Berthoud High School

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]

Berthoud High School
Location
850 Spartan Avenue, Berthoud, Colorado 80513 US
Coordinates	40°17′56″N 105°05′11″W
Information
Type	Secondary school
Motto	Empower to learn, challenge to achieve, inspire to excel.
School district	Thompson R-2J School District
Principal	Dr. Sarah Beth Bliss
Staff	~75
Teaching staff	35.33 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	678 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.19[1]
Campus size	Small
Campus type	open
Color(s)	Maroon and white
Mascot	Berthoud Spartans
Website	Berthoud H.S.

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]

References

1. "BERTHOUD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
2. "U.S. News & World Report".
3. "Thompson School District Enrollment By Gender, Race and Ethnicity". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
4. "Thompson School District Graduation Rates". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
5. "Berthoud High School Football".
6. "Berthoud High School Forensics League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
7. "Berthoud Robotics".

External links

• Berthoud High School
• Thompson School District