Summary:
The city of Timnath, Colorado is home to two elementary schools: Bethke Elementary School and Timnath Elementary School. While both schools serve students in the Timnath area, Poudre School District R-1, Bethke Elementary stands out as the higher-performing institution, ranking in the top 8% of Colorado elementary schools.
Bethke Elementary boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students significantly outperform the district and state averages on CMAS tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, Timnath Elementary is a more average-performing school, ranking 285th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools and maintaining a 3-star rating. Timnath Elementary students generally perform below the district and state averages on CMAS tests.
The data also reveals stark differences in the socioeconomic makeup of the two schools. Bethke Elementary has a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (4.69%), indicating a relatively high-income student population, while Timnath Elementary has a higher percentage of students eligible (27.8%). Additionally, Bethke Elementary has a higher percentage of white students (82.85%) compared to Timnath Elementary (63.23%), which has a more racially diverse student body with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (27.35%).
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