Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Thornton, CO · 55 schools · 35,747 students
Largest Schools
Schools ranked by enrollment. Proficiency data from EDFacts where available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Adams 12 Five Star Schools has 55 schools serving 35,747 students. The average proficiency rate across the district is 49%. The average graduation rate is 78%.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools operates 55 public schools, including Legacy High School, Horizon High School, Northglenn High School, Mountain Range High School, Stargate Charter School and others. The full school list is shown above with enrollment and grade-level details.
The average graduation rate across high schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools is approximately 78% (EDFacts district-level data, most recent reporting year). Individual school graduation rates may vary; this is a district-wide adjusted-cohort graduation rate.
The largest school in Adams 12 Five Star Schools is Legacy High School with 2,230 students.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools serves 35,747 students across 55 schools in CO, per the latest NCES Common Core of Data enrollment.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools's average proficiency rate of 49% (math and reading combined, EDFacts) is around average for US public school districts. "Good" depends on what you value — proficiency is one signal; enrollment trends, class size, graduation rates, and district resources also matter. Check individual school pages for granular data.
Student-teacher ratios are reported at the school level by NCES, not aggregated at the district level in our dataset. Open any individual school page in Adams 12 Five Star Schools to see its specific student-teacher ratio. The US national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
All data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (enrollment, school count, demographics) and EDFacts assessment results (proficiency rates, graduation rates). Proficiency and graduation rates are reported at the district level. Both are federal sources used by the US Department of Education.
School performance data is sourced from NCES enrollment records and EDFacts proficiency and graduation rate assessments.
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