School District 27J
Serves Thornton, Commerce City and Brighton, and parts of Lochbuie.
Thornton’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about School District 27J
- Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the CO average
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 26.5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $529.8M, about $22,034 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 51% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Thornton. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CO
2021–22 · class of 202391% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 26.5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
33 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.