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Enrollment
776
Combined
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555002017
York International
9200 YORK ST, THORNTON, CO 80229 · (303) 853-1600 · Adams County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
570 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 51 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
29.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 17.8% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 York International
York International's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York International this school | 776 | 73.5% | 22.6% |
| Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy DENVER | 670 | 82.1% | 14.4% |
| Holly School HOLLY | 276 | 64.1% | 26.4% |
| Sierra Grande K-12 School BLANCA | 307 | 79.2% | 25.3% |
| Moffat Prek-12 School MOFFAT | 99 | 79.8% | 23.9% |
| Centennial School SAN LUIS | 186 | 91.4% | 16.4% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 York International ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #12 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #2 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
776
-196 (-20%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 776 | 39.9 | 19.4:1 | 73% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 40.7 | 18.9:1 | 75% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 42.6 | 19.2:1 | 66% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 972 | 89 | 10.9:1 | 65% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 37.5 | 20.8:1 | 72% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 71% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 40 | 18.5:1 | 73% (542) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York International.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (778 to 776); teachers up 6% (37.5 to 39.9).
About York International
York International is a school serving multiple grade levels located in THORNTON, Colorado, in Adams County. Students in kindergarten through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 776 students. Combined schools in Colorado have about 523 students on average; enrollment here is 48% higher.
York International is in Mapleton Public Schools, a district with 7,095 students across 20 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at York International is 85%. The next largest groups are 8% White and 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 43 points above the 43% share among Adams County residents. The diversity index for York International is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.4:1. Across combined schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 14.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Adams County is 11 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.2% for York International. The school posts 22.6%, within a point of the prediction.
Adams County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Adams County number 171, with about 87,938 students.
Preschool on Poze is about 0.2 miles from York International, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 16.5% proficiency; York International posts 22.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, York International enrolled 972 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 776. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.4:1 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 Mapleton Public Schools
- Explore Pk-8Elementary · 557 students
- Trailside AcademyElementary · 492 students
- Monterey Community SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Clayton Partnership SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Adventure ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Global Leadership AcademyHigh · 400 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
- Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Preschool on Poze0.2 mi · 193
- Achieve Academy0.3 mi · 370
- North Valley School for Young Adults0.4 mi · 102
- Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts0.5 mi · 393
- Clayton Partnership School0.6 mi · 430
- Academy High School0.6 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About York InternationalHow many students attend York International?
York International enrolls approximately 776 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does York International serve?
York International serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at York International?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at York International.
What is the racial breakdown of students at York International?
At York International, the student body is approximately 8% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees York International?
York International is overseen by Mapleton Public Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.