School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Polton Community Elementary SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Aurora · elementary (grades 3–5)
−4.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Polton Community Elementary School scored 5.5 points below expected in English and 3.4 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: 28th), and #33 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5.

English vs. expected
−5.5
±5.5 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
English growth
44
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.4
±3.2 pts · 35th pct. adjusted
Math growth
55
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 40%Math 31%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.9−10.8+0.6
English growth (MGP)463947
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.8−7.1−0.5
Math growth (MGP)624854

Only 90% 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.
Sabin World School+15.2South Lakewood+9.9Welchester+6.2Sanborn+3.0Bauder+1.7South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Lawrence+1.0Sagebrush−0.6Independence−0.6Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Cherry Drive−1.3Burlington−1.8Meadow Point−2.2Summit−2.7Falcon of Technology−4.2Johnson−4.6Secrest−4.8Monfort−4.9Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Polton Community−5.5Arvada K-8−6.5Edith Teter−9.8Westgate−13.9Running Creek−15.5Swanson−16.5

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+50%Free/reduced-price lunch61%English learners20%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 371. 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.