📍 8970 York St, Thornton, Adams County, 80229
Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thornton, Adams County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Academy High School enrolls 420 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 344 | 82% |
| White | 45 | 11% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 420 students (58%) 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.
Academy High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Academy High School is one of 20 schools in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 7,095 students district-wide and employs 403 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Academy High School is larger than the district average of about 355 students per school.
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