Berthoud High School Explained

Berthoud High School
Motto:Empower to learn, challenge to achieve, inspire to excel.
Type:Secondary school
Ceeb:060095
District:Thompson R-2J School District
Grades:9–12
Staff:~75
Students:678 (2018-19)[1]
Teaching Staff:35.33 (FTE)
Ratio:19.19
Principal:Gordon Boschman
Colors:Maroon and white
Mascot:Berthoud Spartans
Address:850 Spartan Avenue
City:Berthoud, Colorado
Zipcode:80513
Country:United States

Berthoud High School is a secondary school in Berthoud, Colorado, United States. In 2014 the school was ranked 30th in the state, 1,271st in the nation, and had an AP participation rate of 42%, according to U.S. News & World Report.[2] For the 2014–2015 school year the student body makeup was 52% male and 49% female, and the total minority enrollment was 33 percent.[3] Berthoud High School is 1 of 5 high schools in the Thompson School District R-2J and has the highest 4-year graduation rate in the district, with 91%.[4]

The sports and extracurricular teams have a high success rate. In 2007 the football team won the state championship, and several of the members of the forensics team have gone to compete in the National Forensics League almost every year.[5] [6] Their Vex robotics teams, whilst not being directly part of the school, consistently rank high in the state, and have gone to the world competition several times.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BERTHOUD HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. May 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: U.S. News & World Report.
  3. Web site: Thompson School District Enrollment By Gender, Race and Ethnicity. 8 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Thompson School District Graduation Rates. 8 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Berthoud High School Football. 19 June 2014 .
  6. Web site: Berthoud High School Forensics League. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183838/http://www.berthoudrecorder.com/bhs-speech-team-seeking-travel-funds/. 2015-09-23.
  7. Web site: Berthoud Robotics.