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Adams 12 Five Star Schools

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

1500 E 128th Avenue
Thornton, CO 80241
Adams County
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PH: (720) 972-4000
FAX: (720) 972-4169

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Grades PK-12
36,291 students
50 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

66% (2008)

67% (2007)

63% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

43% (2008)

47% (2007)

43% (2006)

49% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

69% (2008)

68% (2007)

68% (2006)

66% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

64% (2008)

59% (2007)

63% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

48% (2008)

43% (2007)

43% (2006)

45% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

72% (2007)

69% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

66% (2008)

66% (2007)

67% (2006)

66% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

38% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

55% (2008)

54% (2007)

55% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

66% (2008)

66% (2007)

65% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

68% (2008)

68% (2007)

66% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

55% (2008)

57% (2007)

53% (2006)

54% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

60% (2008)

60% (2007)

53% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

63% (2008)

63% (2007)

61% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

55% (2008)

57% (2007)

51% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

43% (2008)

45% (2007)

38% (2006)

36% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

63% (2008)

57% (2007)

62% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

44% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

44% (2008)

43% (2007)

46% (2006)

43% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

39% (2008)

36% (2007)

35% (2006)

34% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

61% (2008)

62% (2007)

64% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

39% (2008)

43% (2007)

44% (2006)

45% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

30% (2008)

28% (2007)

32% (2006)

26% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

64% (2008)

68% (2007)

68% (2006)

60% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

43% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

41% (2008)

46% (2007)

47% (2006)

41% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

21% (2008)

23% (2007)

25% (2006)

22% (2005)
The state average for Math was 30% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

CSAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	66%
Female	68%
Male	63%
Black (not Hispanic)	64%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59%
White (not Hispanic)	75%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	38%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Migrant	12%
Immigrant	46%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Writing	This District
All Students	43%
Female	50%
Male	36%
Black (not Hispanic)	32%
Asian or Pacific Islander	49%
Hispanic	28%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	32%
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	45%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	20%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	47%
Migrant	11%
Immigrant	32%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	43%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	69%
Male	70%
Black (not Hispanic)	53%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63%
White (not Hispanic)	77%
Free lunch eligible	49%
Reduced lunch eligible	59%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
IEP	33%
Non-IEP	72%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	54%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Migrant	39%
Immigrant	62%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	64%
Female	67%
Male	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	67%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	29%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Migrant	23%
Immigrant	32%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Writing	This District
All Students	48%
Female	55%
Male	40%
Black (not Hispanic)	43%
Asian or Pacific Islander	57%
Hispanic	29%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	35%
White (not Hispanic)	56%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	40%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	51%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	52%
Migrant	13%
Immigrant	22%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	49%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	69%
Male	70%
Black (not Hispanic)	54%
Asian or Pacific Islander	83%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50%
White (not Hispanic)	78%
Free lunch eligible	47%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	73%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	46%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Migrant	43%
Immigrant	35%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	66%
Female	69%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	68%
Asian or Pacific Islander	77%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	75%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	71%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	29%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Migrant	24%
Immigrant	38%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Science	This District
All Students	38%
Female	35%
Male	40%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	45%
Hispanic	16%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	48%
Free lunch eligible	12%
Reduced lunch eligible	24%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	43%
Migrant	3%
Immigrant	12%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	39%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Female	60%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	56%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	16%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Migrant	15%
Immigrant	24%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	65%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	67%
Asian or Pacific Islander	85%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	46%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	41%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Migrant	39%
Immigrant	40%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	68%
Female	72%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	67%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52%
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	45%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	72%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	25%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Migrant	32%
Immigrant	22%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	69%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Female	63%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	61%
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	44%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	60%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	14%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Migrant	23%
Immigrant	22%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Math	This District
All Students	60%
Female	61%
Male	59%
Black (not Hispanic)	57%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48%
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	64%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	23%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Migrant	25%
Immigrant	19%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	70%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	47%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	57%
White (not Hispanic)	72%
Free lunch eligible	42%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	68%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Migrant	31%
Immigrant	24%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Female	66%
Male	44%
Black (not Hispanic)	41%
Asian or Pacific Islander	66%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	57%
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	44%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Migrant	19%
Immigrant	20%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Math	This District
All Students	43%
Female	43%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	14%
Asian or Pacific Islander	68%
Hispanic	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	33%
White (not Hispanic)	52%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	34%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	47%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	46%
Migrant	13%
Immigrant	12%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	44%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	67%
Male	59%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	47%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52%
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	67%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Migrant	24%
Immigrant	9%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Science	This District
All Students	44%
Female	38%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	29%
Asian or Pacific Islander	54%
Hispanic	26%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39%
White (not Hispanic)	53%
Free lunch eligible	21%
Reduced lunch eligible	34%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	54%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	47%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	48%
Migrant	3%
Immigrant	9%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	44%
Female	53%
Male	37%
Black (not Hispanic)	33%
Asian or Pacific Islander	64%
Hispanic	29%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	33%
White (not Hispanic)	51%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	34%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	48%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	47%
Migrant	10%
Immigrant	9%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Math	This District
All Students	39%
Female	36%
Male	42%
Black (not Hispanic)	23%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	23%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	30%
White (not Hispanic)	46%
Free lunch eligible	19%
Reduced lunch eligible	31%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	48%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	41%
Migrant	14%
Immigrant	18%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	40%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	61%
Female	66%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66%
White (not Hispanic)	72%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Migrant	35%
Immigrant	16%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Writing	This District
All Students	39%
Female	46%
Male	32%
Black (not Hispanic)	31%
Asian or Pacific Islander	49%
Hispanic	22%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37%
White (not Hispanic)	48%
Free lunch eligible	20%
Reduced lunch eligible	27%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	46%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	43%
Migrant	0%
Immigrant	8%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	40%

