Berthoud Elementary School

560 Bunyan Avenue

School District

Thompson R2-J
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 13, 2024

Excellent teachers and staff make Berthoud Elementary a really wonderful school. Two of our three children attend and love it. The only issue is the lack of Colorado school funding which the district is fighting hard to correct. I would highly recommend Berthoud Elementary.
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2024

My daughter has attended for the last three years. The teachers have been wonderful.
Submitted by other on November 22, 2023

My child attended from 2020-22 and would not recommend as we ended up removing them from the school. Would not recommend if your child is special needs. The environment the school created to curb my child's behaviors did not address the root cause and rather led to shame and my child hating school. During that time period there was little family engagement and it was difficult to communicate with teachers.
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2020

I absolutely love Berthoud El. The principal, teachers, and staff have far exceeded our expectations.
Submitted by other on August 01, 2015

We have close friends that go to Berthoud. They cannot say enough about the school. A lot of new young families are moving into the area. I am sure the schools are a major reason.
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2014

Parents are highly involved and town is very supportive of the schools, but I am very unhappy with the lack of communication. Teachers were informed of some skills my child needed assistance on, child was placed in special class to address these and then continued to be docked on grade because of said issue. When asked the teachers continued to state "we expect excellence". Child's self esteem falls more and more every day and the issues aren't being addressed, child is just getting falling grades and I can't wait to be done with this school. I have heard the school is great, if your child is average and doesn't require any extra help. I would not recommend this school if your child struggles in any subject, some teachers are very nice and some teachers are so arrogant and full of themselves they should not be elementary teachers. Very disappointed.
Submitted by parent on July 23, 2012

As a highly involved parent of 2 elementary (one entering 6th this fall) kiddos, I can highly recommend Berthoud El. The staff is highly educated with many years experience. Deep knowledge on how to teach each child according to his/her greatest needs and potential. Grades are important, but more important seems to be the individual attention on maximizing each childs potential. Technology is important. There is a community fundraiser each spring that keeps our schools at the top of the district with equipment and training for staff. The parents are deeply involved. We are proud members of the Berthoud El community. I see a comment below about bullying. I don't have a frame of reference to know if Berthoud has "issues with bullying according to the papers" greater than any other community in America. Issues with bullying arise, yes, but we face them head on. We discuss them in our paper. As parents, we talk about it. As a community, we educate. If you think your school has less of a bullying issue, then your head is in the sand. I love that we live in a community that puts such emphasis on the well-being of our children, both emotionally and educationally.
Submitted by parent on July 12, 2011

I would not recommend this school if your child has special needs. Also the schools in the Berthoud area are having issues with bullying as reported by the papers.
Submitted by student on September 10, 2008

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