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What's something Academy High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555001872
Academy High School
8970 YORK ST, THORNTON, CO 80229 · (303) 853-1900 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
297 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 20% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy High School
Academy High School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy High School this school | 399 | 74.4% | 12.0% |
| Mapleton Early Career Preparation THORNTON | 306 | 72.2% | N/A |
| Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts THORNTON | 393 | 69.2% | 13.8% |
| Denver Center for International Studies DENVER | 354 | 71.5% | 24.8% |
| Global Leadership Academy DENVER | 400 | 75.8% | N/A |
| William Smith High School AURORA | 410 | 81.5% | 9.6% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #202 of 231 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #189 of 409 | #15 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #124 of 250 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #232 of 250 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #64 of 320 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #84 of 139 | #7 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 399 | 22.5 | 17.7:1 | 74% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 74% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 63% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 66% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 17 | 23.8:1 | 64% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 73% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (448 to 399); teachers up 18% (19 to 22.5).
About Academy High School
Academy High School, located in THORNTON, Colorado, is a small high school. The school has 399 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Colorado average about 627 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
Academy High School is part of a district of 20 schools: Mapleton Public Schools, with 7,095 students.
At Academy High School, 86% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 9% White and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 43% Hispanic share among all Adams County residents. The diversity index for Academy High School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Academy High School has 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.7:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 74% at Academy High School. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Adams County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Academy High School, the prediction is 21.6% and the result is 12.0%.
For Adams County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 171 public schools and about 87,938 students.
Clayton Partnership School is less than a tenth of a mile from Academy High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Academy High School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
Academy High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 448 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 399 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mapleton Public Schools
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
- Explore Pk-8Elementary · 557 students
- Trailside AcademyElementary · 492 students
- Monterey Community SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Clayton Partnership SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Adventure ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
Other Academy High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Academy High. Academy High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Academy High SchoolLITTLE RIVER, TX · 546 students
- Academy High SchoolPLANO, TX · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton Partnership School0.0 mi · 430
- Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts0.1 mi · 393
- Mapleton Early Career Preparation0.1 mi · 306
- North Valley School for Young Adults0.1 mi · 102
- Achieve Academy0.4 mi · 370
- Preschool on Poze0.4 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Academy High SchoolHow many students attend Academy High School?
Academy High School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Academy High School serve?
Academy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Academy High School have?
Academy High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Academy High School?
Academy High School reports a student body of 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Academy High School public or private?
Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mapleton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.