School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Dry Creek Elementary SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Englewood · elementary (grades 3–5)
+3.6
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Dry Creek Elementary School scored 5.5 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 77th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 91st), and #6 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5.

English vs. expected
+5.5
±3.3 pts · 77th pct. adjusted
English growth
69
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+1.7
±3.1 pts · 61st pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 70%Math 55%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+7.2+7.1+2.0
English growth (MGP)826954
Math vs. expected (pts)+2.1+2.3+0.8
Math growth (MGP)485245

Only 88% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

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.
Parmalee+19.1Westerly Creek Elementary+18.2Teller+11.6Gold Rush Elementary+8.7Slavens K-8 School+7.2Willow+6.4Cory+5.8Aspen Creek K-8 School+5.6Dry Creek+5.5Meridian+5.4Cottonwood Creek+5.3Bergen+5.3West Woods+3.5University Park+3.5Willow Creek+3.2Coyote Ridge+3.0Homestead+1.8Buffalo Ridge+1.4Lone Tree Elementary+0.3Crest View−0.2Marshdale−1.3Greenwood−1.4High Plains−3.9Meadowlark School−4.4Red Hawk Elementary−7.8King-Murphy−16.2

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+74%Free/reduced-price lunch24%English learners10%Students with IEPs11%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 7.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 261. 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.