Thornton High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,439 students
New America School - Thornton
8978 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80229
Grades
9–12
High
Students
190
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
27.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams County
Not graded
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About New America School - Thornton
New America School - Thornton is a charter high school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Adams County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 190 students were enrolled, with about 27.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado high school (15.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 190 students
- Students per teacher
- 27.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080690006480
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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.