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D−

Coronado Hills Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8300 Downing Drive, Thornton, CO 80229 · (720) 972-5320 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Welby’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Students
412
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Coronado Hills Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Welby kids: Monterey Community School

On the path

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

PK–5Coronado Hills Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Monterey Community Schoolin Denver

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts5%
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).

8300 Downing Drive, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten54
Grade 169
Grade 258
Grade 359
Grade 463
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
513’20
455’21
443’22
433’23
412’24

Down 19.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%White 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%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 Coronado Hills Elementary School from Welby 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; Welby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.