School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Vista Peak P-8 ExploratoryDraft

Adams-Arapahoe 28J · Aurora · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−7.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory scored 8.6 points below expected in English and 5.8 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: 29th), and #27 of 30 neighborhood elementary schools in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

English vs. expected
−8.6
±3.8 pts · 12th pct. adjusted
English growth
53
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.8
±1.9 pts · 22nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
52
median growth percentile · 44th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%202420252026English 26%Math 26%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.2−6.2−13.4
English growth (MGP)625938
Math vs. expected (pts)−5.2−5.0−7.3
Math growth (MGP)505452
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.
Murphy Creek K-8 School+14.2Pioneer+12.1Park+9.7Harmony Ridge P-8+4.8Howbert+4.3Stellar+4.1Antelope Ridge+3.9Denison Montessori School+3.7Remington+3.3Sanborn+3.0Springs Ranch+2.9Stetson−1.0Patterson International School−1.0Aspen Crossing−2.6Columbia−3.7Carbondale−3.9Winograd K-8−4.2Explore Pk-8−5.3Midland−6.6Summit Cove−7.1Trailside Academy−7.9Bear Creek K-8 School−8.6Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Gateway−9.3Mission Viejo−13.9Truscott−14.0

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+2.5
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory scored 3.4 points above expected in English and 1.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 62nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 48th), and #10 of 16 neighborhood middle schools in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

English vs. expected
+3.4
±2.4 pts · 62nd pct. adjusted
English growth
63
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+1.7
±1.9 pts · 59th pct. adjusted
Math growth
58
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%202420252026English 42%Math 27%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+0.6+3.8+5.4
English growth (MGP)596365
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.6+2.7+1.7
Math growth (MGP)566158
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.
Murphy Creek K-8 School+21.6Patterson International School+13.2Harmony Ridge P-8+11.6S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+8.8Carbondale+5.6Winograd K-8+4.6Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…+4.1Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory+3.4Columbine+2.3Horizon+2.2Silver Hills+1.9Creighton+1.3Trail Ridge+0.8Glenwood Springs−0.9Ellicott−1.8Summit−3.2Woodland Park−3.4Hanover Junior-Senior High Scho…−5.2Bill Reed−6.8Trailside Academy−8.1South Valley−9.5Explore Pk-8−10.9Otho E Stuart−11.4West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6West Grand−14.6Highland−19.8

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+48%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners24%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 919. 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.