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York International

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York International ranks 663 rd of 950 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet, Alternative Grades K-12

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Alternative Schools

Better than 30% of Colorado alternative schools

Summary

York International is an alternative public magnet school located in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 767 students. It is part of the Mapleton School District No. 1, which is ranked 102 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The analysis of York International's data reveals several areas of concern, including low graduation rates, high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, and consistently underperforming test scores compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.3% of York International students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 35.9% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.48% to 74.84%, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 40%.

When comparing York International to other nearby schools, both within the Mapleton School District and in other districts, it becomes clear that York International is underperforming academically compared to its peers. For instance, Stargate Charter School, located in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, significantly outperforms York International across all academic metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and college readiness.

776

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,692

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9200 York St
Thornton, CO 80229-7653

(303) 853-1600

District: Mapleton School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

White:

7.7%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg22%

Colorado avg43%

Elementary school

663^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

361^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

264^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 115Mapleton School District No. 1 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	663 of 950	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	719 of 943	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	693 of 933	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	871 of 921	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	674 of 710	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	780 of 965	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	785 of 917	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	731 of 929	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	699 of 914	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	685 of 938	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.2	552 of 962	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	623 of 954	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	570 of 935	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	482 of 935	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	344 of 925	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	435 of 872	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	516 of 694	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	558 of 684	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	517 of 642	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	558 of 595	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	540 of 758	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	616 of 690	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	119 of 247	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	164 of 242	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	113 of 197	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	198 of 365	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	169 of 265	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	182 of 203	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	229 of 332	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	272 of 308	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	551 of 700	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	578 of 683	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	544 of 649	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	582 of 594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	624 of 764	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	639 of 693	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	361 of 469	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	407 of 485	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	392 of 480	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	379 of 448	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	313 of 369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	382 of 458	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	339 of 418	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	331 of 424	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	325 of 400	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	349 of 461	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	350 of 454	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	303 of 425	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	281 of 422	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	272 of 409	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	278 of 377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	260 of 347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	272 of 350	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	318 of 363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	275 of 326	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	284 of 352	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	259 of 315	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	141 of 218	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	135 of 220	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	170 of 244	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	149 of 241	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	181 of 240	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	301 of 352	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	324 of 357	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	259 of 356	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	296 of 328	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	272 of 343	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	286 of 317	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	264 of 328	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	293 of 411	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	236 of 388	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	173 of 256	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	132 of 255	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	81 of 292	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	59.1	151 of 369	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.5	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	216 of 334	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.8	237 of 337	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	204 of 327	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	187 of 310	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	180 of 247	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	214 of 257	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	215 of 254	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	187 of 239	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	115 of 187	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	147 of 198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	137 of 205	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	146 of 181	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	99 of 194	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	146 of 211	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	163 of 200	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	130 of 203	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	163 of 188	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	195 of 246	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	212 of 256	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	210 of 252	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	210 of 240	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)46th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing46%-19 vs state

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Math22%-14 vs state

Science15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1600	776	40	19.4	73.5%	60 (7.7%)	5 (0.6%)	663 (85.4%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)								(n/a)	40.0	25.0	46.0	28.0	45.0	12.0	19.2	21.2	43.5	35.1	30.0	25.9	29.0	23.1	24.5	41.3	17.9	13.6	17.0	22.3	13.0	17.6		$15,692
The Pinnacle Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 W 84th Ave	Federal Heights	80260	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 450-3985	1,905	111	17.1	81.0%	164 (8.6%)	19 (1.0%)	1,669 (87.6%)	29 (1.5%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)								(n/a)	36.0	6.0	46.0	11.0	34.0	6.0	10.4	5.9	17.5	19.2	21.7	24.3	16.8	10.8	7.9	5.3	8.9	7.5	12.3	8.8	10.0	15.0	5.6	$13,948
Mapleton Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7350 North Broadway	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	152	13	12.1		29 (19.1%)	6 (3.9%)	105 (69.1%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)													27.6							10.3				$19,668
Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	540	27	20.0	38.3%	282 (52.2%)	4 (0.7%)	145 (26.9%)	60 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)								(n/a)	96.0	48.0	87.0	70.0	88.0	46.0	39.6	26.2	48.9	44.2	54.8	63.9	45.7	37.5	11.6	31.9	23.3	23.8	50.0	29.5	36.2	60.5	23.5	$13,406
Five Star Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1865 W. 121st Ave #100	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 972-7430	506	33	15.4		201 (39.7%)	13 (2.6%)	233 (46.0%)	19 (3.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)								(n/a)	45.0		56.0		36.0				31.6	21.4			18.7				14.3			8.3				$15,377
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Julesburg School District No. Re1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 128-6266	453	13	34.2		230 (50.8%)	22 (4.9%)	171 (37.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)								(n/a)											18.8													$10,675
Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,887	100	18.8	33.9%	1,036 (54.9%)	18 (1.0%)	598 (31.7%)	121 (6.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.7%)								(n/a)	72.0	33.0	77.0	33.0	69.0	29.0	49.0	33.3	58.9	58.2	63.6	41.0	50.8	43.4	30.5	42.1	36.1	36.8	36.4	37.8	35.0	50.0	44.4	$12,874
Doral Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10110 Church Ranch Way	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 250-3627	168	11	15.1	52.4%	85 (50.6%)	6 (3.6%)	60 (35.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)								(n/a)										28.6	30.0	44.4	24.1							6.5		38.9		$13,171
Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,572	81	19.4	10.4%	748 (47.6%)	16 (1.0%)	168 (10.7%)	470 (29.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (9.9%)								(n/a)	98.0	84.0	97.0	82.0	98.0	81.0	77.0	70.3	86.5	79.8	78.7	75.0	78.3	85.0	66.0	81.5	82.3	69.2	86.6	78.5	73.6	81.3	71.7	$12,768
Two Roads Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6980 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 423-3377	345	38	9.1		212 (61.4%)	4 (1.2%)	107 (31.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)								(n/a)	73.0	42.0	48.0	15.0	75.0	32.0	39.1			46.4	50.0	22.2	33.6	34.8		36.8	14.3	25.0		20.7	31.6	14.3	30.4	$9,949

Frequently Asked Questions about York International

What district is York International in?

Mapleton School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of York International?

Students at York International are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend York International?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended York International.

Is York International a good school?

York International ranks 663^rd of 950 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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