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Enrollment
1,572
Combined
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690000728
Stargate Charter School
14530 WASHINGTON STREET, THORNTON, CO 80023 · (303) 450-3936 · Adams County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,572 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
163 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 138 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 145 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (138).
Student demographics
66%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
78.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
78.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 78.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 75.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,572
+86 (+6%) vs 2020
+552% since 2000-01, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,572 | 80.7 | 19.5:1 | 10% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 1,572 | 80.6 | 19.5:1 | 10% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 1,551 | 77.8 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,486 | 73 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,307 | 66.2 | 19.8:1 | 3% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 2% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stargate Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (1,307 to 1,572); teachers up 22% (66.2 to 80.7).
About Stargate Charter School
Stargate Charter School is a high-enrollment combined-grade school in THORNTON, Colorado, that operates as a charter school. It enrolled 1,572 students in kindergarten through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 201% higher than the average for combined schools in Colorado, which is about 523.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs Stargate Charter School along with 53 other schools, enrolling 34,466 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Stargate Charter School, 48% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 30% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Stargate Charter School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.5:1, with 80.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among combined schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 14.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Stargate Charter School is 10%. It compares with 62% for public schools in Adams County.
The allk12 Grade for Stargate Charter School is A+. Compared with Colorado public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Stargate Charter School are 15.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.3%, compared with a predicted 60.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Colorado.
According to the American Community Survey, in Adams County, median household income is about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stargate Charter School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
Rocky Top Middle School is located about 1.2 miles from Stargate Charter School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 48.3% proficiency; Stargate Charter School posts 76.3%.
Stargate Charter School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. As a charter school, Stargate Charter School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,572, 6% above the 1,486 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
- Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Top Middle School1.2 mi · 1,052
- Silver Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 538
- Hunters Glen Elementary School1.6 mi · 491
- Prairie Hills Elementary School2.0 mi · 378
- Century Middle School2.0 mi · 717
- Tarver Elementary School2.2 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Stargate Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stargate Charter School?
Stargate Charter School enrolls approximately 1,572 students in grades KG-12.
Is Stargate Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stargate Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Stargate Charter School have?
Stargate Charter School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Stargate Charter School?
Student demographics at Stargate Charter School are roughly 48% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Stargate Charter School in?
Stargate Charter School is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.