School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Cougar Run Elementary SchoolDraft

Douglas County Re 1 · Highlands Ranch · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

+5.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cougar Run Elementary School scored 7.1 points above expected in English and 3.0 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 83rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 92nd), and #8 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+7.1
±3.1 pts · 83rd pct. adjusted
English growth
59
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+3.0
±3.4 pts · 67th pct. adjusted
Math growth
60
median growth percentile · 56th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 74%Math 62%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+5.0+8.1+8.1
English growth (MGP)595959
Math vs. expected (pts)−1.0+3.9+5.9
Math growth (MGP)685656
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.
Bear Creek+19.2Heritage+11.7Fireside+9.8Bear Canyon+8.4Foothill+7.2Cougar Run+7.1Cherry Hills Village+6.8Black Forest Hills+4.1Erie+4.0Eagle Ridge+3.9Flatirons+3.4Rolling Hills+3.1Bradley International School+0.6Mammoth Heights Elementary+0.3Coyote Creek−0.8Fox Hollow−2.0Fox Creek−2.2Coal Creek−3.4Runyon−3.5Coyote Hills−4.4Ford Elementary−6.6Legacy Point−6.6Monarch K-8 School−6.6Soaring Heights PK-8−6.8Meadow View−7.0Pine Grove−9.2

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+10.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cougar Run Elementary School scored 11.5 points above expected in English and 10.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 89th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 95th), and #9 of 39 neighborhood middle schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+11.5
±6.1 pts · 89th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
+10.3
±8.4 pts · 89th pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 76%Math 56%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+18.7+6.4+10.7
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)+20.0+8.1+3.5
Math growth (MGP)———
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.
Bear Canyon+25.5Heritage+19.0Stone Mountain Elementary+17.7Cougar Run+11.5Coyote Creek+10.5Fox Creek+8.8Pine Grove+8.6Eagle Ridge+7.7Meadow View+5.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+5.4West+4.5John Wesley Powell+4.4Aspen Creek K-8 School+3.9Roxborough Intermediate+2.5Louisville+1.9Cresthill+1.3Newton+0.8Ranch View+0.6Monarch K-8 School−0.3Cimarron Middle−0.8Nevin Platt−0.9West Jefferson−1.2Falcon Creek−2.2Fox Ridge−3.2Soaring Heights PK-8−4.1Clear Creek−25.4

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+67%Free/reduced-price lunch18%English learners11%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 378. 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.