Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001401
Skyview Elementary School
5021 EAST 123RD AVENUE, THORNTON, CO 80241 · (720) 972-5620 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
188 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
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
29.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 26.4% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Skyview Elementary School
Skyview Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Elementary School this school | 326 | 57.7% | 28.4% |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School THORNTON | 325 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Foothills Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 363 | 60.6% | 27.5% |
| Burlington Elementary School LONGMONT | 320 | 61.3% | 34.5% |
| Denison Montessori School DENVER | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
| Woodglen Elementary School THORNTON | 383 | 65.8% | 26.9% |
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 Skyview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #612 of 931 | #28 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #696 of 940 ▼ 113 | #39 of 89 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #663 of 946 ▼ 48 | #40 of 89 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #626 of 1,056 | #72 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #142 of 896 | #2 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #179 of 896 | #14 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #400 of 983 | #64 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #84 of 664 | #6 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
326
-66 (-17%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 326 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 58% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 23.5 | 15.2:1 | 60% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 23.5 | 15.2:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 45% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 24.1 | 20.1:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 45% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 30 | 22.6:1 | 9% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 30 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (483 to 326); teachers up 2% (24.1 to 24.6).
About Skyview Elementary School
Skyview Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in THORNTON, Colorado. Enrolled students number 326 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Skyview Elementary School is in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district with 34,466 students across 54 schools.
The most common group at Skyview Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 37% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligible students account for 58% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Skyview Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.4%) and its predicted rate (31.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
In the county around the school, Adams County, the median household income is $94,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Adams County is home to 171 public schools and about 87,938 public school students.
Shadow Ridge Middle School is the public school closest to Skyview Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Skyview Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.4% against a local average of 33.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Skyview Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 66 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Skyview Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Skyview Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Skyview Elementary. Skyview Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Skyview Elementary SchoolWINDSOR, CO · 440 students
- Skyview Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 802 students
- Skyview ElementaryPerris, CA · 725 students
- SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINELLAS PARK, FL · 564 students
- Skyview Elementary SchoolYukon, OK · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Shadow Ridge Middle School0.3 mi · 632
- Glacier Peak Elementary School0.7 mi · 412
- Stellar Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Cherry Drive Elementary School1.2 mi · 325
- Eagleview Elementary School1.2 mi · 451
- Woodglen Elementary School1.2 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Skyview Elementary SchoolHow large is Skyview Elementary School?
Skyview Elementary School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
Is Skyview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyview Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyview Elementary School?
At Skyview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 49% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Skyview Elementary School public or private?
Skyview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
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