School District 27J

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Thornton, Commerce City and Brighton, and parts of Lochbuie.

At a glance

24,044Students enrolled

33Schools

3Towns served

$12,959Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

49%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ThorntonCommerce CityBrighton

Grades PK–8

16 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listAdams 12 Five Star Schools

Grades 9–12

Horizon High School or Riverdale Ridge High School or Thornton High SchoolDepends on your addressAdams 12 Five Star Schools

Grades PK–6

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Otho E Stuart Middle School or Kearney Middle School or Adams City Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Adams City High School1,500 students · Commerce CityAdams County School District 14

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Prairie View Middle School or Overland Trail Middle School or Vikan Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Prairie View High School or Brighton High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency20%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,959

per student each year · 18% below the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State43%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

19,008’20

20,357’21

22,713’22

23,139’23

24,044’24

Students

Hispanic · 52%12,501

White · 36%8,765

Asian · 4%938

Two or more races · 4%908

Black · 3%766

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%88

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Thornton144,187 people

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Commerce City66,445 people

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Brighton42,059 people

Also covers small parts of Lochbuie.

Schools33 in district

Level

All 33 Preschool 1 Elementary 18 Middle 5 High 7 Other 2

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Colorado Connections @ 27JOther · Grades K–12 · 2,042 students · Englewood

Public 📚

Prairie Vista Youth Services CenterOther · Grades 4–12 · 32 students · Brighton

DPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Boulder Valley School District RE-2Broomfield · $17,771 per student

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Denver County School District 1Denver · $17,972 per student

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Jefferson County School District R-1Westminster · $15,276 per student

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Weld County School District RE-3JHudson · $13,845 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.