School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Pagosa Springs Elementary SchoolDraft

Archuleta County 50 Jt · Pagosa Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
−4.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Pagosa Springs Elementary School scored 5.7 points below expected in English and 3.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 25th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 42nd), and #2 of 2 neighborhood elementary schools in Archuleta County 50 Jt.

English vs. expected
−5.7
±2.9 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
English growth
41
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.6
±2.9 pts · 34th pct. adjusted
Math growth
51
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
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.
Sangre de Cristo+14.1Martin Luther King Jr+12.2Soaring Eagles Community School+10.9Widefield of the Arts+10.7Colorado STEM Academy+10.7Evans+7.2Sunset Park+4.0Platte Valley+3.8Grant+2.5Henry+1.7Jackson+1.3The Studio School+0.8Pete Mirich+0.1Burlington−1.0Sarah Milner−2.8Pagosa Springs−3.7Oak Grove−4.0Keller−4.2Stratton−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Pagosa Springs−5.7Bayfield Intermediate School−7.0Beulah−10.6Penrose−13.2McAuliffe Elementary−15.6Highland−17.1

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+27%Free/reduced-price lunch59%English learners7%Students with IEPs11%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 514. 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.