Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Heritage Elementary School scored 7.5 points above expected in English and 6.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 85th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 89th), and #4 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5.
English vs. expected
+7.5
±3.1 pts · 85th pct. adjusted
English growth
61
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.7
±3.8 pts · 82nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
60
median growth percentile · 56th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+5.2
+6.0
+11.0
English growth (MGP)
56
58
67
Math vs. expected (pts)
+2.1
+8.3
+9.5
Math growth (MGP)
61
62
58
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 313. 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.