Mapleton School District 1
Thornton’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about Mapleton School District 1
- Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the CO average
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
- Debt of $163.5M, about $23,050 per student
- Only 76% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 7% 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 202376% 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 9.3% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
20 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.