Thornton Elementary School
900 Eppinger Blvd Denver CO, 80229, Adams County Phone: 720-972-5660 Ranking: (1,188 out of 1,246, bottom 5%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Northglenn-Thornton School District 12 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 393 | 430 | 434 | 446 | 484 | 506 | 487 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 79 | 20.1% | 82 | 19.1% | 66 | 15.2% | 81 | 18.2% | 70 | 14.5% | 90 | 17.8% | 91 | 18.7% |
Grade 1: | 67 | 17.0% | 64 | 14.9% | 89 | 20.5% | 62 | 13.9% | 87 | 18.0% | 84 | 16.6% | 87 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 15.3% | 76 | 17.7% | 50 | 11.5% | 81 | 18.2% | 82 | 16.9% | 91 | 18.0% | 79 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 18.6% | 58 | 13.5% | 81 | 18.7% | 78 | 17.5% | 83 | 17.1% | 85 | 16.8% | 85 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 13.2% | 71 | 16.5% | 76 | 17.5% | 74 | 16.6% | 87 | 18.0% | 79 | 15.6% | 72 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 15.8% | 79 | 18.4% | 72 | 16.6% | 70 | 15.7% | 75 | 15.5% | 77 | 15.2% | 73 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 47.8% | 228 | 53.0% | 224 | 51.6% | 230 | 51.6% | 239 | 49.4% | 252 | 49.8% | 253 | 52.0% |
Female: | 205 | 52.2% | 202 | 47.0% | 210 | 48.4% | 216 | 48.4% | 237 | 49.0% | 246 | 48.6% | 230 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 20 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.8% | 22 | 5.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 29 | 6.0% | 29 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.9% |
Hispanic: | 264 | 67.2% | 279 | 64.9% | 285 | 65.7% | 308 | 69.1% | 341 | 70.5% | 364 | 71.9% | 364 | 74.7% |
Black: | 11 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.1% |
White: | 86 | 21.9% | 106 | 24.7% | 110 | 25.3% | 113 | 25.3% | 96 | 19.8% | 97 | 19.2% | 87 | 17.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 267 | 67.9% | 297 | 69.1% | 308 | 71.0% | 338 | 75.8% | 362 | 74.8% | 342 | 67.6% | 307 | 63.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 12.2% | 70 | 16.3% | 70 | 16.1% | 47 | 10.5% | 44 | 9.1% | 58 | 11.5% | 59 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.09 | 19.55 | 18.87 | 15.65 | 15.87 | 17.10 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 66 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 69 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 68 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 69 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 68 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 66 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 70 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 64 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 62 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 67 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 66 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 68 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 68 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 43 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 49 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 43 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 47 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 43 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 48 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 40 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 44 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 67 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 69 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 71 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 69 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 73 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 73 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 58 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 59 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 63 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 59 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 64 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 63 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 57 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 60 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 45 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 45 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 43 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 42 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 48 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 46 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 45 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 52 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 54 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 61 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 65 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 67 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 65 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 63 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 62 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 65 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 65 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 66 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 66 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 67 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 67 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 66 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 62 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 65 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 32 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 37 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 8 | 38 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 42 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 5 | 45 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 11 | 43 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 49 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 51 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 55 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 54 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 55 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 53 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 50 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 56 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 43.2 | 68.6 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 45.2 | 70.2 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 34.2 | 67.9 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 37.0 | 66.7 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 8.8 | 44.4 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 13.2 | 41.8 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48.1 | 72.7 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58.3 | 70.4 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 63.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 40.3 | 63.9 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 8.8 | 44.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 16.4 | 48.7 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 39.5 | 63.3 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43.1 | 64.7 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28.0 | 65.2 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32.9 | 67.1 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 12.0 | 44.7 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 13.7 | 45.7 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 52.6 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 20.5 | 51.7 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.4% | 57.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.6% | 42.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.8% | 48.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.2% | 51.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,635.0 | $42,590.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,584.0 | $33,961.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,498.0 | $50,712.0 |
* Thornton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.