Adams 12 Five Star Schools

1500 E 128th Avenue
Thornton, CO 80241
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%

Top Rankings

Adams 12 Five Star Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 17 public middle schools serving 13,230 students in Adams 12 Five Star Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle Schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public middle school average of 52% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
54 Schools
671 Schools
# Students
34,466 Students
308,536 Students
# Teachers
1,989 Teachers
19,163 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 176 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CO)
#47 out of 179 school districts
(Top 30%)
34%
33%
43%
45%
(20-21)
28%
29%
83%
82%

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