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John W Thimmig Elementary School

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John W Thimmig Elementary School ranks 614 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

John W Thimmig Elementary School is a public elementary school in Henderson, Colorado, serving 495 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the School District 27J, which is ranked 85 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John W Thimmig Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 26.8% to 34.4% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's performance on CMAS tests is generally below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects, with only 33.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.8%. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.54% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as West Ridge Elementary and Reunion Elementary, John W Thimmig generally performs worse on academic measures. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 511 out of 933 Colorado elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 614 out of 950 in 2024-2025. While the school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, it struggles with White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 50% of Colorado elementary schools in these categories.

531

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,467

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11453 Oswego Street
Henderson, CO 80640-7612

(303) 655-2750

District: School District 27J

Students who attend John W Thimmig Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie View Middle School
High:	Riverdale Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

29.2%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (30% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

614^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the School District 27J

85^th of 115School District 27J among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	614 of 950	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	705 of 943	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	511 of 933	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	639 of 921	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	607 of 710	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	697 of 965	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	663 of 917	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	666 of 929	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	636 of 914	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	653 of 938	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.8	545 of 962	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	525 of 954	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	541 of 935	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	595 of 935	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	553 of 925	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	611 of 872	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.1	641 of 849	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	603 of 852	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	629 of 829	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.3	607 of 823	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	603 of 808	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	558 of 694	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	536 of 684	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	438 of 642	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	501 of 595	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	340 of 351	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	564 of 758	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	589 of 690	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	114 of 247	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	78 of 153	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	162 of 270	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	256 of 337	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	271 of 365	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	218 of 265	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	120 of 203	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	286 of 332	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	259 of 308	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	475 of 700	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.2	608 of 683	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	420 of 649	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	440 of 594	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	343 of 352	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	611 of 764	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	572 of 693	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	435 of 551	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	505 of 539	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	361 of 525	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	275 of 288	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science32%-8 vs state

Math27%-9 vs state

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Schools Near John W Thimmig Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
John W Thimmig Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11453 Oswego Street	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-2750	531	30	17.7	55.9%	155 (29.2%)	18 (3.4%)	322 (60.6%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	30.1	614^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.4%		22.4	705^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.2%	91	41.8	22.2	38.2				33.3	35.8	16.5	30.3				26.7	31.5		$13,467
Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12301 East 124th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-2700	357	24	14.8	61.1%	97 (27.2%)	5 (1.4%)	230 (64.4%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	24.1	677^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.7%		15.1	804^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.7%	127	15.2	28.1	46.6				31.1			23.7				17.2	18.6		$15,717
Turnberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13069 East 106th Place	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5350	742	42	17.8	51.5%	248 (33.4%)	32 (4.3%)	398 (53.6%)	39 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	16.8	779^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.8	699^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.9%	80	19.1	22.9	25.8				22.7	25.0	23.1	23.6				23.9	13.7		$11,766
Belle Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9290 East 107th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 468-0160	519	8	68.1	55.3%	105 (20.2%)	15 (2.9%)	344 (66.3%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	30.3	611^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.7%		29.6	616^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.7%	5	27.8	17.5	26.5	35.1	39.6	23.3	28.0	33.3	28.6	32.7	29.8	15.1	16.7	25.9	38.8	23.7	$12,553
Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	758	33	22.6	27.4%	335 (44.2%)	23 (3.0%)	303 (40.0%)	41 (5.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	45 (5.9%)	45.9	478^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.7%		56.3	393^rd of 943 public elementary schools	58.3%	85	45.0	39.5	41.3	48.6	53.4	53.4	46.4	33.3	39.5	25.3	47.9	28.8	49.2	36.8	30.4	29.6	$12,740
Second Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Laredo Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7550	697	38	18.4	58.1%	145 (20.8%)	53 (7.6%)	404 (58.0%)	47 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	37 (5.3%)	25.4	662^nd of 950 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.2	650^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.1%	12	36.2	26.6	31.1				31.3	34.0	22.7	28.6				28.4	15.2		$12,924
Brantner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 E. 133rd Avenue	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	574	35	16.5	40.9%	271 (47.2%)	10 (1.7%)	216 (37.6%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	58.4	378^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.2%		39.3	533^rd of 943 public elementary schools	43.5%	155	42.9	46.0	61.2				50.0	51.9	40.0	48.2				46.2	32.9		$12,738
Reunion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Landmark Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-8501	742	40	18.5	32.1%	324 (43.7%)	34 (4.6%)	304 (41.0%)	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.5%)	62.5	340^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.2%		59.9	368^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.0%	28	47.4	48.4	63.0				52.9	44.4	37.1	48.7				43.3	48.7		$12,210
Glacier Peak Elementary School	Public	K-5	12060 Jasmine Street	Brighton	80605	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5940	412	25	16.8	47.6%	167 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	189 (45.9%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	27.8	638^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.8%		38	542^nd of 943 public elementary schools	42.5%	96	19.7	40.7	40.8				33.2	14.5	28.8	28.6				23.4	31.0		$16,204
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	690	40	17.1	39.0%	298 (43.2%)	12 (1.7%)	243 (35.2%)	98 (14.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	57.6	387^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.3%		52.6	428^th of 943 public elementary schools	54.6%	41	46.1	48.6	46.7				47.1	55.3	46.7	43.5				48.6	31.5		$13,342

Frequently Asked Questions about John W Thimmig Elementary School

How many students attend John W Thimmig Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended John W Thimmig Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of John W Thimmig Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John W Thimmig Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie View Middle School
High : Riverdale Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of John W Thimmig Elementary School?

Students at John W Thimmig Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is John W Thimmig Elementary School a good school?

John W Thimmig Elementary School ranks 614^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is John W Thimmig Elementary School in?

School District 27J

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