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Schools in Thornton

Thornton’s public schools

Galt Joint Union High School District and New Hope Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thornton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Galt Joint Union High
Students per teacher
22.1
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,022 students on the public path
In brief

Thornton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Thornton’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. New Hope Elementary places highest (better than 24%); New Hope Elementary lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Thornton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8New Hope ElementaryNew Hope Elementary School DistrictC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Galt Joint Union High School District.

Two districts serve Thornton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Galt Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 1,934 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 22.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,174CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
New Hope Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 164 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$24,649CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Galt Joint Union High School District47%
State average 46.7% · 497 students tested
Math · 9–12, Galt Joint Union High School District21%
State average 33.1% · 497 students tested
Reading · K–8, New Hope Elementary School District47%
State average 46.7% · 120 students tested
Math · K–8, New Hope Elementary School District27%
State average 33.1% · 120 students tested

Thornton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Thornton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thornton—New Hope Elementary K–8 · Galt Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Thornton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Thorntonby address
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
164 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Thorntonin other towns
Galt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Galt
959 students22:1Rate it →
Liberty Ranch High
High · Grades 9–12 · Galt
899 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Thornton’s schools

Are Thornton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thornton. Galt Joint Union High School District and New Hope Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thornton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Thornton in?

Galt Joint Union High School District and New Hope Elementary School District.

Where do Thornton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Galt High and Liberty Ranch High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.