Thornton High School

9351 Washington Street, Thornton CO, 80229 | Northglenn-Thornton School District 12 | 720-972-4800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1706
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 20% 51% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 41 in Thornton
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
32%Thornton
39%Colorado

Thornton High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Northglenn-Thornton School District 12" in Thornton, CO. There are a total of 1,706 students and 89 teachers at Thornton High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Thornton High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 19.5%, which is 51% lower than the Colorado average.

Thornton High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1706
Teachers89
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment34
Taking some courses31
Taking some courses (not tests)2
Passing some courses4
Passing no courses16

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 Thornton High School, there are a total of 34 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 31 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All12%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School12%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

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.

Thornton High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 28.2% 50.9% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 3.4% 2.1% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 6.0% 5.3% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 59.7% 38.8% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.2% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 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 Thornton High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.