School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Canon Exploratory SchoolDraft

Canon City RE-1 · Canon City · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

+1.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Canon Exploratory School scored 0.3 points above expected in English and 3.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 55th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 54th), and #4 of 5 neighborhood elementary schools in Canon City RE-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+0.3
±3.5 pts · 55th pct. adjusted
English growth
53
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+3.3
±3.8 pts · 68th pct. adjusted
Math growth
37
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%202420252026English 42%Math 38%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.7+2.2−3.4
English growth (MGP)595645
Math vs. expected (pts)+5.9+5.0−1.5
Math growth (MGP)443334
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.
Eads+24.1Mountain Vista Community School+16.5Manassa+13.8La Jara+11.0Wiley+10.5Cedaredge+10.3Fowler+8.2McClave+6.3Swink+4.9Goodnight+2.6Meeker+1.8Canon Exploratory School+0.3Wildflower−0.7Webster−0.7Morton−1.5Washington−2.1Bill Metz−3.1Belmont−4.6Dolores−4.8Sargent−5.6Kemper−8.9Ignacio−10.1Adams−10.8De Beque PK-12 School District …−12.5Custer County−14.3Del Norte−16.1

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+2.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Canon Exploratory School scored 4.6 points above expected in English and 0.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 68th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 63rd), and #1 of 3 neighborhood middle schools in Canon City RE-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+4.6
±5.5 pts · 68th pct. adjusted
English growth
54
median growth percentile · 91st among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.4
±9.0 pts · 48th pct. adjusted
Math growth
41
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 29%Math 29%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+6.7+6.4−3.2
English growth (MGP)357357
Math vs. expected (pts)+5.3−3.0−12.6
Math growth (MGP)404340
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.
Fowler+15.5Mountain Vista Community School+15.3Goodnight+15.2Sangre de Cristo Undivided High…+14.9Cedaredge+10.2Orchard Mesa+7.9Barone+7.3Vineland+5.4Centauri+5.3Canon Exploratory School+4.6Canon City+3.9Granada Undivided High School+3.2Del Norte−2.0Las Animas Junior High School−3.7Wiley Junior-Senior High School−3.9Swink Junior-Senior High School−4.1Custer−4.4Walsh High School−5.6Dolores−6.0Montezuma-Cortez−6.6SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL−7.8Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School−11.8De Beque PK-12 School District …−12.7Stratton−12.8Springfield Junior/Senior High …−14.4La Junta Jr/Sr High School−24.7

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+26%Free/reduced-price lunch53%English learners1%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 298. 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.