At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
34,466
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
53
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,748
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,178
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 35,023
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,031.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.2:1
What current records say about Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams 12 Five Star Schools operates 53 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in THORNTON, Colorado. NCES reports 34,466 students and 1,997.51 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Colorado agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 6 of 178 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $14,748 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,178 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 107 of 178 in Colorado. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 15.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,997.51
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $527,211,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
THORNTON, Colorado
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.9267, -104.9666
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White39.1%
- Hispanic46.1%
- Black1.5%
- Asian7.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
53 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 53 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 465 | 17.5:1 | |
| Centennial Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 293 | 13:1 | |
| Century Middle School | Middle06–08 | 717 | 18.6:1 | |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 325 | 16.3:1 | |
| Coronado Hills Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 412 | 14.7:1 | |
| Cotton Creek Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 455 | 15.2:1 | |
| Coyote Ridge Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 392 | 16:1 | |
| Eagleview Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 451 | 16.7:1 | |
| Federal Heights Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 430 | 14.3:1 | |
| Five Star Online Academy | High05–12 | 506 | 15.5:1 | |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 412 | 16.8:1 | |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 338 | 13.5:1 | |
| Horizon High School | High09–12 | 1,966 | 20.1:1 | |
| Hulstrom K-8 | ElementaryKG–08 | 663 | 18:1 | |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 491 | 18:1 | |
| Legacy High School | High09–12 | 2,052 | 21.1:1 | |
| Leroy Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 435 | 15:1 | |
| Malley Drive Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 435 | 18.1:1 | |
| McElwain Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 361 | 14.4:1 | |
| Meridian Elementary School | ElementaryKG–05 | 525 | 17.5:1 | |
| Mountain Range High School | High09–12 | 1,788 | 20.7:1 | |
| Mountain View Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 517 | 16.4:1 | |
| New America School - ThorntonCharter | High09–12 | 190 | 27.1:1 | |
| North Mor Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 304 | 16:1 |