School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Deer Trail Elementary SchoolDraft

Deer Trail 26J · Deer Trail · elementary (grades 3–5)
−17.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Deer Trail Elementary School scored 22.2 points below expected in English and 13.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 1st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 4th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in Deer Trail 26J.

English vs. expected
−22.2
±7.2 pts · 1st pct. adjusted
English growth
30
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−13.2
±7.4 pts · 5th pct. adjusted
Math growth
28
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 13%Math 17%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−25.3−12.8−26.8
English growth (MGP)165825
Math vs. expected (pts)−4.6−15.7−19.7
Math growth (MGP)371628

Only 89% 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.
Martin Luther King Jr+12.2Gilcrest+10.6Byers+10.3Evans+7.2French+6.4Sierra Vista+5.3Platte Valley+3.8Desert Sage+1.1Pete Mirich+0.1Holyoke−0.3Mary E Pennock−1.5Sarah Milner−2.8Nucla−2.9Platteville−3.3Campbell−3.5Thunder Mountain−3.6Ellicott−4.3Arrowhead−4.4Heiman−4.8Kathryn Senor−5.7Thunder Valley PK-8−6.6Leo William Butler−7.0Graham Mesa−11.6Elk Creek Elementary−13.6McAuliffe Elementary−15.6Deer Trail−22.2

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+23%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners18%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 167. 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.