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Thornton Middle School

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

TractSignal score
25/100
upward momentum with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
638
Enrollment has declined 13% over the available history.
FRL Share
86.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
703.5
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Thornton Middle School

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Academic Quality

9

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

33

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

62

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

38

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

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

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 41 · Colorado 50
25 41
2 Academic average
Peer 727.1 · Colorado 735.5
703.5 727.1
3 ELA
Peer 730.2 · Colorado 741.7
708.7 730.2
4 Math
Peer 723.8 · Colorado 731.5
703.2 723.8
5 Science
Peer 727.3 · Colorado 733.2
698.7 727.3
6 Enrollment
Peer 761 · Colorado 469
638 761
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Thornton 2.9 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
2.8 / 1k 2.9 / 1k
2 Market rent
Thornton $2,042 · Colorado $1,977
$1,689 $2,042
3 Home price
Thornton $506,295 · Colorado $556,199
$425,765 $506,295
4 Poverty rate
Thornton 5.7% · Colorado 10.1%
5.5% 5.7%
5 Median income
Thornton $109,958 · Colorado $101,131
$90,656 $109,958
6 Renter share
Thornton 21.3% · Colorado 32.6%
22.1% 21.3%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Thornton Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 703.5, with ELA at 708.7, Math at 703.2, and Science at 698.7. Against Thornton middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 9/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 13% over the available history. ELA has moved down 8.2 points over the available history. Math has moved down 9 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 33/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Thornton Middle School currently serves about 638 students. FRL share sits near 86.4%, 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 009202 carries violent crime around 2.8 / 1k, market rent near $1,689, median income near $90,656, and home-price context near $425,765. 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 80229 where rent context currently sits near $1,689 and home-price context near $425,765. Nearby violent crime has moved down 10% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Thornton Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 25/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.