School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Florida Mesa Elementary SchoolDraft

Durango 9-R · Durango · elementary (grades 3–5)
−6.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Florida Mesa Elementary School scored 5.5 points below expected in English and 7.0 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 24th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 40th), and #5 of 5 neighborhood elementary schools in Durango 9-R.

English vs. expected
−5.5
±3.3 pts · 24th pct. adjusted
English growth
36
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−7.0
±3.0 pts · 18th pct. adjusted
Math growth
47
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 43%Math 28%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.1−8.4−4.6
English growth (MGP)423035
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.2−5.9−8.2
Math growth (MGP)504844
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.
South Lakewood+9.9Welchester+6.2Alpine+5.3Garfield+4.2Jordahl+1.9Bauder+1.7South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Sagebrush−0.6Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Cherry Drive−1.3High Plains−1.5Burlington−1.8Meadow Point−2.2Summit−2.7Falcon of Technology−4.2Woodmen Hills−4.7Secrest−4.8Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Polton Community−5.5Edith Teter−9.8Adams−12.1Kiowa−13.8Westgate−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+49%Free/reduced-price lunch53%English learners10%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 255. 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.