Best Public Schools in Thornton, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2019)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2019)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2019)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2019)	SAT Reading and Writing (2019)	SAT Mathematics (2019)	CMAS English Language Arts (2019)							CMAS Math (2019)							CMAS Science (2019)				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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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 End of Course	CMAS Science All Grades	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	543	32	17.1	78.5%	63 (11.6%)	10 (1.8%)	452 (83.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	11.6	895^th of 965 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.5	892^nd of 917 public elementary schools	2.7%	3							9.8	24.0	29.4				20.9	4.8	8.6	13.2				8.6	27.9			27.9	$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	496	21	23.5	22.8%	315 (63.5%)	6 (1.2%)	131 (26.4%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	64.6	318^th of 965 public elementary schools	67.0%		51.2	405^th of 917 public elementary schools	55.8%	87							48.6	60.6	51.4				53.5	36.1	35.2	48.6				39.9	58.6			58.6	$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	423	25	17.2	77.3%	70 (16.5%)	18 (4.3%)	300 (70.9%)	25 (5.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	12.3	877^th of 965 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.8	908^th of 917 public elementary schools	1.0%	31							22.7	23.8	27.0				24.6	15.2	15.6	9.7				13.4	15.3			15.3	$11,699	$404	$11,295
The International School At Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	949	57	16.6	76.7%	108 (11.4%)	39 (4.1%)	759 (80.0%)	18 (1.9%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	8.1	438^th of 458 public middle schools	4.4%		7	407^th of 418 public middle schools	2.6%	31										14.3	17.1	17.3	16.2				8.1	12.4	9.1	9.8		7.0		7.0	$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	874	42	20.8	41.6%	412 (47.1%)	6 (0.7%)	370 (42.3%)	49 (5.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (3.1%)	32.3	291^st of 458 public middle schools	36.5%		42	232^nd of 418 public middle schools	44.5%	59										30.7	33.2	52.9	38.6				18.6	17.5	28.3	21.3		29.4		29.4	$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	430	26	16.6	84.2%	81 (18.8%)	14 (3.3%)	314 (73.0%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	9.6	921^st of 965 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.1	862^nd of 917 public elementary schools	6.0%	59							21.1	11.4	25.7				19.4	14.3	7.0	14.1				11.8	12.9			12.9	$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	1,705	90	18.8	38.4%	348 (20.4%)	64 (3.8%)	1,179 (69.1%)	72 (4.2%)	18 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	15.4	335^th of 411 public high schools	18.5%		15.4	314^th of 388 public high schools	19.1%	21	414.0	418.0	394.0	384.0	433.0	427.0																	3.9	3.9	$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	526	23	22.4	49.4%	244 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	227 (43.2%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	38.3	561^st of 965 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.2	589^th of 917 public elementary schools	35.8%	28							33.8	46.1	42.2				40.8	33.8	22.4	26.6				27.5	40.6			40.6	$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	391	18	21.7	46.5%	196 (50.1%)	6 (1.5%)	164 (41.9%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	28.8	668^th of 965 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.6	659^th of 917 public elementary schools	28.1%	9							38.8	25.0	36.0				33.2	26.5	13.3	33.3				25.0	29.3			29.3	$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	480	23	20.6	41.0%	244 (50.8%)	1 (0.2%)	209 (43.5%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	41.9	526^th of 965 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.3	419^th of 917 public elementary schools	54.3%	107							32.1	39.7	48.9				40.8	26.9	35.6	33.3				32.0	37.6			37.6	$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	479	22	22.1	25.3%	272 (56.8%)	13 (2.7%)	146 (30.5%)	24 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	53.2	423^rd of 965 public elementary schools	56.2%		40.3	515^th of 917 public elementary schools	43.8%	92							44.6	50.0	47.3				47.3	34.7	23.7	48.6				35.6	47.3			47.3	$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	468	20	24.0	49.8%	208 (44.4%)	5 (1.1%)	222 (47.4%)	16 (3.