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Turnberry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Turnberry Elementary is a PK–5 school in Commerce City, CO, serving 742 students in School District 27J. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 17th percentile statewide — placing it in the bottom fifth of Colorado elementary schools. About 51.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 28.7% are chronically absent, meaning more than one in four students misses a significant amount of school. Both of these figures have risen in recent years.

Academically, Turnberry's CMAS proficiency rates are well below district and state averages. In 2025-2026, only 27% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 22.7% in math, and 13.4% in 5th-grade science — compared with state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 36.1%, respectively. The comparison to Reunion Elementary is especially striking: both schools serve exactly 742 students in the same district, yet Reunion's proficiency rates are roughly double Turnberry's across all subjects, and Reunion ranks in the 61st percentile. Nearby schools like Brantner Elementary School and Landmark Academy at Reunion also outperform Turnberry by wide margins. Even schools with similar or higher poverty rates, such as Southlawn Elementary School and John W Thimmig Elementary School, post stronger ELA results.

Turnberry's decline is not a recent blip. In 2015-2016, the school ranked in the 71st percentile statewide; by 2020-2021, it had fallen to the 18th percentile and has never recovered. Subgroup results are uniformly low — every major student group performs in the bottom 15% of the state. Math proficiency also declines as students progress, from 25.8% in 3rd grade to about 21% in 4th and 5th grades, while science remains a particularly severe weakness. Chronic absenteeism, though not the worst in the area, is still a barrier compared with higher-performing schools like Reunion Elementary (18.4%) and Landmark Academy at Reunion (11.7%). Parents considering Turnberry should be aware that while the school faces real challenges, the strong results at Reunion and other same-district schools show that improvement is possible in this community.

742

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,458

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13069 East 106th Place
Commerce City, CO 80022-7032

(720) 685-5350

District: School District 27J

Students who attend Turnberry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie View Middle School
High:	Prairie View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

White:

33.4%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 54 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

783^rd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Elementary Schools in the School District 27J

79^th of 114School 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
2026	17.4	783 of 946	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	779 of 950	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	699 of 943	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	730 of 933	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	727 of 921	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	582 of 710	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	308 of 965	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	358 of 917	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	305 of 929	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.4	262 of 914	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	296 of 938	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	372 of 962	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	446 of 954	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.9	583 of 935	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	616 of 935	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.3	688 of 925	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	601 of 695	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	604 of 694	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	575 of 684	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	547 of 642	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	502 of 595	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	315 of 351	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	291 of 758	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	341 of 690	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	222 of 251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	192 of 242	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	133 of 153	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	41 of 270	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	303 of 337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	328 of 365	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	259 of 265	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	192 of 203	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.7	63 of 332	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	39 of 308	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	649 of 697	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	641 of 700	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	585 of 683	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	591 of 649	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	540 of 594	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	337 of 352	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	270 of 764	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	315 of 693	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	533 of 547	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	515 of 551	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	480 of 539	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	480 of 525	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	435 of 454	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	278 of 288	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	222 of 596	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	189 of 337	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Math23%-15 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	17.4	783^rd of 946 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.8	779^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.0%	4	22.4	26.8	31.6				27.0	25.8	20.8	21.4				22.7	13.4		$13,458
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%)	21.8	717^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.1	614^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.4%	103	31.6	36.5	34.1				33.9	19.0	28.6	16.9				20.8	18.0		$14,991
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%)	28.1	642^nd of 946 public elementary schools	32.1%		25.4	662^nd of 950 public elementary schools	30.3%	20	32.3	33.7	48.8				38.6	26.2	22.5	32.1				26.8	13.6		$14,420
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%)	55.4	397^th of 946 public elementary schools	58.0%		45.9	478^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.7%	81	48.2	52.4	50.6	37.6	56.2	52.0	49.3	42.2	43.4	45.2	38.8	50.7	53.4	45.3	35.4	31.2	$13,388
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%)	18	774^th of 946 public elementary schools	18.2%		24.1	677^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.7%	97	23.4	22.9	29.6				25.5	31.9	22.9	22.2				25.5	9.8		$17,213
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%)	30.4	617^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.8%		30.3	611^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.7%	6	31.3	23.3	32.8	27.8	28.3	29.8	28.9	44.8	15.0	32.3	25.9	15.0	19.1	26.0	32.8	23.4	$13,418
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%)	59.1	365^th of 946 public elementary schools	61.4%		62.5	340^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.2%	25	52.3	54.8	55.0				54.0	47.2	44.8	29.5				40.5	42.7		$13,722
Southlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10075 Walden Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 655-2500	673	31	21.7	52.7%	168 (25.0%)	91 (13.5%)	351 (52.2%)	34 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.6%)	22.1	714^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.5%		18.7	756^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.4%	42	29.8	37.1	37.3				34.9	28.1	17.4	22.4				22.3	8.9		$12,141
Capstone Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	17801 E 88th Avenue	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 604-1600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	31.5	606^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.9%					(n/a)	29.3	23.2	44.7	39.0			34.2	32.2	17.9	31.9	31.7			28.7	19.1
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%)	57	388^th of 946 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.4	378^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.2%	10	43.8	61.6	60.4				55.3	37.1	54.8	44.0				44.6	25.2		$14,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Turnberry Elementary

What district is Turnberry Elementary in?

School District 27J

Is Turnberry Elementary a good school?

Turnberry Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Turnberry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Turnberry Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Turnberry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Turnberry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie View Middle School
High : Prairie View High School

What is the racial makeup of Turnberry Elementary?

Students at Turnberry Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 33% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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