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Rocky Top Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

14150 York Street, Thornton, CO 80602 · (720) 972-2200 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,052
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Rocky Top Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Thornton kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Rocky Top Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

14150 York Street, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6334
Grade 7362
Grade 8356
Enrollment over time
1,032’20
1,029’21
1,001’22
1,060’23
1,052’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 28%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rocky Top Middle 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.