Discovery Magnet School
Magnet · Grades K–8 · 692 students
Silver Creek Elementary
15101 Fillmore Stre, Thornton, CO 80602
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
538
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Silver Creek Elementary
Silver Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades K–5. 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, 538 students were enrolled, with about 17.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 538 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080690002028
Schools near Silver Creek Elementary
All 41 schools in Thornton →
Prairie Hills Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 378 students
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver
Charter · Grades K–8 · 305 students
Tarver Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 475 students
Hunters Glen Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 491 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.