Stargate School

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Stargate School
Address
Stargate School
14530 Washington Street

Thornton
,
Colorado
80023

United States
Coordinates 39°57′33″N104°58′37″W / 39.95917°N 104.97694°W / 39.95917; -104.97694
Information
Other nameStargate Charter School
School typePublic charter school
EstablishedAugust 29, 1994;30 years ago (1994-08-29)
School district Adams 12
CEEB code 061365
NCES School ID 080690000728 [1]
Executive Director of AcademicsRobin Greene [2]
Teaching staff80.63 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades K–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment1,572 (2023–24 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio19.50 [1]
Campus size43 acres (17 ha)
Campus typeRural, Fringe [1]
Color(s)   Purple and silver
Athletics conference Metropolitan
Mascot Eagle
USNWR ranking104th [3]
Website stargateschool.org

Stargate School, also called Stargate Charter School, is a charter school for gifted and talented children in Thornton, Colorado, in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District in Adams County, Colorado, in the United States. It was founded in 1994, and teaches children from kindergarten to 12th grade. [4] The name Stargate combines "Star" from the name of the school district with the initial letters of "gifted and talented education". [5]

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History

The school opened on August 29, 1994. [5] It is the largest charter school in the state of Colorado; it is also the only one to require a test of intelligence for admission. [6]

In November 2014, Standard and Poor's changed its rating of Stargate School's bond debt from "stable" to "negative", citing the school's "weak operations" and "insufficient annual debt service coverage" as reasons; however it maintained unchanged at BBB its issuer credit rating for the bonds. [4]

A new school building and new campus of 43 acres (17 ha) were opened in 2016. Since then, the school has received at least 8 civil rights complaints. [6]

There have also been charges of sexual harassment by a teacher and two other cases resulting in federal monitoring. [7]

Activities

Students participate in the Adroit Program, which is "designed to support the academic, social, emotional, creative and post-secondary needs of gifted students." [8]

Demographics

In the 2018–2019 school year, the school had 1,393 students, of which 62.5% were white, 19.7% Asian, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% black or African-American, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 6.5% two or more races. 63.8% are classified as gifted. [9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - Stargate Charter School (080690000728)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Leadership Message – Leadership Message – Stargate School" . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Stargate Charter School in Thornton, CO - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 [Staff] (November 4, 2014) Another Colorado Charter school in deep financial trouble. North Denver News. Accessed November 2014.
  5. 1 2 History. Stargate School. Accessed November 2014.
  6. 1 2 Monte Whaley (June 6, 2018). Thornton charter school for gifted and talented is under federal scrutiny for harassment and discrimination: Stargate Charter tries to rebound after multiple civil rights complaints. Denver Post, Accessed October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Civil rights complaints piling up against respected Thornton charter school". KUSA. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Stargate School". Adams 12 Five Star Schools. January 29, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tableau Public". public.tableau.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Colin Duffy". Olympics.
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