Best Public Schools in Thornton, Colorado

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School												Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				PARCC English Language Arts (2016)							PARCC Math (2016)						PARCC Algebra I (2016)	PARCC Integrated Math I (2016)	CMAS Science (2016)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	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 (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PARCC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 4th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 5th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 6th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 7th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 8th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 9th Grade	PARCC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PARCC Math 4th Grade	PARCC Math 5th Grade	PARCC Math 6th Grade	PARCC Math 7th Grade	PARCC Math 8th Grade	PARCC Math End of Course	PARCC Algebra I End of Course	PARCC Integrated Math I 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade
West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco St	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27j	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	740	38	19.5	23.0 %	420 (56.8 %)	6 (0.8 %)	188 (25.4 %)	73 (9.9 %)	3 (0.4 %)	1 (0.1 %)	49 (6.6 %)	67.3	270^th of 905 public elementary schools	70.2 %		63.9	297^th of 936 public elementary schools	68.3 %	27	60.6	29.8	68.5					62.6	18.3	50.9						50.9
Brantner Elementary School	Public	K-5	7800 East 133rd Ave	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27j	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	345	16	21.3	16.0 %	244 (70.7 %)	6 (1.7 %)	71 (20.6 %)	16 (4.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	2 (0.6 %)	5 (1.4 %)	53.4	384^th of 905 public elementary schools	57.6 %		63.8	300^th of 936 public elementary schools	67.9 %	84	55.6	40.0	24.4					62.5	33.9	44.4						22.2
Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80299	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	616	31	19.7	62.0 %	167 (27.1 %)	16 (2.6 %)	406 (65.9 %)	1 (0.2 %)	10 (1.6 %)	2 (0.3 %)	14 (2.3 %)	17.4	204^th of 245 public high schools	16.7 %		25.6	206^th of 278 public high schools	25.9 %	2					31.3	35.4	9.8					5.3	6.3				15.9	20.0
Mapleton Early College High School	Public	9-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	220	14	15.7	62.0 %	50 (22.7 %)	4 (1.8 %)	159 (72.3 %)	2 (0.9 %)	2 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (1.4 %)	15.3	211^th of 245 public high schools	13.9 %		32.1	185^th of 278 public high schools	33.5 %	26							27.2							10.0				6.3
Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	379	18	21.0	74.0 %	65 (17.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	301 (79.4 %)	4 (1.1 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.6 %)	19.5	195^th of 245 public high schools	20.4 %		13.4	253^rd of 278 public high schools	9.0 %	58							17.5											19.2
Achieve Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9100 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	Yes	(303) 853-1300	520	32	16.1	79.0 %	109 (21.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	384 (73.8 %)	15 (2.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	8 (1.5 %)	11.2	850^th of 905 public elementary schools	6.1 %		15.6	808^th of 936 public elementary schools	13.7 %	42	23.4	17.4	12.0		24.5	10.0		17.4	13.0	7.8						13.7
Explore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2410 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	Yes	(303) 853-1300	425	22	19.7	74.0 %	145 (34.1 %)	9 (2.1 %)	253 (59.5 %)	5 (1.2 %)	5 (1.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	6 (1.4 %)	17.8	750^th of 905 public elementary schools	17.1 %		24.8	692^nd of 936 public elementary schools	26.1 %	58	18.4	18.4	38.2	22.4				16.7	10.2	28.6	10.0					10.7
Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	Yes	(303) 853-1460	484	27	18.0	77.0 %	109 (22.5 %)	8 (1.7 %)	330 (68.2 %)	11 (2.3 %)	5 (1.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	20 (4.1 %)	31.5	587^th of 905 public elementary schools	35.1 %		23.5	708^th of 936 public elementary schools	24.4 %	121	28.3	39.1	17.6	13.7	32.8	17.5		37.0	50.0	7.8		12.1					6.9
York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	Yes	(303) 853-1600	748	44	17.0	69.0 %	135 (18.0 %)	9 (1.2 %)	564 (75.4 %)	18 (2.4 %)	4 (0.5 %)	1 (0.1 %)	17 (2.3 %)								(n/a)	13.2	18.9	37.0	26.4	25.9	20.5	28.8	30.2	18.9	24.5	10.0	22.2	16.1	17.1		28.3	12.5	34.3
Meadow Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9150 Monroe St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	Yes	(303) 853-1500	514	29	17.6	69.0 %	94 (18.3 %)	9 (1.8 %)	382 (74.3 %)	13 (2.5 %)	5 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (2.1 %)	24.8	661^st of 905 public elementary schools	27.0 %		29.1	637^th of 936 public elementary schools	31.9 %	24	19.1	28.6	35.6	12.8	11.6	22.7		23.4	45.2	15.6	10.3
North Valley School For Young Adults	Public, Magnet	9-12	8990 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton, School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	(303) 853-1790	88	5	19.1	42.0 %	28 (31.8 %)	1 (1.1 %)	56 (63.6 %)	1 (1.1 %)	1 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (1.1 %)								(n/a)
Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3951 Cottonwoodlakes Blvd	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	(303) 450-3936	648	36	18.0	3.0 %	432 (66.7 %)	5 (0.8 %)	59 (9.1 %)	120 (18.5 %)	3 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	28 (4.3 %)	94.5	34^th of 905 public elementary schools	96.2 %		92.9	50^th of 936 public elementary schools	94.7 %	16	69.5	67.0	73.0	69.0	66.3	69.4	85.4	67.7	64.8	70.3	72.9	70.0	79.0			66.7	73.8
Coronado Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	8300 Downing Dr	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5320	528	29	18.0	90.0 %	79 (15.0 %)	4 (0.8 %)	438 (83.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.6 %)	6.7	896^th of 905 public elementary schools	1.0 %		8.5	916^th of 936 public elementary schools	2.1 %	20	14.4	11.9	12.5					8.0	9.3	5.8						8.8
Tarver Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5640	461	24	19.5	16.0 %	333 (72.2 %)	8 (1.7 %)	84 (18.2 %)	27 (5.9 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (1.7 %)	41.2	491^st of 905 public elementary schools	45.7 %		58.3	345^th of 936 public elementary schools	63.1 %	146	24.7	24.4	39.5					23.7	34.6	43.4						44.2
Mc Elwain Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 Dawson Dr	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5500	443	27	16.7	92.0 %	52 (11.7 %)	24 (5.4 %)	346 (78.1 %)	2 (0.5 %)	8 (1.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (2.5 %)	7.5	886^th of 905 public elementary schools	2.1 %		7.5	929^th of 936 public elementary schools	0.7 %	43	10.1	14.9	15.5					8.8		14.1						5.8
The International School At Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	849	52	16.3	83.0 %	159 (18.7 %)	23 (2.7 %)	631 (74.3 %)	21 (2.5 %)	10 (1.2 %)	1 (0.1 %)	4 (0.5 %)	12.9	364^th of 391 public middle schools	6.9 %		12.9	407^th of 435 public middle schools	6.4 %	43				9.8	16.1	22.6					5.2	18.4	9.1				4.5
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly St	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	995	49	20.2	41.0 %	565 (56.8 %)	21 (2.1 %)	332 (33.4 %)	65 (6.5 %)	6 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (0.6 %)	28.3	274^th of 391 public middle schools	29.9 %		33.7	278^th of 435 public middle schools	36.1 %	4				27.3	27.0	24.7					22.5	18.0	26.5				17.4
