Best Public Schools in Thornton, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2021)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2021)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2021)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2021)	SAT Reading and Writing (2021)	SAT Mathematics (2021)	CMAS English Language Arts (2021)			CMAS Math (2021)			CMAS Science (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	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 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coronado Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8300 Downing Drive	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5320	513	32	15.8	79.9%	77 (15.0%)	8 (1.6%)	408 (79.5%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)														$11,764	$641	$11,124
Tarver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5640	473	25	19.3	25.6%	252 (53.3%)	6 (1.3%)	162 (34.2%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	36.3	474^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.2%		64.6	318^th of 965 public elementary schools	67.0%	156							27.3	58.8		14.6				$10,656	$598	$10,058
McElwain Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 Dawson Drive	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5500	371	27	13.6	83.8%	59 (15.9%)	11 (3.0%)	255 (68.7%)	38 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)							5.5	9.8						$11,699	$404	$11,295
Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	908	58	15.6	83.0%	97 (10.7%)	41 (4.5%)	727 (80.1%)	18 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.8%)	8.5	360^th of 369 public middle schools	2.4%		8.1	438^th of 458 public middle schools	4.4%	78									12.4		4.0	6.0	11.1	$11,306	$420	$10,885
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	815	45	18.3	45.9%	353 (43.3%)	7 (0.9%)	382 (46.9%)	37 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	23.2	301^st of 369 public middle schools	18.4%		32.3	291^st of 458 public middle schools	36.5%	10									28.9		11.2	18.9	19.6	$9,852	$388	$9,464
Thornton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Eppinger Boulevard	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5660	339	25	13.8	82.3%	61 (18.0%)	13 (3.8%)	253 (74.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)								(n/a)							11.4	30.0						$11,747	$698	$11,049
Thornton High School	Public	9-12	9351 Washington Street	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4800	1,544	84	18.4	68.5%	294 (19.0%)	41 (2.7%)	1,099 (71.2%)	59 (3.8%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	1.2	207^th of 210 public high schools	1.4%		15.4	335^th of 411 public high schools	18.5%	128	36.0		34.0	16.0	28.0									$10,509	$408	$10,100
Woodglen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11717 Madison Street	Thornton	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5700	441	25	17.6	54.9%	182 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	199 (45.1%)	21 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)								(n/a)							12.9	39.1						$10,137	$388	$9,749
Cherry Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Cherry Drive	Thornton	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5300	337	20	16.5	42.4%	158 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	155 (46.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	13	662^nd of 710 public elementary schools	6.8%		28.8	668^th of 965 public elementary schools	30.8%	6							12.8	29.0		10.0				$10,903	$395	$10,508
Skyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5021 East 123rd Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5620	392	23	17.0	45.2%	172 (43.9%)	5 (1.3%)	180 (45.9%)	16 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)							33.3	36.7						$11,049	$371	$10,678
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13222 Corona Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5440	394	22	18.1	30.7%	185 (47.0%)	13 (3.3%)	153 (38.8%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	32.1	510^th of 710 public elementary schools	28.2%		53.2	423^rd of 965 public elementary schools	56.2%	87							38.5	34.8		15.4				$11,281	$375	$10,906
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10724 Elm Drive	Thornton	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5580	416	25	16.9	52.9%	178 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	204 (49.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)								(n/a)							13.0	27.1						$10,665	$433	$10,232
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	941	48	19.8	40.9%	492 (52.3%)	21 (2.2%)	339 (36.0%)	39 (4.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	30.7	256^th of 369 public middle schools	30.6%		46.6	234^th of 458 public middle schools	48.9%	22									31.5		14.6	27.4	21.6	$10,129	$467	$9,661
Eagleview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5760	509	30	17.2	27.5%	284 (55.8%)	11 (2.2%)	143 (28.1%)	43 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	42.9	432^nd of 710 public elementary schools	39.2%		63.5	329^th of 965 public elementary schools	65.9%	103							33.3	59.7		17.1				$10,043	$244	$9,799
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,032	55	18.7	15.4%	640 (62.0%)	18 (1.7%)	238 (23.1%)	66 (6.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	61 (5.9%)	77.9	63^rd of 369 public middle schools	82.9%		76.6	82^nd of 458 public middle schools	82.1%	19									61.8		31.9	56.2	40.0	$9,450	$414	$9,036
Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	13801 Garfield Place	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-8780	450	26	17.3	13.6%	299 (66.4%)	3 (0.7%)	89 (19.8%)	29 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	68.7	234^th of 710 public elementary schools	67.0%		74.8	208^th of 965 public elementary schools	78.4%	26							50.9	61.2		34.7				$10,257	$248	$10,009
Silver Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15101 Fillmore Stre	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-3941	561	29	19.6	12.1%	360 (64.2%)	6 (1.1%)	128 (22.8%)	39 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	82.2	132^nd of 710 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.2	145^th of 965 public elementary schools	85.0%	13							63.0	64.9		43.5				$10,680	$391	$10,289
Stellar Elementary School	Public	K-5	3901 East 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2340	465	28	16.9	53.5%	167 (35.9%)	12 (2.6%)	233 (50.1%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	32.7	501^st of 710 public elementary schools	29.4%		34.3	600^th of 965 public elementary schools	37.8%	99							27.6	41.2		21.3				$10,087	$370	$9,717
Adams12 Five Star Preschool	Public	PK	1500 East 128th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6001	50	0	69.0		22 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (48.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)														$22,277	$724	$21,553
