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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Stellar Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690006303
Stellar Elementary School
3901 EAST 124TH AVENUE, THORNTON, CO 80241 · (720) 972-2340 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
284 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
58%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
39.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 32.5% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Stellar Elementary School
Stellar Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar Elementary School this school | 418 | 67.9% | 38.1% |
| Woodglen Elementary School THORNTON | 383 | 65.8% | 26.9% |
| Westview Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 402 | 71.6% | 22.6% |
| Monfort Elementary School GREELEY | 373 | 68.9% | 19.2% |
| Grant Ranch ECE-8 School DENVER | 334 | 67.4% | 23.1% |
| Riverdale Elementary School THORNTON | 372 | 66.9% | 24.2% |
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 Stellar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #461 of 931 | #18 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #429 of 940 ▲ 58 | #14 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #513 of 946 ▲ 5 | #19 of 89 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #396 of 1,056 | #52 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #641 of 896 | #47 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #242 of 896 | #27 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #284 of 983 | #51 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #177 of 664 | #18 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
418
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 68% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 65% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 24.5 | 16.6:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 54% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 46% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 37% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stellar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (564 to 418); teachers down 11% (28 to 25).
About Stellar Elementary School
In THORNTON, Colorado, part of Adams County, Stellar Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 418 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools (54 schools, 34,466 students) runs Stellar Elementary School.
Hispanic students account for 56% of enrollment at Stellar Elementary School. Other groups make up 32% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Stellar Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Stellar Elementary School counts 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.7 students for each one. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Stellar Elementary School are 12.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.1% actual, 25.5% predicted).
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. Stellar Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
The nearest other public school, Skyview Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stellar Elementary School. By average proficiency, Stellar Elementary School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 418, 10% below the 465 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Skyview Elementary School0.7 mi · 326
- Shadow Ridge Middle School1.0 mi · 632
- Woodglen Elementary School1.0 mi · 383
- Tarver Elementary School1.1 mi · 475
- Eagleview Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- Glacier Peak Elementary School1.4 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Stellar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stellar Elementary School?
Stellar Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Stellar Elementary School serve?
Stellar Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stellar Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Stellar Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stellar Elementary School?
At Stellar Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 56% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stellar Elementary School in?
Stellar Elementary 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.