📍 5250 South Picadilly Street, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80015
Thunder Ridge Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 1,152 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Thunder Ridge Middle School enrolls 1,152 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 586 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 77 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 1,152 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thunder Ridge Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Thunder Ridge Middle School is one of 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, based in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado. The district serves 51,980 students district-wide and employs 3,176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,152 students, Thunder Ridge Middle School is larger than the district average of about 743 students per school.
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