New America School - Thornton	Public, Charter	9-12	8978 Washington St.	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 991-0130	260	10	27.2	61.9%	12 (4.6%)	4 (1.5%)	243 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)														$10,320	$557	$9,762
Pathways Future Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	550 E. 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4723	392	18	21.8	47.2%	133 (33.9%)	6 (1.5%)	231 (58.9%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)														$12,431	$942	$11,489
STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80206	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	825	50	16.6	75.8%	138 (16.7%)	2 (0.2%)	658 (79.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	12.9	663^rd of 710 public elementary schools	6.6%		22.9	740^th of 965 public elementary schools	23.3%	77							13.9	22.0		14.9	7.5			$10,744	$435	$10,308
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	Public	7-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80299	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	610	36	16.9	64.9%	91 (14.9%)	15 (2.5%)	470 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)								(n/a)									9.3					$8,910	$258	$8,652
Mapleton Early College High School	Public	9-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	270	11	24.1	62.6%	34 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (80.4%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)														$10,111	$258	$9,853
Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	448	25	17.9	63.4%	41 (9.2%)	7 (1.6%)	377 (84.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)			43.0											$9,428	$258	$9,170
Achieve Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9100 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	420	26	16.2	71.4%	41 (9.8%)	6 (1.4%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	27.7	540^th of 710 public elementary schools	23.9%		12.2	879^th of 965 public elementary schools	8.9%	339							16.1	26.9	18.8		26.2			$10,057	$258	$9,799
Explore Pk-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	10310 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	521	24	21.3	58.0%	121 (23.2%)	8 (1.5%)	365 (70.1%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	34	492^nd of 710 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.9	696^th of 965 public elementary schools	27.9%	204							27.3	52.5	26.7		11.1			$10,651	$258	$10,393
Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	532	25	21.5	72.0%	70 (13.2%)	12 (2.3%)	431 (81.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	14.7	647^th of 710 public elementary schools	8.9%		36.7	579^th of 965 public elementary schools	40.0%	68							12.8	22.0	36.2	6.3	18.8	28.6	10.2	$9,998	$258	$9,740
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	972	89	10.8	65.3%	88 (9.1%)	11 (1.1%)	818 (84.2%)	35 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)								(n/a)							20.0	18.9	30.0		6.4	15.7		$9,947	$421	$9,525
Meadow Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9150 Monroe St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1500	406	21	19.3	74.4%	63 (15.5%)	8 (2.0%)	305 (75.1%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	18.5	606^th of 710 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.1	834^th of 965 public elementary schools	13.6%	228							21.4	26.9	20.0		13.2	7.1	9.5	$10,126	$490	$9,636
North Valley School for Young Adults	Public	9-12	8990 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1790	77	6	14.0	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	1 (1.3%)	58 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)														$11,336	$258	$11,078
Preschool on Poze	Public	PK	2410 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80029	Broomfield County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1000	141	6	23.5		14 (9.9%)	1 (0.7%)	113 (80.1%)	8 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	752	38	20.0	17.8%	416 (55.3%)	5 (0.7%)	220 (29.3%)	78 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	48.4	395^th of 710 public elementary schools	44.4%		72.8	233^rd of 965 public elementary schools	75.9%	162							41.7	51.7		23.2				$9,359	$219	$9,140
Brantner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 E. 133rd Avenue	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	670	35	18.9	14.2%	404 (60.3%)	7 (1.0%)	188 (28.1%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	66	253^rd of 710 public elementary schools	64.4%		55.8	395^th of 965 public elementary schools	59.1%	142							40.0	54.3		46.8				$8,437	$279	$8,158
Riverdale Ridge High School	Public	9-12	13380 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6800	1,195	57	20.9	22.9%	583 (48.8%)	18 (1.5%)	474 (39.7%)	68 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	44 (3.7%)	18.9	168^th of 210 public high schools	20.0%					(n/a)	64.0		60.0	26.0	50.0									$11,240	$199	$11,040
Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	888	41	21.5	23.8%	461 (51.9%)	9 (1.0%)	303 (34.1%)	63 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.3%)	22.9	302^nd of 369 public middle schools	18.2%		34.6	285^th of 458 public middle schools	37.8%	17									29.3		12.4	17.9	18.0	$7,371	$106	$7,264
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	1,486	74	20.2		859 (57.8%)	10 (0.7%)	160 (10.8%)	336 (22.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.0%)								(n/a)	100.0	82.0	99.0	85.0	98.0	89.0	67.6	75.4	81.8	72.1	70.0	78.2	79.6	$7,585	$69	$7,516

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Broomfield	0.66 mi	17	19^th
Westminster	2.01 mi	33	73^rd
Northglenn	3.06 mi	17	93^rd
Lafayette	3.32 mi	8	17^th
Erie	3.81 mi	8	23^rd

Best Public Schools in Thornton, CO

Silver Creek Elementary

Rocky Top Middle School

Prairie Hills Elementary School

Brantner Elementary School

West Ridge Elementary

Eagleview Elementary School

Tarver Elementary School

Explore Pk-8

Stellar Elementary School

Hunters Glen Elementary School

Century Middle School

Achieve Academy

Shadow Ridge Middle School

Rodger Quist Middle School

Riverdale Ridge High School

Meadow Community School

Clayton Partnership School

Cherry Drive Elementary School

STEM Launch

Thornton Middle School

Thornton High School

Academy High School

Adams12 Five Star Preschool

Coronado Hills Elementary School

Mapleton Early College High School

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

McElwain Elementary School

New America School - Thornton

North Valley School for Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Preschool on Poze

Riverdale Elementary School

Skyview Elementary School

Stargate Charter School

Thornton Elementary School

Woodglen Elementary School

York International

Cities Near Thornton