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Tarver Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3500 Summit Grove Parkway, Thornton, CO 80241 · (720) 972-5640 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

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

Directions
Students
475
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tarver Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Thornton kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Thornton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Tarver Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3500 Summit Grove Parkway, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K81
Kindergarten68
Grade 155
Grade 270
Grade 378
Grade 464
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
473’20
497’21
484’22
465’23
475’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 8%Asian 8%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tarver Elementary School from Thornton families.

Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

The district →
STEM Lab
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northglenn
A−
740 students18:1
Thunder Vista P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A
725 students16:1
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B
517 students16:1
Hunters Glen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
491 students18:1
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
465 students18:1
Malley Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northglenn
C−
435 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.