Federal Heights Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 430 students
STEM Launch
9450 Pecos Street, Thornton, CO 80206
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
677
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Adams County
Schola Grade D · Below average
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 STEM Launch
STEM Launch is a magnet elementary school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades K–8. 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, 677 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
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)
- 677 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080690006561
Schools near STEM Launch
All 41 schools in Thornton →
North Mor Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 304 students
Hillcrest Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 338 students
North Star Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 320 students
Sunset Ridge PK-8
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 449 students
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 318 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.