Best Public Schools in Thornton, Colorado & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2023)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2023)	SAT Reading and Writing (2023)	SAT Mathematics (2023)	CMAS English Language Arts (2023)							CMAS Math (2023)							CMAS Science (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	783	39	20.1	17.9%	417 (53.3%)	8 (1.0%)	240 (30.7%)	78 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	55.9	381^st of 935 public elementary schools	59.3%		56	378^th of 921 public elementary schools	59.0%	3							47.6	42.2	49.5				46.3	57.6	39.8	32.1				43.6	29.6			$10,778
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	698	35	19.9	17.6%	402 (57.6%)	6 (0.9%)	212 (30.4%)	45 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	64.7	299^th of 935 public elementary schools	68.0%		77.7	188^th of 921 public elementary schools	79.6%	111							39.6	61.7	52.2				51.6	40.2	53.3	48.6				47.6	37.8			$10,040
Riverdale Ridge High School	Public	9-12	13380 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6800	1,332	56	23.9	23.6%	619 (46.5%)	16 (1.2%)	551 (41.4%)	72 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (5.0%)	38.8	205^th of 351 public high schools	41.6%		21	170^th of 221 public high schools	23.1%	35	63.0	28.0	61.0	40.0	48.0	21.0																	18.9	$10,563
Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	916	44	20.9	21.4%	479 (52.3%)	13 (1.4%)	323 (35.3%)	59 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.3%)	30.1	311^th of 481 public middle schools	35.3%		27	305^th of 448 public middle schools	31.9%	6										32.6	31.6	42.9	35.2				17.2	15.5	19.9	17.4		27.0		$9,888
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	Public	8-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80299	Denver County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	541	29	18.9		83 (15.3%)	7 (1.3%)	421 (77.8%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	10.5	314^th of 351 public high schools	10.5%					(n/a)	48.0		36.0	14.0	19.0	6.0						11.8	11.8									5.1	7.9	$12,881
Mapleton Early Career Preparation	Public	9-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	279	15	18.6	46.6%	33 (11.8%)	3 (1.1%)	227 (81.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	14.4	299^th of 351 public high schools	14.8%					(n/a)	40.0	15.0	45.0	22.0	35.0	9.0																	11.9	$11,561
Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	470	23	20.4	44.7%	53 (11.3%)	4 (0.9%)	394 (83.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	18	285^th of 351 public high schools	18.8%					(n/a)	40.0	12.0	35.0	19.0	45.0	29.0																	17.3	$11,221
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	397	21	18.9	59.2%	42 (10.6%)	8 (2.0%)	332 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	24.7	678^th of 935 public elementary schools	27.5%		13.7	815^th of 921 public elementary schools	11.5%	137							31.7	32.1	31.1		25.0		23.8	28.6	18.5	15.9		11.6		15.1	25.6	14.3		$12,161
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	578	26	22.1	49.7%	135 (23.4%)	6 (1.0%)	396 (68.5%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.0%)	14	831^st of 935 public elementary schools	11.1%		28.5	630^th of 921 public elementary schools	31.6%	201							17.6	14.8	26.9	13.6	40.0	15.2	21.9	35.3		13.7		16.4		13.7	7.8			$11,147
Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	407	20	20.6		43 (10.6%)	9 (2.2%)	341 (83.8%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.1	719^th of 935 public elementary schools	23.1%		17.5	760^th of 921 public elementary schools	17.5%	41							15.7	10.8	22.0	32.6	19.1	52.4	25.3	37.3	13.2		23.9		24.4	18.3		16.3		$12,637
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	851	72	11.8	43.5%	70 (8.2%)	11 (1.3%)	733 (86.1%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)								(n/a)	41.0	17.0	44.0	21.0	42.0	18.0	20.9	25.4	35.0	25.5	21.0	28.3	26.3	27.3	16.9	35.0	10.9	12.9	18.3	20.0	23.7	7.1	9.4	$12,410
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	411	19	21.1	53.8%	60 (14.6%)	10 (2.4%)	315 (76.6%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	14.5	824^th of 935 public elementary schools	11.9%		18.2	749^th of 921 public elementary schools	18.7%	75									25.9	18.8	26.0	21.6	19.6		7.5	25.0		8.0		8.8	17.9			$11,970
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	90	6	15.0		12 (13.3%)	1 (1.1%)	69 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)								(n/a)																								$13,118
Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,494	75	19.8		835 (55.9%)	13 (0.9%)	169 (11.3%)	358 (24.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (7.8%)								(n/a)	98.0	81.0	99.0	91.0	99.0	84.0	74.2	76.7	81.4	75.2	78.8	79.7	77.6	81.6	78.7	70.3	72.1	66.7	73.4	73.5	62.4	78.1	73.3	$8,773
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	455	31	14.7	80.2%	69 (15.2%)	10 (2.2%)	357 (78.5%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6	928^th of 935 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.7	916^th of 921 public elementary schools	0.5%	12							11.8	10.7	14.3				12.3	14.3	5.4	4.8				8.5				$16,360
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	497	26	19.1	24.3%	272 (54.7%)	6 (1.2%)	155 (31.2%)	34 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	43.1	491^st of 935 public elementary schools	47.5%		47.9	447^th of 921 public elementary schools	51.5%	44							32.1	43.3	49.2				42.0	39.3	22.0	40.0				33.9	28.1			$13,665
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	362	26	13.9	78.7%	66 (18.2%)	7 (1.9%)	243 (67.1%)	38 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	5.6	930^th of 935 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.5	905^th of 921 public elementary schools	1.7%	25							10.2	16.4	14.5				13.6	6.6						5.8	5.4			$15,686
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	795	51	15.5	79.7%	104 (13.1%)	28 (3.5%)	615 (77.4%)	21 (2.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (1.9%)	8.8	467^th of 481 public middle schools	2.9%		7.7	434^th of 448 public middle schools	3.1%	33										14.4	17.2	17.6	16.4						8.1	4.6		7.2		$13,347
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	768	41	18.9	46.0%	311 (40.5%)	9 (1.2%)	383 (49.9%)	33 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	12.2	430^th of 481 public middle schools	10.6%		22.2	334^th of 448 public middle schools	25.4%	96										17.5	23.5	15.9	18.6						12.3	10.1		13.4		$12,438
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	343	22	15.3	80.2%	46 (13.4%)	4 (1.2%)	274 (79.9%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	8.7	901^st of 935 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.9	854^th of 921 public elementary schools	7.3%	47							9.4	14.3	13.7				12.5			17.6				9.3	11.8			$15,849
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	1,485	74	20.0	65.6%	269 (18.1%)	35 (2.4%)	1,068 (71.9%)	63 (4.2%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.4%)	11.7	309^th of 351 public high schools	12.0%		1.6	218^th of 221 public high schools	1.4%	91	40.0	16.0	33.0	25.0	23.0	12.0																		$13,520
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	424	26	16.6	56.1%	149 (35.1%)	5 (1.2%)	209 (49.3%)	25 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	27.7	632^nd of 935 public elementary schools	32.4%		19.8	726^th of 921 public elementary schools	21.2%	94							35.6	27.7	29.3				30.7	19.6	8.5	32.8				21.2	32.8			$14,857
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	359	18	20.0	43.7%	145 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	182 (50.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	21	720^th of 935 public elementary schools	23.0%		18.8	737^th of 921 public elementary schools	20.0%	17							25.7	33.3	27.3				29.2	25.7	25.5	15.9				22.3	9.3			$13,826
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	388	25	15.5	40.5%	161 (41.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (49.0%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	28.7	618^th of 935 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	519^th of 921 public elementary schools	43.6%	99							24.6	28.3	36.8				29.9	25.4	28.3	33.3				29.0	24.6			$15,286
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	408	21	19.1	32.4%	193 (47.3%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (40.4%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	47.6	458^th of 935 public elementary schools	51.0%		43.8	480^th of 921 public elementary schools	47.9%	22							52.5	50.0	42.6				48.4	61.3	29.0	19.7				36.8	11.7			$13,980
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	403	26	15.5	54.6%	159 (39.5%)	5 (1.2%)	214 (53.1%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	15.9	798^th of 935 public elementary schools	14.7%		33.8	583^rd of 921 public elementary schools	36.7%	215							24.1	16.9	21.4				20.8	23.7	12.1	17.5				17.8	23.2			$14,716
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	866	47	18.4	39.6%	430 (49.7%)	14 (1.6%)	350 (40.4%)	28 (3.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	34.1	292^nd of 481 public middle schools	39.3%		32	286^th of 448 public middle schools	36.2%	6										31.9	40.5	35.4	35.8				20.5	19.3	26.8	22.3		27.1		$12,667