Math	This District
All Students	30%
Female	27%
Male	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	18%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	14%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31%
White (not Hispanic)	38%
Free lunch eligible	13%
Reduced lunch eligible	23%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	36%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	32%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	4%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	33%
Migrant	13%
Immigrant	8%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	30%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	64%
Female	71%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	66%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41%
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	67%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	23%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Immigrant	27%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Science	This District
All Students	43%
Female	41%
Male	46%
Black (not Hispanic)	32%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	23%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29%
White (not Hispanic)	53%
Free lunch eligible	21%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	48%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	46%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	47%
Immigrant	10%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	44%

Writing	This District
All Students	41%
Female	50%
Male	32%
Black (not Hispanic)	32%
Asian or Pacific Islander	51%
Hispanic	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	23%
White (not Hispanic)	49%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	30%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	45%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	44%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	6%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	44%
Immigrant	17%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	42%

Math	This District
All Students	21%
Female	18%
Male	24%
Black (not Hispanic)	14%
Asian or Pacific Islander	39%
Hispanic	10%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	14%
White (not Hispanic)	25%
Free lunch eligible	8%
Reduced lunch eligible	17%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	24%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	23%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	22%
Immigrant	15%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	21%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The different student groups are identified by the Colorado Department of Education. If there are fewer than 16 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	18	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	17	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	18	21

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21

¹Source: CO Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	92%
Graduating class of 2007	89%
Graduating class of 2006	88%

Source: CO Dept. of Education

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination. All high school students in Colorado must take the ACT.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Scores for the graduating class of 2008 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2007. Scores for the graduating class of 2007 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2006. Scores for the graduating class of 2006 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2005.
If there are fewer than 16 students in a district, the Colorado Department of Education does not report data for that district.

More about the tests

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	19	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	62%	63%
Hispanic	29%	27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5%	3%
Black, not Hispanic	3%	6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	28%	33%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,219	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	62%	57%
Student and staff support	8%	7%
Administration	16%	17%
Other expenditures	14%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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