📍 9451 Hoffman Way, Thornton, Adams County, 80229
Thornton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Thornton, Adams County. The school has 732 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Thornton Middle School enrolls 732 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 5.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 573 | 78% |
| White | 81 | 11% |
| Asian | 38 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
657 of the school's 732 students (90%) 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.
Thornton Middle 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.
Thornton Middle School is one of 55 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, based in THORNTON, Colorado. The district serves 34,466 students district-wide and employs 2,015 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 732 students, Thornton Middle School is larger than the district average of about 627 students per school.
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