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Thornton High
115 First Ave.
Daly City, CA 94014

Demographic Information:
  • GATE students: 3%
  • English learners: 8%
  • Reclassified as English proficient: 12%
  • Migrant education program participants: 0%
  • Eligible for free/reduced price lunch: 19%
  • Special education within past two years: 6%
Parent's Education:
  • Overall Average Education4: 2.96
(based on the 88% who responded)
Graduate School
 4%
College Graduate
 29%
Some College
 34%
High School
Graduate
 25%
Not a High School
Graduate
 8%

State Rank: None  
API Score:
(2011)
4992
Student Ethnicity:
Hispanic/Latino
 46%
White
 17%
Filipino
 14%
African American
 11%
Two or More
 9%
Asian
 2%
Pacific Islander
 1%

Median Home Price (Zindex) for zip code 94014:

Related Schools:
Jefferson High rank: 2 in Daly City
Oceana High rank: 7 in Pacifica
Terra Nova High rank: 8 in Pacifica
Thornton High rank: A in Daly City
Westmoor High rank: 8 in Daly City

Notes:
  1. The State Rank is determined by a school's API Score in comparison to all other schools in California. (1 is the worst, 10 is the best). An equal number of schools occupy each rank. * This rank comes from the 2011 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
  2. The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school's performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2011.
  3. Alternative Schools receive APIs but do not receive ranks
  4. Parent Education is the average of all responses where "1" represents "Not a high school graduate" and "5" represents "Graduate school."
  5. More information: 2011 Base API Information Guide (PDF; 512KB; 77pp.)