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Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

Public Grades 9-12

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 11% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Thornton, Colorado, with a total enrollment of 392 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom third of Colorado high schools and maintaining a 1-star rating from Mapleton School District No. 1, which is ranked 102 out of 115 districts in the state.

Across various student subgroups, Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts performs poorly compared to other Colorado high schools, with low rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 43.6% in recent years, which likely contributes to its low 4-year graduation rate of 68.5% to 84.2%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the other high schools within the Mapleton School District also struggle academically, with similar low rankings and performance metrics. In contrast, Northglenn High School, which is in the neighboring Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, outperforms Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts across most academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic population.

393

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,768

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8980 York St
Thornton, CO 80299-4666

(303) 853-1270

District: Mapleton School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts:

Elementary:	Achieve Academy
	Adventure Elementary
	Clayton Partnership School
	Explore Pk-8
	More...
	Meadow Community School
	Monterey Community School
	Welby Community School of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

13.0%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Colorado avg47%

293^rd of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Mapleton School District No. 1

102^nd of 115Mapleton School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.7	413 of 458	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	385 of 418	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	399 of 424	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	326 of 400	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	351 of 436	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	434 of 461	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	411 of 454	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	409 of 425	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	393 of 422	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	391 of 409	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	326 of 377	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	338 of 362	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	333 of 360	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	16.8	196 of 220	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	157 of 165	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	230 of 240	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	198 of 222	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	12.6	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	293 of 328	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	298 of 349	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	312 of 411	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	287 of 388	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	208 of 256	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	214 of 292	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	323 of 369	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	285 of 349	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	274 of 334	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	261 of 327	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	256 of 310	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	272 of 301	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	269 of 298	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	206 of 247	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	215 of 257	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	239 of 254	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	217 of 239	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	133 of 136	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.2	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	107 of 108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	156 of 199	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	173 of 198	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	174 of 205	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	169 of 181	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	166 of 211	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	170 of 200	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	135 of 188	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	220 of 246	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	231 of 253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	230 of 240	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)11th percentile~ school

Male (2019)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)4th percentile-6 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2023)77th percentile+67 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing48%-16 vs state

Science17%-8 vs state

Mathematics13%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)	CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	Public	9-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80299	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1270	393	23	16.9	69.2%	51 (13.0%)	8 (2.0%)	314 (79.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	13.1	293^rd of 328 public high schools	10.7%		14.5	298^th of 349 public high schools	14.6%	5	48.0	13.0	36.0	11.0	39.0	8.0						16.7	$15,768
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	306	16	19.3	72.2%	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (88.6%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	13.7	289^th of 328 public high schools	11.9%		12.5	306^th of 349 public high schools	12.3%	17	44.0	11.0	43.0	15.0	38.0	14.0						12.5	$13,376
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	399	23	17.7	74.4%	34 (8.5%)	6 (1.5%)	343 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	23.5	253^rd of 328 public high schools	22.9%		19	286^th of 349 public high schools	18.1%	33	50.0	28.0	42.0	11.0	51.0	26.0						12.7	$13,765
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	102	5	22.1	65.7%	11 (10.8%)	2 (2.0%)	87 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)													$15,336
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	190	7	27.1	84.7%	11 (5.8%)	2 (1.1%)	175 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)													$13,206
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	1,439	88	16.3	78.7%	218 (15.1%)	22 (1.5%)	1,026 (71.3%)	139 (9.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	6.7	314^th of 328 public high schools	4.3%		9.2	318^th of 349 public high schools	8.9%	4	24.0	9.0	35.0	11.0	27.0	8.0							$15,982
Global Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1930	400	17	23.9	75.8%	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	379 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6.6	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		14.1	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%	15	33.0		33.0		33.0								$14,216
Performing Arts School on Broadway	Public	7-12	7350 North Broadway Suite 200	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	169	10	16.5	63.3%	57 (33.7%)	6 (3.6%)	98 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)				22.0			36.0	28.1	31.6	16.1	31.3		$16,645
Northglenn High School	Public	9-12	601 West 100th Place	Northglenn	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4600	1,844	96	19.2	71.7%	321 (17.4%)	27 (1.5%)	1,383 (75.0%)	40 (2.2%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.1%)	23.1	256^th of 328 public high schools	22.0%		22.3	268^th of 349 public high schools	23.2%	12	48.0	20.0	54.0	26.0	37.0	21.0						15.6	$14,909
Vantage Point	Public	6-12	10900 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5800	331	32	10.3	74.0%	68 (20.5%)	8 (2.4%)	240 (72.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)					14.0								$23,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

What schools feed into Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Achieve Academy
Elementary : Adventure Elementary
Elementary : Clayton Partnership School
Elementary : Explore Pk-8
Elementary : Meadow Community School
Elementary : Monterey Community School
Elementary : Welby Community School of the Arts

What district is Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in?

Mapleton School District No. 1

Is Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts a good school?

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Colorado high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?

Students at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts are 80% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts.

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