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	34.3	601^st of 965 public elementary schools	37.7%		43.3	487^th of 917 public elementary schools	46.9%	114							31.4	37.3	57.6				42.9	15.4	20.9	25.8				21.1	33.3			33.3	$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	955	49	19.6	34.8%	527 (55.2%)	21 (2.2%)	305 (31.9%)	56 (5.9%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	46.6	234^th of 458 public middle schools	48.9%		44.9	212^th of 418 public middle schools	49.3%	22										33.0	53.0	43.0	42.0				23.8	33.7	45.1	33.3		33.6		33.6	$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	617	30	20.5	19.9%	366 (59.3%)	9 (1.5%)	162 (26.3%)	44 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.2%)	63.5	329^th of 965 public elementary schools	65.9%		55.5	366^th of 917 public elementary schools	60.1%	37							47.7	51.9	52.7				51.0	45.9	41.5	42.0				42.9	48.2			48.2	$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	1,174	60	19.6	11.3%	806 (68.7%)	21 (1.8%)	229 (19.5%)	66 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	76.6	82^nd of 458 public middle schools	82.1%		82.1	52^nd of 418 public middle schools	87.6%	30										53.7	65.4	52.6	57.4				51.9	49.2	55.5	52.1		43.1		43.1	$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	500	23	22.2	9.8%	361 (72.2%)	5 (1.0%)	77 (15.4%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.6%)	74.8	208^th of 965 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.3	193^rd of 917 public elementary schools	79.0%	15							47.8	70.0	60.7				59.0	48.4	46.3	54.8				49.8	50.0			50.0	$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	607	29	21.1	9.6%	419 (69.0%)	6 (1.0%)	115 (18.9%)	38 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	82.2	145^th of 965 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.9	118^th of 917 public elementary schools	87.1%	27							56.5	57.4	70.8				61.9	52.2	46.5	60.0				53.0	75.2			75.2	$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	616	31	20.1	45.6%	258 (41.9%)	9 (1.5%)	281 (45.6%)	31 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	34.3	600^th of 965 public elementary schools	37.8%		32.7	596^th of 917 public elementary schools	35.0%	4							39.3	40.0	39.6				39.6	38.2	26.0	25.0				29.5	21.9			21.9	$10,087	$370	$9,717
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	309	12	26.1	65.7%	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	279 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3.6	402^nd of 411 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	368.0	363.0			394.0	374.0																			$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	336	15	21.8	38.7%	117 (34.8%)	17 (5.1%)	189 (56.3%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)					435.0	414.0																			$12,431	$942	$11,489
Stem Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80206	Denver County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-5120	815	46	17.7	69.6%	163 (20.0%)	7 (0.9%)	615 (75.5%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	22.9	740^th of 965 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.5	715^th of 917 public elementary schools	22.0%	25							16.7	47.8	23.8	24.6	27.3	26.0	27.2	16.7	37.7	21.7	19.0	15.8	24.8	21.8	16.9	13.5		14.7	$10,744	$435	$10,308
Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80299	Denver County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	673	34	19.8	66.3%	131 (19.5%)	19 (2.8%)	483 (71.8%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	21.2	312^th of 411 public high schools	24.1%		22.4	287^th of 388 public high schools	26.0%	25	412.0	396.0	410.0	411.0	458.0	446.0					13.1	29.1	21.5					7.8	15.7	11.9		13.9	11.6	12.9	$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	243	14	18.0	63.0%	49 (20.2%)	1 (0.4%)	175 (72.0%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	24.3	301^st of 411 public high schools	26.8%		20	298^th of 388 public high schools	23.2%	3	416.0	395.0	434.0	402.0	459.0	445.0																		9.3	$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	435	23	18.9	64.1%	42 (9.7%)	6 (1.4%)	366 (84.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	16.5	331^st of 411 public high schools	19.5%		14.2	317^th of 388 public high schools	18.3%	14	421.0	410.0	386.0	377.0	447.0	431.0																	12.1	12.1	$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	546	31	17.7	69.2%	69 (12.6%)	9 (1.6%)	442 (81.0%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	12.2	879^th of 965 public elementary schools	8.9%		14.2	813^th of 917 public elementary schools	11.3%	66							14.5	22.9	30.4	9.8	16.7	24.6	19.6	18.2	18.4	13.0	9.8	20.4	15.5	16.0	19.6	12.1		15.4	$10,057	$258	$9,799
