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Thunder Ridge Middle School

Thunder Ridge Middle School school profile in Aurora, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
49/100
supportive local context with fragile durability · high confidence
Enrollment
1,056
Enrollment has declined 8% over the available history.
FRL Share
37.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
740.9
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Thunder Ridge Middle School

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Academic Quality

60

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

36

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

36

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Aurora and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 40 · Colorado 50
49 40
2 Academic average
Peer 725.4 · Colorado 735.5
740.9 725.4
3 ELA
Peer 730.9 · Colorado 741.7
743.5 730.9
4 Math
Peer 722.8 · Colorado 731.5
735.5 722.8
5 Science
Peer 722.6 · Colorado 733.2
743.6 722.6
6 Enrollment
Peer 819 · Colorado 469
1,056 819
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Aurora 8.1 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
8.2 / 1k 8.1 / 1k
2 Market rent
Aurora $1,871 · Colorado $1,977
$2,588 $1,871
3 Home price
Aurora $480,624 · Colorado $556,199
$551,085 $480,624
4 Poverty rate
Aurora 11.4% · Colorado 10.1%
4.7% 11.4%
5 Median income
Aurora $104,534 · Colorado $101,131
$176,875 $104,534
6 Renter share
Aurora 31.8% · Colorado 32.6%
3.5% 31.8%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Thunder Ridge Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 740.9, with ELA at 743.5, Math at 735.5, and Science at 743.6. Against Aurora middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 60/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 8% over the available history. ELA has moved up 3.7 points over the available history. Math has moved up 2.8 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 36/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Thunder Ridge Middle School currently serves about 1,056 students. FRL share sits near 37.1%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 086001 carries violent crime around 8.2 / 1k, market rent near $2,588, median income near $176,875, and home-price context near $551,085. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80015 where rent context currently sits near $2,588 and home-price context near $551,085. Nearby violent crime has moved down 9% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Thunder Ridge Middle School currently reads as supportive local context with fragile durability. The total TractSignal school score is 49/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.