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	518	31	16.7	26.8%	270 (52.1%)	12 (2.3%)	154 (29.7%)	45 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	58	363^rd of 935 public elementary schools	61.2%		41.8	498^th of 921 public elementary schools	45.9%	135							48.5	52.7	49.5				50.4	39.4	35.2	43.6				39.5	37.6			$13,519
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	1,029	55	18.8	16.5%	627 (60.9%)	18 (1.7%)	252 (24.5%)	66 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	54 (5.2%)	69.3	120^th of 481 public middle schools	75.1%		66	127^th of 448 public middle schools	71.7%	7										51.0	55.7	46.7	51.5				44.1	46.4	45.7	45.3		35.2		$11,635
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	435	24	18.5	13.3%	268 (61.6%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (20.5%)	41 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	70.7	240^th of 935 public elementary schools	74.3%		67.9	270^th of 921 public elementary schools	70.7%	30							53.1	65.4	57.1				58.5	42.0	52.6	51.4				48.5	35.7			$13,489
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	574	33	17.6	12.9%	361 (62.9%)	8 (1.4%)	129 (22.5%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	84.8	121^st of 935 public elementary schools	87.1%		86.5	100^th of 921 public elementary schools	89.1%	21							46.8	63.7	75.0				62.7	59.7	53.8	72.5				62.5	55.7			$13,042
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	434	27	16.0	52.8%	138 (31.8%)	13 (3.0%)	229 (52.8%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	36.3	548^th of 935 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.1	509^th of 921 public elementary schools	44.7%	39							40.4	35.8	45.8				40.4	34.5	23.9	20.0				25.9	29.8			$14,040
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	549	29	19.1	14.4%	347 (63.2%)	7 (1.3%)	116 (21.1%)	44 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.5%)								(n/a)	84.0	32.0	79.0	57.0	87.0	61.0	37.8	31.8	44.4	55.6	59.6	67.5	49.2	28.9	20.5	8.9	31.1	25.5	45.0	26.3	31.8	53.8	72.2	$9,960
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	244	12	20.5	58.6%	13 (5.3%)	3 (1.2%)	226 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)					10.0																			$14,541
Pathways Future Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	550 E. 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 972-4723	386	19	19.8	52.3%	113 (29.3%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (62.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)					31.0																			$13,197
STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80206	Denver County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	770	52	14.8	70.1%	141 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	602 (78.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	27.3	640^th of 935 public elementary schools	31.6%		20.1	721^st of 921 public elementary schools	21.7%	81							19.2	28.2	35.9	39.8	42.7	47.9	36.6	27.4	21.1	36.8	17.3	22.7	16.5	23.1	16.4	22.1		$13,610
Five Star Online Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	1500 E. 128th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 972-7430	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																								$00

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Broomfield	0.66 mi	17	32^nd
Westminster	1.97 mi	33	113^th
Northglenn	3.06 mi	16	125^th
Lafayette	3.32 mi	8	46^th
Erie	3.81 mi	9	22^nd

Best Public Schools in Thornton, CO

Silver Creek Elementary

Prairie Hills Elementary School

Rocky Top Middle School

Brantner Elementary School

Eagleview Elementary School

West Ridge Elementary

Hunters Glen Elementary School

Tarver Elementary School

Riverdale Ridge High School

Stellar Elementary School

Century Middle School

Rodger Quist Middle School

Skyview Elementary School

Woodglen Elementary School

STEM Launch

Achieve Academy

Clayton Partnership School

Cherry Drive Elementary School

Academy High School

Riverdale Elementary School

Meadow Community School

Mapleton Early Career Preparation

Explore Pk-8

Shadow Ridge Middle School

Thornton High School

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

Thornton Middle School

Thornton Elementary School

Coronado Hills Elementary School

McElwain Elementary School

Five Star Online Academy

New America School - Thornton

North Valley School for Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Stargate Charter School

Westgate Community School

York International

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