Thornton Elementary School

Grades: PK-5
Students: 391
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 445:1
Certified Teachers: 98%
Community Reviews
8 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
1/10
Test Scores
3/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
3/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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I had my kids in this school for 2 years. I tried working with the staff and the school board about the major bullying issues this school has. No resolution was in sight and the bullies are treated better than the victims. My children also had minimal to no educational growth. My youngest is struggl
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Posted by a parent on 3/14/2024
We moved to Colorado in 2015 and for a few different reasons our son attended a Denver Public Schools elementary school for the beginning of his 4th grade year. It was God-awful. We switched him to Thornton Elementary, which is our boundary school, and we couldn't be happier. He finished 4th grade a
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Posted by a parent on 3/19/2018
We arrived new to Colorado in 2014. Our first grader attended a new charter school which turned out to be awful...we had to move him to a new school. Thornton was our boundary school and I am VERY glad it was (I would not have enrolled him there based on the low rating if the choice open enrollment
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Posted by a community member on 4/10/2017
This is a great school. The reason we chose this school was because it was a candidate school for the Primary Years Program through the International Baccalaureate accreditation. My daughter is in the 2nd grade and has tested above grade level in some of the major subjects and both her teachers (1st
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Posted by a parent on 9/19/2014
I have been very happy with this school for my granddaughter, as I now have custody of her.. The staff I have encountered are courteous and are kind to the students. The teachers I have encountered are helpful and working to the best of their ability to make the students excel to the best of their i
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Posted by a parent on 8/11/2014

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Thornton schools - Thornton Elementary School is located at 900 Eppinger Boulevard, Thornton CO 80229. Thornton Elementary School is in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools School District. Thornton Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.

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