Thunder Ridge Middle School

5250 South Picadilly Street, Aurora CO, 80015 | Cherry Creek School District 5 | 720-886-1500
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1314
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 42% 5% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 124 in Aurora
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
29%Aurora
39%Colorado

Thunder Ridge Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Cherry Creek School District 5" in Aurora, CO. There are a total of 1,314 students and 74 teachers at Thunder Ridge Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Thunder Ridge Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 41.5%, which is 5% higher than the Colorado average.

Thunder Ridge Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1314
Teachers74
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thunder Ridge Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
633%
742%
844%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
642%
744%
845%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thunder Ridge Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 59.8% 55.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 10.5% 11.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 5.9% 7.9% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.4% 18.7% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.7% 5.5% 3.5% 3.1%

Aurora demographics profile

StatisticAuroraColoradoNational
Population379,4345,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,3725691
Median age34.836.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%56%55%
Speak English67%83%79%
Speak Spanish20%12%13%

Education level achieved in Aurora

IndexAuroraColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade84.2%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school83.1%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college61.1%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.6%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.8%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.1%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Thunder Ridge Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.