Explore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2410 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	418	23	18.1	61.0%	112 (26.8%)	6 (1.4%)	274 (65.6%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.1%)	26.9	696^th of 965 public elementary schools	27.9%		15.3	786^th of 917 public elementary schools	14.3%	90							52.3	26.0	31.0	13.6			30.6	47.7	14.0	20.7	11.4			23.0					$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	459	30	15.5	71.5%	57 (12.4%)	8 (1.7%)	365 (79.5%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	36.7	579^th of 965 public elementary schools	40.0%		41.2	503^rd of 917 public elementary schools	45.1%	76							46.0	41.1	16.4	28.8	20.8	12.7	27.5	49.0	39.3	9.1	26.4	10.2	5.5	23.2				4.6	$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	816	43	19.0	65.0%	68 (8.3%)	6 (0.7%)	694 (85.0%)	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)								(n/a)	431.0	428.0	401.0	392.0	469.0	459.0	23.5	33.3	26.2	14.3	32.8	41.0	28.8	27.5	26.3	6.6	10.7	11.5	14.8	15.9	32.8	4.9	14.5	17.3	$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	517	27	19.1	66.3%	86 (16.6%)	8 (1.5%)	395 (76.4%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	15.1	834^th of 965 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.7	756^th of 917 public elementary schools	17.6%	78							23.1	22.2	9.1	32.1	16.7	20.9	20.5	30.0	17.8		13.0	14.3		14.7	10.9	16.7		13.4	$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	81	6	14.7	51.9%	20 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (70.4%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)																									$11,336	$258	$11,078
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	728	32	22.5	21.0%	419 (57.6%)	6 (0.8%)	200 (27.5%)	70 (9.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.8%)	72.8	233^rd of 965 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.8	178^th of 917 public elementary schools	80.6%	55							63.3	63.8	67.9				65.0	66.1	36.4	34.5				45.6	43.8			43.8	$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	647	30	21.5	15.3%	403 (62.3%)	10 (1.5%)	169 (26.1%)	39 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	55.8	395^th of 965 public elementary schools	59.1%		72.2	223^rd of 917 public elementary schools	75.7%	172							52.7	47.4	44.3				48.2	54.9	29.5	45.5				43.1	30.7			30.7	$8,437	$279	$8,158
Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6950	668	24	27.2	24.9%	364 (54.5%)	7 (1.0%)	219 (32.8%)	39 (5.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.1%)	34.6	285^th of 458 public middle schools	37.8%					(n/a)										43.6	34.2	40.2	39.6				29.2	15.5	27.5	24.3		26.6		26.6	$7,371	$106	$7,264
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	1,393	74	18.8	3.1%	870 (62.5%)	8 (0.6%)	145 (10.4%)	274 (19.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.5%)								(n/a)	585.0	572.0	557.0	542.0	619.0	607.0	62.6	75.8	82.1	81.1	72.6	68.6	73.7	78.8	65.3	65.6	79.5	74.3	76.5	73.8	80.0	76.3	70.3	76.2	$7,585	$69	$7,516

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Broomfield	0.66 mi	17	16^th
Westminster	2.01 mi	33	106^th
Lafayette	3.32 mi	8	43^rd
Erie	3.81 mi	8	33^rd
Northglenn	3.93 mi	17	118^th

Best Public Schools in Thornton, CO

Silver Creek Elementary

Rocky Top Middle School

Prairie Hills Elementary School

West Ridge Elementary

Tarver Elementary School

Eagleview Elementary School

Brantner Elementary School

Hunters Glen Elementary School

Century Middle School

Skyview Elementary School

Woodglen Elementary School

Clayton Partnership School

Rodger Quist Middle School

Stellar Elementary School

Riverdale Elementary School

Shadow Ridge Middle School

Cherry Drive Elementary School

Explore Elementary

Mapleton Early College High School

Stem Launch

Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts

Academy High School

Thornton High School

Meadow Community School

McElwain Elementary School

Achieve Academy

Coronado Hills Elementary School

Thornton Elementary School

The International School At Thornton Middle

New America School - Thornton

North Valley School For Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Stargate Charter School

York International

Cities Near Thornton