Stellar Elementary School

Stellar Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in THORNTON, Colorado, run under Adams 12 Five Star Schools, with 418 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, Stellar Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stellar Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Adams County shows median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Stellar Elementary School is one.

Skyview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stellar Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 564 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 42% to 56%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.