Turner Middle School

Summary:

Turner Middle School is a public middle school located in Berthoud, Colorado, serving 461 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Thompson School District R-2j, which is ranked 46 out of 116 school districts in the state.

Turner Middle School generally outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts and CMAS/Math. The school also ranks highly (31st out of 125 Colorado middle schools) for its performance with gifted and talented students. However, the school's racial makeup is less diverse than surrounding schools, with a higher percentage of White students. Additionally, while the school's overall performance is strong, its performance for certain subgroups, such as White students and gifted and talented students, is not as strong compared to other subgroups, indicating a need to focus on equitable outcomes.

When compared to other middle schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District and the Weld County School District No. Re-5J, Turner Middle School generally outperforms the district averages in academic assessments, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the St. Vrain Valley district, such as Westview Middle School and Mead Middle School. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.9 may contribute to its academic success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 950 Massachusetts Avenue
       Berthoud, CO  80513-1200


(970) 613-7400

District: Thompson School District R-2j

SchoolDigger Rank:
151st of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,039 Help


Students who attend Turner Middle School usually attend:

High:    Berthoud High School

Feeder schools for Turner Middle School:

Elementary:    Berthoud Elementary School
    Ivy Stockwell Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  448

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.5%
Hispanic:
16.1%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Turner Middle School ranks better than 68.9% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Thompson School District R-2j! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.91. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.5%), Hispanic (16.1%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Thompson School District R-2j. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turner Middle School is 15.4. 2 middle schools in the Thompson School District R-2j have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turner Middle School is $14,039, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Thompson School District R-2j!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turner Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner Middle School 151st of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Turner Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Thompson School District R-2j:

SchoolDigger ranks Thompson School District R-2j 46th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Turner Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 74.19 77th 336 77.1%
2005 74.85 84th 340 75.3%
2006 72.23 91st 346 73.7%
2007 76.53 77th 360 78.6%
2008 71.87 88th 362 75.7%
2009 68.67 111th 377 70.6%
2010 74.87 98th 409 76.0%
2011 75.12 93rd 422 78.0%
2012 75.39 90th 425 78.8%
2013 72.06 119th 454 73.8%
2014 79.19 80th 461 82.6%
2015 67.75 104th 436 76.1%
2016 64.15 115th 400 71.3%
2017 58.85 141st 424 66.7%
2018 58.33 149th 418 64.4%
2019 63.03 149th 458 67.5%
2021 62.55 120th 369 67.5%
2022 69.76 110th 448 75.4%
2023 61.96 146th 480 69.6%
2024 60.91 151st 485 68.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.82 139th 222 37.4%
2019 47.84 110th 240 54.2%
2023 46.76 108th 241 55.2%
2024 48.92 108th 244 55.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.30 130th 315 58.7%
2019 56.40 140th 352 60.2%
2021 58.00 94th 254 63.0%
2022 69.21 85th 326 73.9%
2023 61.93 119th 363 67.2%
2024 56.52 135th 350 61.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.59 40th 121 66.9%
2019 71.46 26th 134 80.6%
2022 64.50 36th 93 61.3%
2023 71.09 31st 125 75.2%
2024 53.02 71st 126 43.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.91 130th 317 59.0%
2019 62.67 104th 343 69.7%
2021 52.42 107th 249 57.0%
2022 57.83 114th 328 65.2%
2023 51.36 146th 356 59.0%
2024 55.20 132nd 357 63.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.50 81st 198 59.1%
2024 56.64 69th 199 65.3%
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Rank History for White students at Turner Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.18 104th 199 47.7%
2019 44.39 151st 283 46.6%
2022 50.02 126th 265 52.5%
2023 40.75 163rd 286 43.0%
2024 38.52 164th 273 39.9%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Turner Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 229 1 6 16 1 n/a n/a 0 253
1989 368 1 7 18 3 n/a n/a 0 397
1990 359 2 8 29 2 n/a n/a 0 400
1991 367 1 8 23 2 n/a n/a 0 401
1992 349 2 5 25 1 n/a n/a 0 382
1993 390 3 6 21 4 n/a n/a 0 424
1994 430 1 5 25 3 n/a n/a 0 464
1995 436 0 1 31 3 n/a n/a 0 471
1996 436 0 1 31 3 n/a n/a 0 471
1997 443 1 3 24 1 n/a n/a 0 472
1998 474 3 3 21 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1999 456 2 5 22 1 n/a n/a 0 486
2000 466 1 3 21 3 n/a n/a 0 494
2001 463 1 3 23 3 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 467 1 6 31 3 n/a n/a 0 508
2003 467 1 6 31 3 n/a n/a 0 508
2004 450 1 7 35 2 n/a n/a 0 495
2005 423 1 4 36 3 n/a n/a 0 467
2006 395 1 4 35 2 n/a n/a 0 437
2007 392 1 3 37 1 n/a n/a 0 434
2008 381 2 7 36 1 n/a n/a 0 427
2009 364 1 6 40 2 n/a n/a 0 413
2010 369 1 8 42 2 n/a n/a 0 422
2011 349 1 4 44 3 1 5 0 407
2012 394 3 10 48 5 1 4 0 465
2013 376 2 9 48 5 3 6 0 449
2014 386 3 8 51 3 2 7 0 460
2015 366 1 5 44 2 1 6 0 425
2016 374 3 6 44 4 0 7 0 438
2017 402 2 6 45 2 1 6 0 464
2018 416 2 3 44 1 1 10 0 477
2019 406 0 5 59 0 0 9 0 479
2020 380 3 5 65 1 1 11 0 466
2021 376 4 3 63 2 1 11 0 460
2022 372 1 5 76 5 1 16 0 476
2023 364 1 8 68 3 1 16 0 461
2024 347 0 5 72 3 1 20 0 448

