Best Public Schools in Thornton, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2018)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2018)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2018)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2018)	SAT Reading and Writing (2018)	SAT Mathematics (2018)	CMAS English Language Arts (2018)							CMAS Math (2018)							CMAS Science (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 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 English Language Arts 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 Math 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science End of Course	CMAS Science All Grades
Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3951 Cottonwoodlakes Boulevard	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	837	42	19.9	2.0 %	546 (65.2 %)	6 (0.7 %)	79 (9.4 %)	155 (18.5 %)	4 (0.5 %)	1 (0.1 %)	46 (5.5 %)								(n/a)							75.3	72.2	86.7	71.4	81.2	76.0	77.2	64.9	54.6	76.0	67.5	79.7	82.6	71.7	71.2	78.3	76.9	75.4
Coronado Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Downing Drive	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5320	527	31	17.0	86.0 %	73 (13.9 %)	5 (0.9 %)	433 (82.2 %)	6 (1.1 %)	2 (0.4 %)	1 (0.2 %)	7 (1.3 %)	8.5	892^nd of 917 public elementary schools	2.7 %		10.6	871^st of 929 public elementary schools	6.2 %	21							6.3	23.0	23.3				16.9	4.1	6.5	15.6				8.7	16.5			16.5
Tarver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5640	485	25	19.4	23.0 %	328 (67.6 %)	6 (1.2 %)	120 (24.7 %)	14 (2.9 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (3.1 %)	51.2	405^th of 917 public elementary schools	55.8 %		51	409^th of 929 public elementary schools	56.0 %	4							31.4	45.7	53.6				43.9	34.5	32.4	49.5				39.7	37.1			37.1
Mc Elwain Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 Dawson Drive	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5500	435	26	16.7	82.0 %	45 (10.3 %)	19 (4.4 %)	357 (82.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (2.5 %)	6.8	908^th of 917 public elementary schools	1.0 %		6.7	918^th of 929 public elementary schools	1.2 %	10							11.0	26.6	13.3				17.2	8.1	6.1	9.2				7.8	7.8			7.8
The International School At Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	925	54	17.1	80.0 %	125 (13.5 %)	36 (3.9 %)	717 (77.5 %)	22 (2.4 %)	12 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	13 (1.4 %)	7	407^th of 418 public middle schools	2.6 %		13.2	384^th of 424 public middle schools	9.4 %	23										12.2	17.1	11.1	13.5				6.6	5.8	9.1	7.1		6.6		6.6
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	1,003	50	20.0	43.0 %	518 (51.6 %)	22 (2.2 %)	394 (39.3 %)	51 (5.1 %)	3 (0.3 %)	1 (0.1 %)	14 (1.4 %)	42	232^nd of 418 public middle schools	44.5 %		38.5	241^st of 424 public middle schools	43.2 %	9										33.4	44.8	49.0	42.3				18.0	24.7	34.6	25.8		29.0		29.0
Thornton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Eppinger Boulevard	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5660	399	24	16.6	77.0 %	100 (25.1 %)	16 (4.0 %)	252 (63.2 %)	20 (5.0 %)	3 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (2.0 %)	11.1	862^nd of 917 public elementary schools	6.0 %		14.5	810^th of 929 public elementary schools	12.8 %	52							14.1	21.8	26.2				20.6			11.5				7.3	18.0			18.0
Thornton High School	Public	9-12	9351 Washington Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4800	1,729	90	19.2	41.0 %	432 (25.0 %)	66 (3.8 %)	1,116 (64.5 %)	82 (4.7 %)	14 (0.8 %)	2 (0.1 %)	17 (1.0 %)	15.4	314^th of 388 public high schools	19.1 %		11.2	236^th of 256 public high schools	7.8 %	78																							10.9	10.9
Woodglen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11717 Madison Street	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5700	392	22	17.8	56.0 %	194 (49.5 %)	6 (1.5 %)	155 (39.5 %)	18 (4.6 %)	6 (1.5 %)	1 (0.3 %)	12 (3.1 %)	33.2	589^th of 917 public elementary schools	35.8 %		26.9	656^th of 929 public elementary schools	29.4 %	67							39.7	43.9	36.4				39.6	29.5	26.3	23.4				26.4	26.0			26.0
Cherry Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	11500 Cherry Drive	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5300	388	22	17.6	50.0 %	234 (60.3 %)	4 (1.0 %)	129 (33.2 %)	13 (3.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	7 (1.8 %)	25.6	659^th of 917 public elementary schools	28.1 %		33.5	593^rd of 929 public elementary schools	36.2 %	66							35.4	30.8	37.3				34.4	30.8	21.5	18.6				23.8	18.6			18.6
Skyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5021 East 123rd Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5620	502	26	19.3	45.0 %	253 (50.4 %)	9 (1.8 %)	205 (40.8 %)	13 (2.6 %)	6 (1.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	15 (3.0 %)	49.3	419^th of 917 public elementary schools	54.3 %		40.5	512^th of 929 public elementary schools	44.9 %	93							32.9	52.6	54.5				47.7	19.2	49.0	29.5				34.0	34.1			34.1
