The Adams County School District 12, commonly known as the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, is a public school district located in western Adams County, Colorado, United States. The district serves the suburban area immediately north of Denver including the communities of Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. Population Statistics As of 2011, the Colorado school district consists of 32 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 5 high schools, 4 charter schools, 1 alternative school, 1 technical education center, and 1 adult education center, with nearly 39,000 students enrolled in the district. Although there are approximately 68 different spoken languages throughout the district, the ESL (English as a second language) population of nearly 5,000 students consists of mainly Hispanics. Almost 3,000 students participate in the gifted and talented program, and almost 3,500 students have special education needs. Over 14,000 students travel to school by bus, and over 10,500 students receive a free or reduced lunch. Along with the large student body, the district also has a large teacher work force. At the end of 2006, the district contained 1,918 classroom teacher, and 917 of those teachers had some kind of advanced degree. The teachers in the district have, on average, 10.65 years of total teaching experience and 9.19 years of employment within the district. Only .01% of the entire teacher workforce have emergency licenses. Demographics Hispanics 62.11% White/Caucasian: 23.00% Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.15% African–American: 2.71% Native American: 0.99% Schools Elementary schools School of blind reading Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School Centennial Elementary School Cherry Drive Elementary School Coronado Hills Elementary School Cotton Creek Elementary School Coyote Ridge Elementary School Eagleview Elementary School Elementary School 32 (under construction) Federal Heights Elementary School Glacier Peak Elementary School Hillcrest Elementary School Hulstrom Options School (K-8) Hunters Glen Elementary School Leroy Drive Elementary School Lochbuie Elementary School Malley Drive Elementary School McElwain Elementary School Meridian Elementary School Mountain View Elementary School North Mor Elementary School North Star Elementary School Prairie Hills Elementary School Riverdale Elementary School Rocky Mountain Elementary School Silver Creek Elementary School Skyview Elementary School Stellar Elementary School STEM Magnet Lab School The Studio School Stukey Elementary School Tarver Elementary School Thornton Elementary School Thunder Vista P-8 School Westview Elementary School Woodglen Elementary School Middle schools Rocky Top Middle School Westlake Middle School Shadow Ridge Middle School Northglenn Middle School Silver Hills Middle School The International School at Thornton Middle Century Middle School Crossroads