If you think your school has less of a bullying issue, then your head is in the sand. I love that we live in a community that puts such emphasis on the well-being of our children, both emotionally and educationally.
Posted: July 11, 2011
I would not recommend this school if your child has special needs. Also the schools in the Berthoud area are having issues with bullying as reported by the papers.
Posted: September 9, 2008
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| Base | Distance |
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| Buckley AFB | 45.3 mi. |
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