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STEM Launch

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

9450 Pecos Street, Thornton, CO 80206 · (720) 972-5120 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

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

Students
677
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about STEM Launch

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.9% 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–8STEM LaunchYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

9450 Pecos Street, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 140
Grade 243
Grade 369
Grade 471
Grade 585
Grade 6103
Grade 7118
Grade 8104
Enrollment over time
825’20
770’21
738’22
748’23
677’24

Down 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 20%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black <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 STEM Launch from Thornton families.

Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

The district →

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.