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Stellar Elementary School

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Stellar Elementary School ranks 472 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Stellar Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 432 students. It is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stellar Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with its performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests generally below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. However, the school performs relatively better in certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top half or top third of Colorado elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Stellar Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26% to 31.1% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.76% to 64.81% over the past three school years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools, Stellar Elementary School's performance is generally lower than that of STEM Lab and Hulstrom K-8, which are ranked among the top elementary schools in Colorado. However, Stellar Elementary School outperforms some nearby schools, such as Skyview Elementary and Woodglen Elementary, in certain metrics like CMAS test scores for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that the school may be effectively supporting these historically underserved student populations, though there is still room for improvement in providing equitable educational opportunities for all students.

418

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,011

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3901 East 124th Avenue
Thornton, CO 80241-3529

(720) 972-2340

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Stellar Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Century Middle School
High:	Mountain Range High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

31.8%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

472^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

52^nd of 115Adams 12 Five Star Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	472 of 950	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	520 of 943	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	548 of 933	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	509 of 921	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	501 of 710	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	600 of 965	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	596 of 917	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	587 of 929	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	551 of 914	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.2	549 of 938	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	485 of 962	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	517 of 954	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	454 of 935	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	531 of 935	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	527 of 925	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	360 of 694	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	492 of 684	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	363 of 642	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	390 of 595	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	484 of 758	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	525 of 690	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	48 of 247	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	119 of 242	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	85 of 197	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	52 of 153	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	135 of 270	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	86 of 172	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	109 of 337	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	233 of 365	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	194 of 265	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	116 of 203	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	179 of 332	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	160 of 308	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	448 of 700	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	413 of 683	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	553 of 649	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	409 of 594	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	537 of 764	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	509 of 693	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	407 of 551	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	371 of 539	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	412 of 525	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	328 of 454	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	531 of 596	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%-5 vs state

Math38%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 6, 2014

We have our third child in this school and until this year we couldn't have been happier. The new principal has let some members of the staff bully and berate the students here (especially older kids). If you have to send your kids here the Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers are awesome, but move your kids somewhere else after that. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Great school for all types of learners. My son went from a low reader to being on grade level. He loves the teachers and the principal. The PTO is a fun group to be a part of. I would highly advise people to send their children to Stellar!! Close Quote

Schools Near Stellar Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Total
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	418	25	16.7	67.9%	133 (31.8%)	8 (1.9%)	234 (56.0%)	22 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	46.8	472^nd of 950 public elementary schools	50.3%		40.6	520^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.9%	48	45.7	21.7	53.4				39.6	46.5	22.9	45.8				38.0	42.4		$16,011
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	326	25	13.2	57.7%	119 (36.5%)	14 (4.3%)	161 (49.4%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	22.1	707^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.6%		31.4	600^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.4%	107	24.5	32.7	31.6				29.6	18.9	21.6	22.8				21.1	28.1		$18,808
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	383	23	17.0	65.8%	123 (32.1%)	11 (2.9%)	208 (54.3%)	25 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	23.3	689^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.5%		25.9	666^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.4%	23	40.8	29.5	29.6				33.3	22.4	13.3	25.9				20.9	20.4		$17,809
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	475	22	21.2	37.5%	239 (50.3%)	9 (1.9%)	147 (30.9%)	37 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	48.7	450^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.6%		50.3	446^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.7%	4	38.0	37.1	46.4				40.2	43.7	40.3	45.6				43.2	35.7		$16,823
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	451	27	16.7	39.2%	219 (48.6%)	6 (1.3%)	170 (37.7%)	32 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	58.4	376^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.4%		46.8	474^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.7%	98	47.8	41.3	72.9				53.4	49.3	26.9	43.5				39.4	47.1		$16,629
Glacier Peak Elementary School	Public	K-5	12060 Jasmine Street	Brighton	80605	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5940	412	25	16.8	47.6%	167 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	189 (45.9%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	27.8	638^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.8%		38	542^nd of 943 public elementary schools	42.5%	96	19.7	40.7	40.8				33.2	14.5	28.8	28.6				23.4	31.0		$16,204
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	325	20	16.2	59.7%	99 (30.5%)	9 (2.8%)	191 (58.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	28.6	628^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.9%		21.1	730^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.6%	102	27.5	25.5	33.3				28.5	25.0	34.0	38.9				32.5	23.5		$17,955
STEM Lab	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	11700 Irma Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-4000	740	41	18.2	30.9%	424 (57.3%)	12 (1.6%)	202 (27.3%)	41 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.8%)	70.4	266^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.0%		72.4	241^st of 943 public elementary schools	74.4%	25	69.9	39.2	64.8	50.6	70.1	60.9	58.9	60.3	35.6	54.9	40.5	52.2	65.2	51.2	65.7	66.2	$15,775
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	378	22	17.5	30.2%	215 (56.9%)	3 (0.8%)	96 (25.4%)	38 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	57.1	391^st of 950 public elementary schools	58.8%		67.2	293^rd of 943 public elementary schools	68.9%	98	43.1	51.6	40.5				44.5	35.4	39.1	53.0				43.4	53.6		$16,589
Hulstrom K-8	Public	K-8	11551 Wyco Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5400	663	37	17.9	11.5%	352 (53.1%)	13 (2.0%)	122 (18.4%)	84 (12.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.8%)	98.7	6^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	12^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	88.6	93.2	91.9	93.5	93.3	90.0	91.8	85.7	90.4	79.5	74.4	78.7	85.5	82.2	87.3	95.6	$15,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Stellar Elementary School

What district is Stellar Elementary School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

What is the racial makeup of Stellar Elementary School?

Students at Stellar Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 32% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Stellar Elementary School a good school?

Stellar Elementary School ranks 472^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stellar Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Stellar Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Stellar Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stellar Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Century Middle School
High : Mountain Range High School

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