Rocky Top Middle School

14150 York Street, Thornton CO, 80602 | Northglenn-Thornton School District 12 | 720-972-2200
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1350
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 55% 38% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 41 in Thornton
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
32%Thornton
39%Colorado

Rocky Top Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Northglenn-Thornton School District 12" in Thornton, CO. There are a total of 1,350 students and 69 teachers at Rocky Top Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Rocky Top Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.5%, which is 38% higher than the Colorado average.

Rocky Top Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1350
Teachers69
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

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 Rocky Top 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
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
652%
749%
855%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
654%
765%
852%
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.

Rocky Top Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 71.7% 50.9% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 1.6% 2.1% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 5.8% 5.3% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2% 38.8% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 1.9% 3.5% 3.1%

Thornton demographics profile

StatisticThorntonColoradoNational
Population144,1865,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,0165691
Median age33.536.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%56%55%
Speak English75%83%79%
Speak Spanish18%12%13%

Education level achieved in Thornton

IndexThorntonColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade83.5%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school82.0%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college59.5%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree36.3%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.1%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.5%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Rocky Top Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.