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13222 Corona Street	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5440	453	23	19.6	30.0 %	291 (64.2 %)	16 (3.5 %)	102 (22.5 %)	29 (6.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	13 (2.9 %)	40.3	515^th of 917 public elementary schools	43.8 %		38	539^th of 929 public elementary schools	42.0 %	24							50.7	47.4	37.0				44.8	29.9	31.6	23.5				28.2	29.6			29.6
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10724 Elm Drive	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5580	410	22	18.6	55.0 %	190 (46.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	184 (44.9 %)	17 (4.1 %)	4 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	14 (3.4 %)	43.3	487^th of 917 public elementary schools	46.9 %		38.8	531^st of 929 public elementary schools	42.8 %	44							39.4	46.4	55.6				46.6	24.6	24.6	36.4				28.0	34.5			34.5
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	1,062	55	19.3	33.0 %	664 (62.5 %)	32 (3.0 %)	290 (27.3 %)	43 (4.0 %)	12 (1.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	20 (1.9 %)	44.9	212^th of 418 public middle schools	49.3 %		53.5	168^th of 424 public middle schools	60.4 %	44										34.6	45.8	40.7	40.4				24.8	33.9	33.6	30.7		30.2		30.2
Eagleview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5760	590	31	19.0	22.0 %	361 (61.2 %)	8 (1.4 %)	158 (26.8 %)	33 (5.6 %)	6 (1.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)	21 (3.6 %)	55.5	366^th of 917 public elementary schools	60.1 %		70	244^th of 929 public elementary schools	73.7 %	122							35.2	60.6	44.4				46.8	34.9	51.4	44.4				43.5	32.3			32.3
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,356	68	19.9	12.0 %	988 (72.9 %)	16 (1.2 %)	245 (18.1 %)	76 (5.6 %)	4 (0.3 %)	1 (0.1 %)	26 (1.9 %)	82.1	52^nd of 418 public middle schools	87.6 %		76.8	72^nd of 424 public middle schools	83.0 %	20										58.2	59.2	69.0	62.4				49.3	42.4	56.7	49.6		48.7		48.7
Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	13801 Garfield Place	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-8780	547	28	19.5	15.0 %	400 (73.1 %)	8 (1.5 %)	77 (14.1 %)	37 (6.8 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22 (4.0 %)	76.3	193^rd of 917 public elementary schools	79.0 %		80.2	159^th of 929 public elementary schools	82.9 %	34							54.4	69.6	54.9				59.2	45.6	62.0	57.8				55.4	43.1			43.1
Silver Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15101 Fillmore Stre	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-3941	615	34	18.0	9.0 %	469 (76.3 %)	10 (1.6 %)	80 (13.0 %)	30 (4.9 %)	3 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	22 (3.6 %)	84.9	118^th of 917 public elementary schools	87.1 %		86.6	98^th of 929 public elementary schools	89.5 %	20							56.8	70.4	70.1				66.0	46.3	51.4	67.7				55.0	66.0			66.0
Stellar Elementary School	Public	K-5	3901 East 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2340	585	31	18.8	45.0 %	289 (49.4 %)	11 (1.9 %)	217 (37.1 %)	35 (6.0 %)	4 (0.7 %)	3 (0.5 %)	26 (4.4 %)	32.7	596^th of 917 public elementary schools	35.0 %		34.2	587^th of 929 public elementary schools	36.8 %	9							37.0	38.0	46.3				40.4	19.4	23.3	26.3				23.0	30.9			30.9
Adams12 Five Star Preschool	Public	PK	1500 East 128th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6001	1,052	12	87.6	30.0 %	388 (36.9 %)	22 (2.1 %)	560 (53.2 %)	53 (5.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	2 (0.2 %)	26 (2.5 %)								(n/a)
Pathways Future Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	550 E. 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4723	351	18	19.5	44.0 %	156 (44.4 %)	10 (2.8 %)	164 (46.7 %)	9 (2.6 %)	6 (1.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.7 %)								(n/a)
Stem Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80206	Denver	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	852	52	16.3	72.0 %	204 (23.9 %)	9 (1.1 %)	593 (69.6 %)	31 (3.6 %)	5 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (1.2 %)	20.5	715^th of 917 public elementary schools	22.0 %		25.5	679^th of 929 public elementary schools	26.9 %	36							21.9	30.1	26.4	24.1	30.8	20.5	25.6	11.1	34.2	27.9	18.4	19.6	21.2	21.5	18.4	10.7		13.6
New America School - Thornton	Public, Charter	9-12	8978 Washington St.	Thornton	80229	Adams	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 991-0130	409	12	34.0	62.0 %	37 (9.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	367 (89.7 %)	4 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2.4	383^rd of 388 public high schools	1.3 %					(n/a)
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27j	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	742	35	21.2	23.0 %	424 (57.1 %)	7 (0.9 %)	187 (25.2 %)	77 (10.4 %)	4 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	43 (5.8 %)	78.8	178^th of 917 public elementary schools	80.6 %		57	352^nd of 929 public elementary schools	62.1 %	174							68.5	57.3	60.2				62.1	67.9	49.0	52.4				56.7	40.4			40.4
