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Thornton High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9351 Washington St

Denver CO, 80229, Adams County

Phone: 720-972-4800

Ranking:

(250 out of 304, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Northglenn-Thornton School District 12

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	88		78		92		96		97		104		115
Total Students:	1,774		1,743		1,713		1,762		1,735		1,780		1,990
Grade 9:	483	27.2%	435	25.0%	511	29.8%	615	34.9%	520	30.0%	567	31.9%	637	32.0%
Grade 10:	421	23.7%	503	28.9%	492	28.7%	415	23.6%	469	27.0%	496	27.9%	487	24.5%
Grade 11:	488	27.5%	459	26.3%	349	20.4%	393	22.3%	396	22.8%	354	19.9%	377	18.9%
Grade 12:	382	21.5%	346	19.9%	361	21.1%	339	19.2%	350	20.2%	363	20.4%	489	24.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	906	51.1%	917	52.6%	917	53.5%	908	51.5%	885	51.0%	892	50.1%	950	47.7%
Female:	868	48.9%	826	47.4%	796	46.5%	854	48.5%	842	48.5%	880	49.4%	1,036	52.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	22	1.2%	13	0.7%	12	0.7%	3	0.2%	9	0.5%	22	1.2%	23	1.2%
Asian:	104	5.9%	107	6.1%	132	7.7%	19	1.1%	125	7.2%	120	6.7%	123	6.2%
Hispanic:	1,059	59.7%	1,006	57.7%	956	55.8%	1,003	56.9%	980	56.5%	975	54.8%	1,050	52.8%
Black:	62	3.5%	64	3.7%	55	3.2%	18	1.0%	61	3.5%	61	3.4%	61	3.1%
White:	502	28.3%	528	30.3%	541	31.6%	711	40.4%	560	32.3%	602	33.8%	733	36.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	23	1.3%	24	1.4%	15	0.9%	7	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	832	46.9%	714	41.0%	597	34.9%	590	33.5%	479	27.6%	353	19.8%	558	28.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	169	9.5%	152	8.7%	115	6.7%	77	4.4%	67	3.9%	57	3.2%	96	4.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.10		22.25		18.61		18.41		17.81		17.20		17.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	18	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	22	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	25	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	23	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	21	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	24	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	23	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	28	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	61	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	68	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	64	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	65	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	64	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	41	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	42	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	43	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	43	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	42	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	42	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	45	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	40	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	47	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	46	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	42	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	42	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	38	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	42	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	14	24	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	26	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	32	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	28	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	30	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	31	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	34	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	35	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	62	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	62	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	64	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	62	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	62	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	63	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	59	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	61	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	45	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	45	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	44	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	43	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	39	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	43	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	40	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	47	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.3	28.8	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20.4	29.6	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.2	63.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.5	65.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	29.6	42.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.6	49.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30.5	40.9	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.6	41.9	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.0	35.9	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21.3	35.1	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.6	62.0	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46.2	61.9	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30.1	45.0	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.8	47.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.7%	51.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.3%	48.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.1%	25.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.9%	74.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,972.0	$47,486.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,711.0	$37,189.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,302.0	$51,051.0

* Thornton High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.