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Twombly Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Twombly Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fort Lupton, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Weld re-8 school district, which is ranked 74 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Twombly Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, with performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 15.7% in 5th grade Science, 22.8% in 4th grade ELA, and 21.9% in all-grade Math, compared to the state averages of 39%, 42%, and 35.9%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 33.9% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Twombly has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.73% to 69.66% in recent years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

While Twombly's performance is currently lagging, the school's proximity to other elementary schools in the region, such as Leo William Butler Elementary and Lochbuie Elementary, which generally perform better on academic measures, may present opportunities for collaboration, resource-sharing, and learning from the successes of the higher-performing schools. Additionally, Twombly's relatively small student-teacher ratio of 15.2 could be leveraged to provide more personalized attention and support for students, potentially leading to improved academic outcomes.

473

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,813

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Ninth Street
Fort Lupton, CO 80621-2439

(303) 857-7400

District: Weld re-8 schools

Students who attend Twombly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Lupton Middle School
High:	Fort Lupton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.9%

White:

25.6%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Colorado avg38%

800^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Weld re-8 schools

74^th of 115Weld re-8 schools 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	15.4	800 of 950	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	757 of 943	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	850 of 933	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	809 of 921	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	672 of 710	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	824 of 965	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	628 of 917	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.8	753 of 929	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	740 of 914	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	740 of 938	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	751 of 962	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	805 of 954	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	773 of 935	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	771 of 935	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	766 of 925	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	747 of 872	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	731 of 849	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	735 of 852	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	762 of 829	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	753 of 823	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	729 of 808	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	594 of 684	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	503 of 595	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	666 of 758	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	601 of 690	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	178 of 337	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	168 of 365	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	165 of 308	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	660 of 700	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	595 of 683	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	583 of 649	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	505 of 693	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	536 of 551	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2024)13th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-14 vs state

English Language Arts19%-26 vs state

Science16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Twombly 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Twombly Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Ninth Street	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7400	473	32	14.6	65.1%	121 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (72.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15.4	800^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.7	757^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.7%	43		22.8	14.9					28.8	21.3	16.9			21.9	15.7		$15,813
Leo William Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7300	355	25	14.1	66.5%	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	252 (71.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	26.2	655^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	647^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.4%	8	15.7	39.4	37.9				32.0	13.2	31.3	25.9			24.2	22.4		$17,083
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1501 Fletcher Avenue	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	440	28	15.5	56.1%	126 (28.6%)	8 (1.8%)	288 (65.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)																$13,889
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1605 Longspeak	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2550	470	31	15.3	78.7%	56 (11.9%)	5 (1.1%)	396 (84.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	11.8	859^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.4	896^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.0%	37	18.8	14.9	25.8				19.7	16.7	9.0	22.6			15.9	13.1		$15,431
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 E Longs Peak St	Brighton	80601	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	305	17	18.0		200 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	37.1	555^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.6%		32.9	580^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.5%	25	17.9	39.3	34.6	45.0	63.6	42.1	39.2	29.6	28.6	46.2		22.7	26.1	38.5	26.3	$11,889
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Longs Peak Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-5100	672	35	19.1	48.2%	213 (31.7%)	15 (2.2%)	415 (61.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	39.4	530^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.2%		31.5	597^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.7%	67	38.5	33.3	43.9				38.4	36.5	39.8	27.2			34.8	31.7		$12,851
Thunder Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	555 8th Street	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-2456	880	55	15.8	63.1%	280 (31.8%)	12 (1.4%)	542 (61.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	15.2	802^nd of 950 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.4	776^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.7%	26	21.6	17.9	21.1	32.1	21.4	19.3	22.0	14.1	19.8		15.4	17.0	15.4	18.4	13.4	$16,456
Mary E Pennock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Estrella Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7500	592	38	15.7	59.8%	210 (35.5%)	7 (1.2%)	348 (58.8%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	37.6	550^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.1%		26.4	655^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.5%	105	35.0	33.6	32.3				33.6	41.3	35.2	37.6			37.7	30.1		$12,461
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1595 Southern Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 866-2650	527	32	16.4	73.8%	105 (19.9%)	5 (0.9%)	399 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	11.9	857^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.7	813^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.8%	44	16.9	21.6	22.2				20.1	15.4	10.8	17.5			14.4	18.8		$14,932
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 South 5th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2600	337	23	14.6	85.5%	33 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	293 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	12.6	848^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	16.4	21.7	28.3				22.1	18.2	10.9	20.8			16.9	9.4		$17,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Twombly Elementary School

What district is Twombly Elementary School in?

Weld re-8 schools

Is Twombly Elementary School a good school?

Twombly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Twombly Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Twombly Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Lupton Middle School
High : Fort Lupton High School

What is the racial makeup of Twombly Elementary School?

Students at Twombly Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 26% White.

How many students attend Twombly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Twombly Elementary School.

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