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Turner Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 253 13.5 18.7 n/a
1989 397 19.3 20.5 11.8
1990 400 21.4 18.6 10.8
1991 401 23.7 16.9 9.7
1992 382 21.1 18.1 13.4
1993 424 23.0 18.4 11.6
1994 464 27.1 17.1 8.2
1995 471 28.3 16.6 8.1
1996 471 28.3 16.6 8.1
1997 472 34.7 13.6 9.3
1998 501 35.6 14.1 8.4
1999 486 28.8 16.9 6.6
2000 494 22.7 21.8 9.5
2001 493 28.2 17.5 7.3
2002 508 30.7 16.5 8.7
2003 508 30.7 16.5 8.7
2004 495 29.7 16.7 10.9
2005 467 27.5 17.0 10.3
2006 437 27.3 16.0 11.4
2007 434 25.3 17.2 15.4
2008 427 25.5 16.7 14.8
2009 413 25.0 16.5 16.7
2010 422 26.0 16.2 16.4
2011 407 25.0 16.2 21.9
2012 465 24.3 19.0 23
2013 449 24.1 18.6 23.4
2014 460 24.4 18.8 21.5
2015 425 26.0 16.3 21.2
2016 438 24.0 18.2 23.1
2017 464 25.4 18.2 22.2
2018 477 25.6 18.5 22.6
2019 479 27.2 17.5 22.5
2020 466 27.7 16.7 23.2
2021 460 27.2 16.8 15
2022 476 24.2 19.6 12.4
2023 461 28.8 15.9 18.7
2024 448 28.9 15.4 24.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Turner Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 253 13.5 18.7 n/a
1989 397 19.3 20.5 11.8
1990 400 21.4 18.6 10.8
1991 401 23.7 16.9 9.7
1992 382 21.1 18.1 13.4
1993 424 23.0 18.4 11.6
1994 464 27.1 17.1 8.2
1995 471 28.3 16.6 8.1
1996 471 28.3 16.6 8.1
1997 472 34.7 13.6 9.3
1998 501 35.6 14.1 8.4
1999 486 28.8 16.9 6.6
2000 494 22.7 21.8 9.5
2001 493 28.2 17.5 7.3
2002 508 30.7 16.5 8.7
2003 508 30.7 16.5 8.7
2004 495 29.7 16.7 10.9
2005 467 27.5 17.0 10.3
2006 437 27.3 16.0 11.4
2007 434 25.3 17.2 15.4
2008 427 25.5 16.7 14.8
2009 413 25.0 16.5 16.7
2010 422 26.0 16.2 16.4
2011 407 25.0 16.2 21.9
2012 465 24.3 19.0 23
2013 449 24.1 18.6 23.4
2014 460 24.4 18.8 21.5
2015 425 26.0 16.3 21.2
2016 438 24.0 18.2 23.1
2017 464 25.4 18.2 22.2
2018 477 25.6 18.5 22.6
2019 479 27.2 17.5 22.5
2020 466 27.7 16.7 23.2
2021 460 27.2 16.8 15
2022 476 24.2 19.6 12.4
2023 461 28.8 15.9 18.7
2024 448 28.9 15.4 24.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Turner Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,707
2020 $12,714
2021 $15,101
2022 $15,436
2023 $14,039

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Turner Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 149th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 146th of 480 Middle schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Turner Middle School)47.941.9
 6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District R-2j)37.440
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Turner Middle School)37.938
 0.1%
   6th Grade Math (Thompson School District R-2j)26.325.3
 1%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Turner Middle School)53.348.2
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District R-2j)45.144.2
 0.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Turner Middle School)3842.6
 4.6%
   7th Grade Math (Thompson School District R-2j)29.526.6
 2.9%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Turner Middle School)35.335.6
 0.3%
   8th Grade Science (Thompson School District R-2j)31.826.2
 5.6%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Turner Middle School)52.644.6
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Thompson School District R-2j)44.433.7
 10.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Turner Middle School)51.948.9
 3%
   8th Grade Math (Thompson School District R-2j)35.227.7
 7.5%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Turner Middle School)51.345
 6.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Thompson School District R-2j)45.842.4
 3.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Turner Middle School)42.943.2
 0.3%
   All Grades Math (Thompson School District R-2j)35.731.2
 4.5%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students479461
 3.8%
African American01
American Indian03
Asian58
 60%
Hispanic5968
 15.3%
Pacific Islander01
White406364
 10.3%
Two or More Races916
 77.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.5%18.7%
 3.9%


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Turner Middle School ranks 151st of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Turner Middle School usually go on to attend Berthoud High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 448 students attended Turner Middle School.

Students at Turner Middle School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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