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Adams 12 Five Star Schools Schools
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is a public school district in Colorado, based in Adams County (Thornton). SchoolGrade grades 54 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Adams 12 Five Star Schools
52 of 54 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 11C: 6D: 20F: 10
Best schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Statewide rankings: all 359 high schools in Colorado · all 254 middle schools in Colorado · all 951 elementary schools in Colorado
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Stargate Charter School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hulstrom Options K 8 School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Meridian Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Thunder Vista P 8 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Prospect Ridge Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- B+ Legacy High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Coyote Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Westlake Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Rocky Top Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Silver Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
High schools (5)
- B Horizon High School, Brighton
- B+ Legacy High School, Broomfield
- C Mountain Range High School, Westminster
- D Northglenn High School, Northglenn
- D- Thornton High School, Thornton
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- D Century Middle School, Thornton
- F Northglenn Middle School, Northglenn
- B+ Rocky Top Middle School, Thornton
- D- Shadow Ridge Middle School, Thornton
- D Silver Hills Middle School, Northglenn
- F Thornton Middle School, Thornton
- B+ Westlake Middle School, Broomfield
Elementary and primary schools (29)
- C- Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School, Westminster
- D Centennial Elementary School, Broomfield
- D- Cherry Drive Elementary School, Thornton
- F Coronado Hills Elementary School, Thornton
- B- Cotton Creek Elementary School, Westminster
- B+ Coyote Ridge Elementary School, Broomfield
- C- Eagleview Elementary School, Thornton
- F Federal Heights Elementary School, Denver
- D Glacier Peak Elementary School, Brighton
- F Hillcrest Elementary School, Northglenn
- D+ Hunters Glen Elementary School, Thornton
- D+ Leroy Drive Elementary School, Northglenn
- D- Malley Drive Elementary School, Northglenn
- F Mcelwain Elementary School, Thornton
- A- Meridian Elementary School, Broomfield
- B- Mountain View Elementary School, Broomfield
- D- North Mor Elementary School, Northglenn
- D- North Star Elementary School, Denver
- B Prairie Hills Elementary School, Thornton
- D- Riverdale Elementary School, Thornton
- F Rocky Mountain Elementary School, Westminster
- B Silver Creek Elementary, Thornton
- C+ Skyview Elementary School, Thornton
- C- Stellar Elementary School, Thornton
- F Stukey Elementary School, Northglenn
- C- Tarver Elementary School, Thornton
- D- Thornton Elementary School, Thornton
- D Westview Elementary School, Northglenn
- D- Woodglen Elementary School, Thornton
Other schools and academies (13)
- Adams12 Five Star Preschool, Thornton
- Bright Horizons Preschool, Thornton
- A+ Hulstrom Options K 8 School, Northglenn
- D+ New America School Thornton, Thornton
- D- Pathways Future Center, Thornton
- A- Prospect Ridge Academy, Broomfield
- A+ Stargate Charter School, Thornton
- B- Stem Lab, Northglenn
- F Stem Launch, Thornton
- D+ The Studio School, Northglenn
- A- Thunder Vista P 8, Broomfield
- F Vantage Point, Northglenn
- B Westgate Community School, Thornton
Where Adams 12 Five Star Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Thornton (25)
- Northglenn (13)
- Broomfield (8)
- Westminster (4)
- Brighton (2)
- Denver (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Adams County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 34,998 students with 2,028 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,678 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0806900
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St (17 schools, 6 mi)
- Westminster Public Schools (18 schools, 7 mi)
- School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo (13 schools, 9 mi)
- School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (201 schools, 13 mi)
- Weld re-8 schools (6 schools, 14 mi)
- School District 27J (29 schools, 15 mi)
- Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe (9 schools, 19 mi)
- Sheridan School District No. 2 (5 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Adams 12 Five Star Schools
How many schools are in Adams 12 Five Star Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 54 public schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Adams 12 Five Star Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Thornton, Northglenn, Broomfield, Westminster, Brighton and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools?
Across the 52 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.3%. 48% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Adams 12 Five Star Schools?
34,998 students were enrolled in Adams 12 Five Star Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Adams 12 Five Star Schools?
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is in Colorado, based in Adams County, with its district office in Thornton. Its boundary covers about 60.5 sq mi.