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)
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
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	590	29	20.3	82.0%	79 (13.4%)	5 (0.8%)	500 (84.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	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
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	550	24	23.1	27.0%	369 (67.1%)	10 (1.8%)	129 (23.5%)	22 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	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
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	420	25	16.8	80.0%	57 (13.6%)	15 (3.6%)	333 (79.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	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
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	923	58	16.0	83.0%	110 (11.9%)	36 (3.9%)	739 (80.1%)	17 (1.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	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
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	952	49	19.4	44.0%	467 (49.1%)	18 (1.9%)	381 (40.0%)	57 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	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
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	394	23	17.4	76.0%	84 (21.3%)	10 (2.5%)	270 (68.5%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	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
Thornton High School	Public	9-12	9351 Washington Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4800	1,734	88	19.6	40.0%	423 (24.4%)	66 (3.8%)	1,124 (64.8%)	82 (4.7%)	20 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.0%)	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
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	522	22	24.2	54.0%	257 (49.2%)	6 (1.1%)	215 (41.2%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	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
Cherry Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Cherry Drive	Thornton	80233	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5300	343	19	18.2	50.0%	214 (62.4%)	6 (1.7%)	104 (30.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	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
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	507	27	18.9	45.0%	267 (52.7%)	6 (1.2%)	199 (39.3%)	16 (3.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	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
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	510	24	21.2	26.0%	314 (61.6%)	18 (3.5%)	130 (25.5%)	32 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	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
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	423	21	20.0	48.0%	191 (45.2%)	4 (0.9%)	190 (44.9%)	25 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	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
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	1,021	55	18.4	33.0%	636 (62.3%)	24 (2.4%)	281 (27.5%)	41 (4.0%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	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
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	581	29	20.0	25.0%	348 (59.9%)	7 (1.2%)	155 (26.7%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	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
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	1,338	69	19.3	13.0%	958 (71.6%)	20 (1.5%)	248 (18.5%)	73 (5.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.6%)	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
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	535	26	20.9	16.0%	392 (73.3%)	8 (1.5%)	77 (14.4%)	34 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	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
Silver Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15101 Fillmore Stre	Thornton	80602	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-3941	610	29	21.2	10.0%	453 (74.3%)	7 (1.1%)	93 (15.2%)	35 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	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
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	593	32	18.8	48.0%	293 (49.4%)	9 (1.5%)	232 (39.1%)	29 (4.9%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.0%)	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
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	319	4	87.1	29.0%	85 (26.6%)	11 (3.4%)	198 (62.1%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	8980 York Street	Thornton	80299	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	638	31	20.9	63.0%	145 (22.7%)	13 (2.0%)	453 (71.0%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	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
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	245	14	17.5	60.0%	55 (22.4%)	4 (1.6%)	171 (69.8%)	4 (1.6%)	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
Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York Street	Thornton	80229	Adams	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	435	16	27.1	54.0%	53 (12.2%)	17 (3.9%)	335 (77.0%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	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
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	564	33	17.3	61.0%	97 (17.2%)	7 (1.2%)	434 (77.0%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	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
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	419	23	18.5	66.0%	120 (28.6%)	8 (1.9%)	263 (62.8%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.6%)	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
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	459	28	16.5	71.0%	82 (17.9%)	7 (1.5%)	334 (72.8%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	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
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	757	41	18.4	66.0%	108 (14.3%)	6 (0.8%)	593 (78.3%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)								(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
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	510	26	19.2	76.0%	88 (17.3%)	11 (2.2%)	385 (75.5%)	15 (2.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	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
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	58	3	18.1	43.0%	12 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(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	699	34	20.7	20.0%	407 (58.2%)	5 (0.7%)	169 (24.2%)	75 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	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
Brantner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 E. 133rd Avenue	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	493	20	24.8	14.0%	322 (65.3%)	5 (1.0%)	113 (22.9%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	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
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	387	18	22.1	51.0%	178 (46.0%)	7 (1.8%)	186 (48.1%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)					435.0	414.0
Stem Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80206	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	905	51	17.7	74.0%	208 (23.0%)	6 (0.7%)	640 (70.7%)	35 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	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
Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,156	54	21.3	3.0%	739 (63.9%)	6 (0.5%)	125 (10.8%)	211 (18.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.9%)								(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
Riverdale Ridge High School	Public, Alternative	9-10	13380 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 655-6800																			(n/a)	450.0	444.0	440.0	428.0
Rodger Quist Middle School	Public	6-8	13451 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 655-6950												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
New America School - Thornton	Public, Charter	9-12	8978 Washington St.	Thornton	80229	Adams	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 991-0130												3.6	402^nd of 411 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	368.0	363.0			394.0	374.0

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

Mc Elwain Elementary School

Achieve Academy

Coronado Hills Elementary School

Thornton Elementary School

The International School At Thornton Middle

New America School - Thornton

Adams12 Five Star Preschool

North Valley School For Young Adults

Pathways Future Center

Riverdale Ridge High School

Stargate Charter School

York International

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