📍 9351 Washington Street, Thornton, Adams County, 80229
Thornton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Thornton, Adams County. The school has 1,412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Thornton High School enrolls 1,412 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 6.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,006 | 71% |
| White | 239 | 17% |
| Asian | 87 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,045 of the school's 1,412 students (74%) 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 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.
Thornton High 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 1,412 students, Thornton High School is larger than the district average of about 627 students per school.
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