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Meadow Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

9150 Monroe St, Thornton, CO 80229 · (303) 853-1500 · Part of Mapleton School District 1

Thornton’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
378
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Meadow Community School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9150 Monroe St, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 142
Grade 239
Grade 348
Grade 445
Grade 535
Grade 644
Grade 749
Grade 845
Enrollment over time
406’20
411’21
375’22
375’23
378’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 13%Asian 6%Black 3%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadow Community School from Thornton families.

Other schools in Mapleton School District 1

The district →
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492 students18:1
Adventure Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Denver
D
429 students19:1
Achieve Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thornton
C−
370 students18:1
Welby Community School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Denver
D
308 students16:1
Global Primary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Denver
D−
272 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Thornton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.