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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001196
Woodglen Elementary School
11717 MADISON STREET, THORNTON, CO 80233 · (720) 972-5700 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
252 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
60%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
33.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 21.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Woodglen Elementary School
Woodglen Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodglen Elementary School this school | 383 | 65.8% | 26.9% |
| Stellar Elementary School THORNTON | 418 | 67.9% | 38.1% |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School THORNTON | 325 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Grant Ranch ECE-8 School DENVER | 334 | 67.4% | 23.1% |
| Westgate Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 305 | 68.9% | 18.6% |
| Westview Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 402 | 71.6% | 22.6% |
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 Woodglen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #638 of 931 | #33 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #698 of 940 ▼ 27 | #40 of 89 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #603 of 946 ▲ 33 | #28 of 89 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #473 of 1,056 | #59 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #664 of 896 | #51 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #215 of 896 | #22 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #305 of 983 | #53 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #146 of 664 | #12 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
383
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 383 | 22.5 | 17.0:1 | 66% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 23.5 | 16.7:1 | 70% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 55% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 22 | 24.2:1 | 51% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 56% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 16% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodglen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (532 to 383); teachers up 2% (22 to 22.5).
About Woodglen Elementary School
Woodglen Elementary School is an elementary school located in THORNTON, Colorado, in Adams County. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 383 students.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools enrolls 34,466 students, and its 54 schools include Woodglen Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Woodglen Elementary School. Next come 32% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 43% Hispanic among all Adams County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Woodglen Elementary School has a ratio of 17.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 66%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Woodglen Elementary School outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.8%.
For the population of Adams County, median household income comes to about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Adams County counts 171 public schools with about 87,938 students.
Cherry Drive Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.7%; Woodglen Elementary School's is 26.9%, ranking 5th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Woodglen Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 13% over 4 years, reaching 383 in 2024-25.
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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 Woodglen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Woodglen Elementary. Woodglen Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WOODGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW CITY, NY · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Cherry Drive Elementary School1.0 mi · 325
- Hulstrom K-81.0 mi · 663
- Stellar Elementary School1.0 mi · 418
- STEM Lab1.1 mi · 740
- Skyview Elementary School1.2 mi · 326
- Malley Drive Elementary School1.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Woodglen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodglen Elementary School?
Woodglen Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodglen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodglen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Woodglen Elementary School have?
Woodglen Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is Woodglen Elementary School?
Woodglen Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodglen Elementary School?
Woodglen Elementary School is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.