Hunters Glen Elementary School

As an average-sized K-5 school in THORNTON, Colorado, Hunters Glen Elementary School caters to 491 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 34,466 students. Hunters Glen Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hunters Glen Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 42% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Adams County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Adams County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hunters Glen Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 39.3%, a residual of +4.7 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Hunters Glen Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Century Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hunters Glen Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hunters Glen Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 26% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.