STEM Launch

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Thornton, Colorado

STEM Launch in Thornton, Colorado enrolled 677 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

738 students in 2022-23, 748 students in 2023-24, 677 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at STEM Launch by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 748, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-237382023-247482024-25677
Students enrolled at STEM Launch by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 748, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-237382023-247482024-25677
Students enrolled at STEM Launch by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 748, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-237382023-247482024-25677
Students enrolled at STEM Launch by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 748, 2024-25: 67702004006008002022-237382023-247482024-25677
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373850.014.8
2023-2474848.515.4
2024-2567746.014.7

14.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools

Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; STEM Launch 14.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSTEM Launch 14.7state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; STEM Launch 14.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSTEM Launch 14.7state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; STEM Launch 14.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSTEM Launch 14.7state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; STEM Launch 14.7; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSTEM Launch 14.7state median 15.1U.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 256 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection STEM Launch enrolled 769 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 256 of the 769 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent30.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.3% of students were Hispanic, 19.8% White, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.3%
  2. White19.8%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Asian1.6%
  5. Black0.7%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 STEM Launch scored proficient or above: 23% 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
Math23%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.

Elementary schools in Thornton

20 public elementary schools in Thornton report 2024-25 enrollment; STEM Launch is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Ridge Elementary69017.235.2%
STEM Launch67714.765.3%
Brantner Elementary School57416.536.2%
Explore Pk-855719.853.9%
Silver Creek Elementary53817.915.1%
Hunters Glen Elementary School49118.046.8%
Tarver Elementary School47521.331.6%
Eagleview Elementary School45116.733.0%

All public schools in Thornton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about STEM Launch

  1. Federal Heights Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 430 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. North Mor Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 304 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare STEM Launch with Federal Heights Elementary 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 ColoradoSTEM Launch is the number 71 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 1,010
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  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 STEM Launch

  1. How many students attend STEM Launch?
    677 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 738 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thornton, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at STEM Launch?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is STEM Launch a Title I school?
    STEM Launch ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at STEM Launch do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at STEM Launch scored proficient or above: 23% 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 STEM Launch in?
    Adams 12 Five Star Schools, NCES district ID 0806900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080690006561 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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