Brantner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 E. 133rd Avenue	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27j	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	387	20	19.3	12.0 %	273 (70.5 %)	2 (0.5 %)	72 (18.6 %)	19 (4.9 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (5.2 %)	72.2	223^rd of 917 public elementary schools	75.7 %		79.9	160^th of 929 public elementary schools	82.8 %	63							41.4	55.1	60.3				51.3	46.0	61.5	60.3				55.3	47.6			47.6
Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80299	Denver	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	650	32	20.3	64.0 %	165 (25.4 %)	16 (2.5 %)	445 (68.5 %)	5 (0.8 %)	5 (0.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	13 (2.0 %)	22.4	287^th of 388 public high schools	26.0 %		17.4	208^th of 256 public high schools	18.8 %	79											28.6	14.9	21.2					10.6	11.6	11.1		9.2	14.8	11.6
Mapleton Early College High School	Public	9-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	273	16	17.0	66.0 %	62 (22.7 %)	5 (1.8 %)	192 (70.3 %)	2 (0.7 %)	2 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (3.7 %)	20	298^th of 388 public high schools	23.2 %		21.8	193^rd of 256 public high schools	24.6 %	105
Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	404	17	23.7	64.0 %	59 (14.6 %)	7 (1.7 %)	319 (79.0 %)	5 (1.2 %)	5 (1.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	7 (1.7 %)	14.2	317^th of 388 public high schools	18.3 %		14.9	223^rd of 256 public high schools	12.9 %	94																							7.5	7.5
Achieve Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9100 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	520	32	16.2	68.0 %	89 (17.1 %)	2 (0.4 %)	400 (76.9 %)	20 (3.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	7 (1.3 %)	14.2	813^th of 917 public elementary schools	11.3 %		16.3	787^th of 929 public elementary schools	15.3 %	26							19.6	29.6	16.0	18.2	25.0	18.6	21.3	23.5	18.5		15.8	15.4		17.2	14.0	13.6		13.8
Explore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2410 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	426	23	18.5	61.0 %	138 (32.4 %)	8 (1.9 %)	261 (61.3 %)	6 (1.4 %)	6 (1.4 %)	3 (0.7 %)	4 (0.9 %)	15.3	786^th of 917 public elementary schools	14.3 %		18.1	760^th of 929 public elementary schools	18.2 %	26							27.1	23.7	20.9	30.8			25.7	20.4	16.9	15.9	9.3			15.5
Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	473	28	16.8	70.0 %	85 (18.0 %)	11 (2.3 %)	341 (72.1 %)	19 (4.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	15 (3.2 %)	41.2	503^rd of 917 public elementary schools	45.1 %		28.5	644^th of 929 public elementary schools	30.7 %	141							51.1	33.9	23.1	21.7			25.7	52.2	41.1	29.6			11.5	24.8				8.7
York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1600	734	46	15.9	71.0 %	116 (15.8 %)	9 (1.2 %)	565 (77.0 %)	25 (3.4 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	17 (2.3 %)								(n/a)							26.2	27.9	25.4	21.8	35.5	28.3	27.7	24.2	11.5	11.9	16.4	12.9	12.9	15.0	17.9	13.1	19.6	16.7
Meadow Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9150 Monroe St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1500	508	26	19.5	67.0 %	112 (22.0 %)	12 (2.4 %)	358 (70.5 %)	13 (2.6 %)	5 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (1.6 %)	17.7	756^th of 917 public elementary schools	17.6 %		21.4	725^th of 929 public elementary schools	22.0 %	31							28.0	22.6		20.4	32.6		24.0	27.5	17.0	19.5	16.7			17.8				9.4
North Valley School For Young Adults	Public, Magnet	9-12	8990 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 853-1790	72	4	18.0	57.0 %	12 (16.7 %)	1 (1.4 %)	54 (75.0 %)	1 (1.4 %)	2 (2.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (2.8 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Broomfield	0.67 mi	16	26^th
Westminster	2.01 mi	30	103^rd
Northglenn	3.1 mi	19	115^th
Lafayette	3.32 mi	8	57^th
Erie	3.82 mi	6	27^th

Best Public Schools in Thornton, CO

Silver Creek Elementary

Rocky Top Middle School

West Ridge Elementary

Prairie Hills Elementary School

Brantner Elementary School

Eagleview Elementary School

Tarver Elementary School

Skyview Elementary School

Century Middle School

Riverdale Elementary School

Shadow Ridge Middle School

Clayton Partnership School

Hunters Glen Elementary School

Woodglen Elementary School

Stellar Elementary School

Cherry Drive Elementary School

Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts

Stem Launch

Mapleton Early College High School

Meadow Community School

Thornton High School

Explore Elementary

Academy High School

Achieve Academy

Thornton Elementary School

Coronado Hills Elementary School

The International School At Thornton Middle

Mc Elwain Elementary School

New America School - Thornton

Adams12 Five Star Preschool

North Valley School For Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Stargate Charter School

York International

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