Thornton Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Eppinger Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5660	393	23	17.0	80.0 %	86 (21.9 %)	11 (2.8 %)	264 (67.2 %)	20 (5.1 %)	4 (1.0 %)	2 (0.5 %)	6 (1.5 %)	12	835^th of 905 public elementary schools	7.7 %		11.6	870^th of 936 public elementary schools	7.1 %	35	21.4	23.7	12.2					14.3	19.0	9.6						10.0
Thornton High School	Public	9-12	9351 Washington St	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-4800	1,774	88	20.0	56.0 %	502 (28.3 %)	62 (3.5 %)	1,059 (59.7 %)	104 (5.9 %)	22 (1.2 %)	2 (0.1 %)	23 (1.3 %)	12.4	224^th of 245 public high schools	8.6 %		12.6	257^th of 278 public high schools	7.6 %	33							19.1								13.6			10.8
Woodglen Elementary School	Public	K-5	11717 Madison St	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5700	392	21	18.6	49.0 %	212 (54.1 %)	6 (1.5 %)	144 (36.7 %)	14 (3.6 %)	4 (1.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	11 (2.8 %)	38	521^st of 905 public elementary schools	42.4 %		43.1	492^nd of 936 public elementary schools	47.4 %	29	20.8	40.4	42.6					16.9	22.4	36.2						43.8
Cherry Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	11500 Cherry Dr	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5300	434	22	19.3	47.0 %	256 (59.0 %)	10 (2.3 %)	146 (33.6 %)	12 (2.8 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	7 (1.6 %)	27.2	632^nd of 905 public elementary schools	30.2 %		28	653^rd of 936 public elementary schools	30.2 %	21	25.0	34.6	34.8					25.4	21.8	25.4						21.9
Skyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5021 East 123rd Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5620	517	26	20.0	38.0 %	298 (57.6 %)	10 (1.9 %)	171 (33.1 %)	29 (5.6 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	7 (1.4 %)	34.1	565^th of 905 public elementary schools	37.6 %		32.7	597^th of 936 public elementary schools	36.2 %	32	27.7	41.3	38.2					13.8	30.7	31.5						26.4
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Public	K-5	13222 Corona St	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5440	526	26	20.6	26.0 %	374 (71.1 %)	17 (3.2 %)	85 (16.2 %)	35 (6.7 %)	4 (0.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	10 (1.9 %)	44.3	466^th of 905 public elementary schools	48.5 %		47.6	449^th of 936 public elementary schools	52.0 %	17	33.3	43.9	40.7					27.8	25.6	36.0						42.4
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	10724 Elm Dr	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5580	418	22	19.4	51.0 %	248 (59.3 %)	6 (1.4 %)	137 (32.8 %)	13 (3.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	13 (3.1 %)	27.7	624^th of 905 public elementary schools	31.0 %		20.7	742^nd of 936 public elementary schools	20.7 %	118	25.4	40.6	32.4					30.2	17.2	19.4						24.3
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette St	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	1,053	52	20.1	33.0 %	692 (65.7 %)	25 (2.4 %)	256 (24.3 %)	54 (5.1 %)	9 (0.9 %)	1 (0.1 %)	16 (1.5 %)	51.4	173^rd of 391 public middle schools	55.8 %		52	178^th of 435 public middle schools	59.1 %	5				29.6	48.0	38.4					28.2	32.9	36.6				30.4
Eagleview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-5760	632	32	20.0	23.0 %	400 (63.3 %)	7 (1.1 %)	152 (24.1 %)	47 (7.4 %)	6 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (3.2 %)	41.1	492^nd of 905 public elementary schools	45.6 %		43.6	487^th of 936 public elementary schools	48.0 %	5	38.5	40.7	27.1					45.8	38.9	23.4						21.6
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York St	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,160	57	20.2	15.0 %	833 (71.8 %)	18 (1.6 %)	211 (18.2 %)	68 (5.9 %)	7 (0.6 %)	1 (0.1 %)	22 (1.9 %)	75.4	62^nd of 391 public middle schools	84.1 %		73.3	77^th of 435 public middle schools	82.3 %	15				48.0	43.7	60.2					50.3	37.6	53.6				43.1
Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	13801 Garfield Place	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-8780	518	25	20.7	13.0 %	375 (72.4 %)	7 (1.4 %)	85 (16.4 %)	36 (6.9 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	13 (2.5 %)	77.1	171^st of 905 public elementary schools	81.1 %		67.3	269^th of 936 public elementary schools	71.3 %	98	47.0	60.2	61.0					49.0	57.1	53.0						43.0
Silver Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15101 Fillmore Stre	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-3941	677	37	18.4	8.0 %	520 (76.8 %)	9 (1.3 %)	82 (12.1 %)	43 (6.4 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22 (3.2 %)	83.4	120^th of 905 public elementary schools	86.7 %		85.7	114^th of 936 public elementary schools	87.8 %	6	52.0	69.4	65.0					44.6	56.8	54.7						61.5
Stellar Elementary School	Public	K-5	3901 East 124th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-2340	578	29	20.2	46.0 %	282 (48.8 %)	13 (2.2 %)	198 (34.3 %)	49 (8.5 %)	9 (1.6 %)	3 (0.5 %)	24 (4.2 %)	35.8	546^th of 905 public elementary schools	39.7 %		37.2	549^th of 936 public elementary schools	41.3 %	3	34.9	31.6	41.0					33.3	22.9	29.8						26.5
Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington Street	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	(303) 425-0967	390	27	14.5	4.0 %	302 (77.4 %)	1 (0.3 %)	56 (14.4 %)	13 (3.3 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	17 (4.4 %)								(n/a)	40.0	22.0	35.0	47.1	54.9			30.0		22.5	35.3	30.0		20.0		35.0		46.2
Adams12 Five Star Preschool	Public	PK	1500 East 128th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-6001	806	11	71.9	35.0 %	286 (35.5 %)	15 (1.9 %)	437 (54.2 %)	29 (3.6 %)	10 (1.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	29 (3.6 %)								(n/a)
Pathways Future Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	550 East 124th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	(720) 972-4723	357	7	50.0	45.0 %	160 (44.8 %)	10 (2.8 %)	177 (49.6 %)	4 (1.1 %)	3 (0.8 %)	1 (0.3 %)	2 (0.6 %)								(n/a)
Stem Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos St	Thornton	80206	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	Yes	(720) 972-5120	773	49	15.9	78.0 %	173 (22.4 %)	11 (1.4 %)	541 (70.0 %)	30 (3.9 %)	4 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	14 (1.8 %)	32.4	583^rd of 905 public elementary schools	35.6 %		36	566^th of 936 public elementary schools	39.5 %	17	33.3	36.5	29.2	22.5	20.9	29.0		33.3	28.4	32.6	12.4	16.8	22.8			32.2	13.9

City	Distance	Number of Schools	SchoolDigger Statewide Rank
Broomfield	0.66 mi	16	25^th
Westminster	2.9 mi	28	89^th
Northglenn	3.08 mi	15	103^rd
Lafayette	3.3 mi	8	52^nd
Erie	3.79 mi	6	33^rd

Best Public Schools in Thornton, CO

Stargate Charter School

Silver Creek Elementary

Prairie Hills Elementary School

Rocky Top Middle School

West Ridge Elementary

Brantner Elementary School

Century Middle School

Hunters Glen Elementary School

Tarver Elementary School

Eagleview Elementary School

Woodglen Elementary School

Stellar Elementary School

Skyview Elementary School

Stem Launch

Clayton Partnership School

Shadow Ridge Middle School

Riverdale Elementary School

Cherry Drive Elementary School

Meadow Community School

Academy High School

Explore Elementary

Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts

Mapleton Early College High School

The International School At Thornton Middle

Thornton High School

Thornton Elementary School

Achieve Academy

Mc Elwain Elementary School

Coronado Hills Elementary School

Adams12 Five Star Preschool

North Valley School For Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Westgate Community School

York International

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