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Thornton High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9351 Washington Street
Thornton, CO 80229
Phone
(720) 972-4800
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
County
ADAMS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1412
Classroom Teachers
75

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.8% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Thornton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
44%
32%
50%
22%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 378 26.8%
Grade 10 394 27.9%
Grade 11 392 27.8%
Grade 12 248 17.6%
Total 1412 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.4% 43.8% 53.6%
Black 1.9% 1.6% 4.9%
Hispanic 73.1% 47.0% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 7.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.0% 48.9% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.3% 37.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.7% 11.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 241,358 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,992.6 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.5% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 87,506 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.3% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.8% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.3% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.6% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,281 $260,271,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $831 $29,698,000 5.5%
Staff $783 $27,987,000 5.2%
General Administration $71 $2,546,000 0.5%
School Administration $860 $30,737,000 5.7%
Operation $1,236 $44,193,000 8.2%
Transportation $267 $9,544,000 1.8%
Other $990 $35,389,000 6.6%
Total Support $5,038 $180,094,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,761 $98,706,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,080 $539,071,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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