Prairie Hills Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 378 students
Discovery Magnet School
4949 E. 147th Ave., Thornton, CO 80602
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
692
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
School District 27J
Adams County
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About Discovery Magnet School
Discovery Magnet School is a magnet elementary school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades K–8. It is part of School District 27J. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Adams County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 692 students were enrolled, with about 19 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 692 students
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- School District 27J
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080258006875
Schools near Discovery Magnet School
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Silver Creek Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 538 students
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver
Charter · Grades K–8 · 305 students
Eagleview Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 451 students
Tarver Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 475 students
Frassati Catholic Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 299 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.