Adams 12 Five Star Schools

The Adams County School District 12, commonly known as the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, is a public school district located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States. The district serves the suburban area immediately north of Denver including the communities of Broomfield,^[2] Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster.

Adams County School District 12
Address
1500 E. 128th Ave. Thornton , Colorado, 80241 United States
Coordinates	39°55′33″N 104°58′00″W / 39.925714°N 104.966549°W / 39.925714; -104.966549
District information
Superintendent	Chris Gdowski
Enrollment	36,078^[1] (2021-22 school year)
Other information
Website	www.adams12.org

Population

Statistics

As of 2011, the Colorado school district consists of 32 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 5 high schools, 4 charter schools, 1 alternative school, 1 technical education center, and 1 adult education center, with nearly 39,000 students enrolled in the district. Although there are approximately 68 different spoken languages throughout the district, the ESL (English as a second language) population of nearly 5,000 students consists of mainly Hispanics. Almost 3,000 students participate in the gifted and talented program, and almost 3,500 students have special education needs. Over 14,000 students travel to school by bus, and over 10,500 students receive a free or reduced lunch.

Along with the large student body, the district also has a large teacher work force. At the end of 2006, the district contained 1,918 classroom teacher, and 917 of those teachers had some kind of advanced degree. The teachers in the district have, on average, 10.65 years of total teaching experience and 9.19 years of employment within the district. Only .01% of the entire teacher workforce have emergency licenses.

Demographics

• Hispanics 62.11%
• White/Caucasian: 23.00%
• Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.15%
• African–American: 2.71%
• Native American: 0.99%

Schools

Elementary schools

• School of blind reading
• Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
• Centennial Elementary School
• Cherry Drive Elementary School
• Coronado Hills Elementary School
• Cotton Creek Elementary School
• Coyote Ridge Elementary School
• Eagleview Elementary School
• Elementary School 32 (under construction)
• Federal Heights Elementary School
• Glacier Peak Elementary School
• Hillcrest Elementary School
• Hulstrom Options School (K-8)
• Hunters Glen Elementary School
• Leroy Drive Elementary School
• Lochbuie Elementary School
• Malley Drive Elementary School
• McElwain Elementary School
• Meridian Elementary School
• Mountain View Elementary School
• North Mor Elementary School
• North Star Elementary School
• Prairie Hills Elementary School
• Riverdale Elementary School
• Rocky Mountain Elementary School
• Silver Creek Elementary School
• Skyview Elementary School
• Stellar Elementary School
• STEM Magnet Lab School
• The Studio School
• Stukey Elementary School
• Tarver Elementary School
• Thornton Elementary School
• Thunder Vista P-8 School
• Westview Elementary School
• Woodglen Elementary School

Middle schools

• Rocky Top Middle School
• Westlake Middle School
• Shadow Ridge Middle School
• Northglenn Middle School
• Silver Hills Middle School
• The International School at Thornton Middle
• Century Middle School
• Crossroads Alternative School
• Hulstrom Options School (K-8)

High schools

• Bollman Technical Education Center School^[3]
• Horizon High School
• Legacy High School
• Mountain Range High School^[4]
• Northglenn High School
• Thornton High School
• Vantage Point High School^[5]

Former schools

• High Plains High School^[6]

Programs

STEM

Northglenn High School has offered a STEM program for those who went to STEM middle schools in the district, or who sign up before freshman year.

International Baccalaureate

Thornton High School is the site of the district's IB (International Baccalaureate) and MYP (Middle Years Programme). The International School at Thornton Middle and Century Middle School are authorized for the MYP Program for young people in sixth through eighth grades. Leroy Drive and Coronado Hills Elementary Schools are authorized for the PYP Programme for students in grades kindergarten through fifth.

Legacy 2000 Program

Legacy High School is the site of the Legacy 2000 Program, an academic program that focuses on math, science, and technology. The program has been in place since the school's founding in 2000.

SOAR Honors Program

Horizon High School is the site of the district's SOAR Honor Program. SOAR has existed at the school since 2008, and is a pre-collegiate program developed by Horizon High School's teachers.

Misc.

The Adams 12 district provides adult education, driver's education, and outdoor education courses. The district also provides pre-school and summer school services along with the BASE (Before and After School and Summer Enrichment) program, which is offered at its elementary schools.

Personnel

• Kathy D. Plomer – president – District 3
• Laura P. Mitchell – vice president – District 5
• Norman L. Jennings – secretary – District 1
• Brian M. Batz – director – District 4
• Jamey L. Lockley – director – District 2

References

•  Colorado portal
•  Schools portal

1. "Pupil Membership | CDE".
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Broomfield County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022. - Text list
3. . Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
4. . Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
5. "Vantage Point High School". adams12.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
6. . Archived from the original on August 30, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2007.

• . Adams12 Five Star Schools. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.

• (PDF). Adams12 Five Star Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2007.

• "Schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools". greatschools: The Parents' Guide to K–12 success. Retrieved February 11, 2007.

External links

• Official website