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Cherry Drive Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

11500 Cherry Drive, Thornton, CO 80233 · (720) 972-5300 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

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

Directions
Students
325
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cherry Drive Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Thornton kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

11500 Cherry Drive, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten24
Grade 143
Grade 256
Grade 340
Grade 449
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
337’20
359’21
359’22
354’23
325’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 30%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cherry Drive 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
Tarver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
475 students21:1
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
465 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.