School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Tarver Elementary SchoolDraft

Adams 12 Five Star Schools · Thornton · elementary (grades 3–5)
−5.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Tarver Elementary School scored 8.6 points below expected in English and 3.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 12th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 51st), and #32 of 32 neighborhood elementary schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

English vs. expected
−8.6
±2.7 pts · 12th pct. adjusted
English growth
51
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.2
±2.5 pts · 35th pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 72nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%202420252026English 42%Math 47%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−11.0−8.9−6.0
English growth (MGP)495648
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.7−3.9−3.0
Math growth (MGP)704152
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.
Hygiene+10.2Fall River+7.4Stony Creek+7.1Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Dutch Creek+3.1Iron Horse+2.0Skyway Park+1.9Shelton+1.5Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2Prairie Hills−0.4Mead−1.0Brantner−1.2Reunion−1.6High Plains School−1.7Olander−1.8Mountain View−2.2Eagleview−2.4Skyview−4.9Peakview−6.4Tarver−8.6Range View Elementary−9.1Singing Hills−9.2Bennett Ranch−10.7Powderhorn−11.6Carlson−23.1

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+51%Free/reduced-price lunch39%English learners8%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 381. 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.