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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001419
Hunters Glen Elementary School
13222 CORONA STREET, THORNTON, CO 80241 · (720) 972-5440 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
260 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 43.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Hunters Glen Elementary School
Hunters Glen Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Glen Elementary School this school | 491 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 465 | 56.6% | 48.1% |
| Colorado STEM Academy WESTMINSTER | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| Emerald Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 383 | 50.9% | 46.0% |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School BRIGHTON | 412 | 47.6% | 31.3% |
| Eagle Crest Elementary School LONGMONT | 421 | 44.9% | 48.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Hunters Glen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #444 of 931 | #17 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #440 of 940 ▼ 96 | #17 of 89 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #502 of 946 ▼ 110 | #17 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #258 of 1,056 | #31 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #766 of 896 | #66 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #167 of 896 | #12 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #444 of 983 | #68 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #612 of 664 | #57 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
491
+97 (+25%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 491 | 27.3 | 18.0:1 | 53% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 55% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 24.5 | 18.7:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 22.5 | 22.5:1 | 27% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 6% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunters Glen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (506 to 491); teachers up 22% (22.5 to 27.3).
About Hunters Glen Elementary School
Hunters Glen Elementary School is an elementary school in THORNTON, Colorado, according to federal school records. It has an enrollment of 491 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 30% above that mark.
Enrollment across the 54 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools totals 34,466 students.
About 44% of students at Hunters Glen Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 42% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among Adams County residents, the Hispanic share is about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Hunters Glen Elementary School has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 53% at Hunters Glen Elementary School. For comparison, public schools in Adams County average 62%.
Hunters Glen Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.6% for Hunters Glen Elementary School. The school posts 39.3%, 4.7 points above the prediction.
Looking at the county, Adams County, 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's public schools total 171, with about 87,938 students.
Hunters Glen Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Century Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Hunters Glen Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hunters Glen Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Hunters Glen Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 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 Hunters Glen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hunters Glen Elementary. Hunters Glen Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hunters Glen Elementary SchoolMISSOURI CITY, TX · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Century Middle School0.4 mi · 717
- Westgate Community School0.9 mi · 540
- Pathways Future Center1.2 mi · 386
- Rocky Top Middle School1.3 mi · 1,052
- Tarver Elementary School1.3 mi · 475
- Mountain Range High School1.5 mi · 1,788
Frequently asked questions
About Hunters Glen Elementary SchoolHow large is Hunters Glen Elementary School?
Hunters Glen Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hunters Glen Elementary School serve?
Hunters Glen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hunters Glen Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Hunters Glen Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hunters Glen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hunters Glen Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hunters Glen Elementary School public or private?
Hunters Glen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.