School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Central Elementary SchoolDraft

Adams County 14 · Commerce City · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−4.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Central Elementary School scored 7.0 points below expected in English and 1.7 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 19th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 1st), and #6 of 6 neighborhood elementary schools in Adams County 14.

English vs. expected
−7.0
±3.3 pts · 19th pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−1.7
±3.3 pts · 43rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
50
median growth percentile · 80th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%202420252026English 26%Math 12%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.8−9.3−4.5
English growth (MGP)344447
Math vs. expected (pts)−4.6−2.7+2.1
Math growth (MGP)434856
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.
Aurora Central Campus+15.6Federal Heights+14.5Elkhart+13.7Kemp+9.7Clyde Miller K-8+8.8Martinez+7.9Barney Ford+7.8Holly School+6.4Kenton+6.1Dupont+4.6John H. Amesse Elementary+3.1Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School+1.5James Madison STEAM Academy+1.4North Mor+0.9Coronado Hills−0.3Pioneer−0.6Hillcrest−1.4Monaco−2.4Boston K-8 School−2.7McElwain−3.4Laredo−4.6Central−7.0Altura−7.3Tollgate of Expeditionary Learni−8.2Crawford−8.7Bea Underwood−13.5

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−0.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Central Elementary School scored 2.6 points below expected in English and 1.1 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 35th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 3rd), and #6 of 8 neighborhood middle schools in Adams County 14. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−2.6
±5.1 pts · 35th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
+1.1
±5.1 pts · 55th pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%202420252026English 11%Math 10%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)—−1.6−3.4
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)—+2.6−0.2
Math growth (MGP)———
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.
Aurora Central Campus+21.5Welby Community School of the A…+19.2Marie L. Greenwood Academy+18.5Clyde Miller K-8+16.4Dupont+11.2Kemp+10.9Edna and John W. Mosley P-8+10.8Boston K-8 School+7.4James Madison STEAM Academy+6.9Bella Romero Academy of Applied…+5.1Monterey Community School+2.2East+1.0Achieve Academy−0.2Adams City−0.7Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School−1.0Monaco−1.7Del Mar Academy−2.3Fort Morgan−2.4Central−2.6Holly School−3.7McGlone Academy−5.0Kearney−6.8Thornton−8.3Aurora West College Preparatory…−8.5Grand Valley−9.4Jack Swigert−9.4

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+10%Free/reduced-price lunch87%English learners59%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 380. 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.