School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Pioneer Elementary SchoolDraft

Academy 20 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
+9.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Pioneer Elementary School scored 12.1 points above expected in English and 6.6 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 94th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 82nd), and #1 of 20 neighborhood elementary schools in Academy 20.

English vs. expected
+12.1
±2.9 pts · 94th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.6
±2.6 pts · 81st pct. adjusted
Math growth
62
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 62%Math 50%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+11.6+11.4+13.1
English growth (MGP)655056
Math vs. expected (pts)+7.6+5.1+7.3
Math growth (MGP)705462
Among the 25 most similar schools statewide — English vs. expected (pts)
Most similar on neighborhood income and education, free/reduced lunch, English learners and special education. Blue: above expected; red: below; gray: within normal swings.
Pioneer+12.1Park+9.7Ridgeview+5.9Hackberry Hill+5.0Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Antelope Ridge+3.9Needham+2.2King+1.9Elbert+1.9Kendrick Lakes+1.7Martinez+0.7Palmer Lake+0.3Eaton−1.0Stetson−1.0Scott−1.4Olander−1.8Manitou Springs−2.1Aspen Crossing−2.6Glacier Peak−2.6Eyestone−4.8Cache La Poudre−6.6Summit Cove−7.1Peyton−7.8Big Thompson−7.8Bear Creek K-8 School−8.6South Routt−22.8

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+47%Free/reduced-price lunch49%English learners8%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 371. Education is for adults aged 25–44 — the ages most likely to be parents — because the Census doesn’t publish parents’ education below the district level.

How to read this

Each school’s CMAS scores are compared with what Colorado schools serving similar students score, using a model fit across all neighborhood schools. “Vs. expected” is in CMAS scale-score points; growth is CDE’s median growth percentile (50 is typical). Full method and caveats.