Century Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Thornton, Colorado

Century Middle School in Thornton, Colorado enrolled 717 students in 2024-25 with 38.6 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

827 students in 2022-23, 759 students in 2023-24, 717 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 38.6.

Students enrolled at Century Middle School by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 71702505007501k2022-238272023-247592024-25717
Students enrolled at Century Middle School by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 71702505007501k2022-238272023-247592024-25717
Students enrolled at Century Middle School by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 71702505007501k2022-238272023-247592024-25717
Students enrolled at Century Middle School by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 71702505007501k2022-238272023-247592024-25717
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382747.117.6
2023-2475944.417.1
2024-2571738.618.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Century Middle School 18.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherCentury Middle School 18.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Century Middle School 18.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherCentury Middle School 18.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Century Middle School 18.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherCentury Middle School 18.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Century Middle School 18.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherCentury Middle School 18.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 289 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Century Middle School enrolled 866 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 137 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 289 of the 866 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions137
  • Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.2% of students were White, 42.9% Hispanic, 6.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White43.2%
  2. Hispanic42.9%
  3. Asian6.0%
  4. Two or more races5.7%
  5. Black1.4%
  6. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Century Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math22%32% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Thornton

5 public middle schools in Thornton report 2024-25 enrollment; Century Middle School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rocky Top Middle School1,05218.522.7%
Rodger Quist Middle School85518.632.2%
Thornton Middle School72116.475.7%
Century Middle School71718.640.9%
Shadow Ridge Middle School63216.346.8%

All public schools in Thornton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Century Middle School

  1. Silver Hills Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 965 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Northglenn Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 672 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Century Middle School with Silver Hills Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Adams 12 Five Star Schools spends per student$14,748 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,748
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoCentury Middle School is the number 53 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.18.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Century Middle School

  1. How many students attend Century Middle School?
    717 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 827 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Thornton, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Century Middle School?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Century Middle School a Title I school?
    Century Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Century Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Century Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Century Middle School in?
    Adams 12 Five Star Schools, NCES district ID 0806900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080690001620 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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