[1] On July 1, 2007, Sheffield–Chapin and Meservey–Thornton legally merged into the Sheffield–Chapin–Meservey–Thornton (SCMT) Community School District.
[4] The Thornton school had been built in 1936 and received extra classrooms, office space, a gymnasium, and a library in a 1955 addition.
High school students were moved out of the building as a result of the grade-sharing agreement between Meservey–Thornton and Sheffield–Chapin.
[3] The Lancers mascot only remained for middle school sports teams after 1988, and it was no longer in use after 2007.
[4] The Thornton School closed in 2008 by the consolidated SCMT district and was demolished in 2012.