Prairie Hills Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Thornton, Colorado·80602
Score
60.2/100
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#309
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#6
In Adams 12 Five Star Schools
#2
In Thornton
Top 40%
In Colorado

Score 60.2/100: better than 60% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
51%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 61% of them
186 students tested
Math
45%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 61% of them
191 students tested
Science
38%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 54% of them
61 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS47.559
English language artsGrade 4CMAS49.367
English language artsGrade 5CMAS56.760
English language artsAll gradesCMAS51.1186
MathGrade 3CMAS50.861
MathGrade 4CMAS40.669
MathGrade 5CMAS44.361
MathAll gradesCMAS45191
ScienceGrade 5CMAS37.761

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
416
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
416
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
27%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Adams County

Contact

Address
13801 GARFIELD PLACE
Thornton, CO 80602

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Prairie Hills Elementary School at a glance

Prairie Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Thornton, Colorado, serving grades K-5. It is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools. It has about 416 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 51% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 60.2 out of 100: better than 60% of them, ranking #309 of 775. Its English language arts result rose by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.