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Stellar Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3901 East 124th Avenue, Thornton, CO 80241 · (720) 972-2340 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

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

Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Stellar Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Thornton kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Stellar Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3901 East 124th Avenue, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 162
Grade 277
Grade 381
Grade 476
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
465’20
434’21
406’22
432’23
418’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 32%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Stellar 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.