School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Cory Elementary SchoolDraft

Denver County 1 · Denver · elementary (grades 3–5)
+6.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cory Elementary School scored 5.8 points above expected in English and 6.9 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 78th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 92nd), and #30 of 88 neighborhood elementary schools in Denver County 1.

English vs. expected
+5.8
±2.4 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
English growth
56
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.9
±5.9 pts · 82nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
59
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 72%Math 65%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+7.4+5.0+5.0
English growth (MGP)494968
Math vs. expected (pts)+13.7+5.6+1.5
Math growth (MGP)734758
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+8.7Heritage+7.5Slavens K-8 School+7.2Willow+6.4Mitchell+6.0Cory+5.8Dry Creek+5.5Meridian+5.4Cottonwood Creek+5.3Bergen+5.3Ralston+4.8West Woods+3.5Willow Creek+3.2Carson+1.9Homestead+1.8Highlands+1.3Lone Tree Elementary+0.3Prairie Crossing−1.1Marshdale−1.3Black Rock Elementary−2.1Red Hawk Elementary−7.8Three Creeks K-8−10.0King-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+75%Free/reduced-price lunch20%English learners14%Students with IEPs10%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 407. 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.