Thornton Middle School

Thornton Middle School is a big 6-8 campus in THORNTON, Colorado, part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school instructs 721 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% above the state mean of about 462.

Thornton Middle School is one of 54 schools operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district that hosts 34,466 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thornton Middle School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest is composed of 11% White, 7% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Thornton Middle School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Adams County (around 62%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Thornton Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.7%; this one delivers 7.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household income runs about $94,571, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thornton Middle School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is Thornton High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Thornton Middle School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 16.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Thornton Middle School's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 925 (now 721). The Asian share of enrollment rose from 2% to 7% over that span.

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