School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Patriot Elementary SchoolDraft

Fountain 8 · Fort Carson · elementary (grades 3–5)
−2.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Patriot Elementary School scored 2.1 points below expected in English and 2.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 40th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 42nd), and #4 of 8 neighborhood elementary schools in Fountain 8. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−2.1
±2.4 pts · 40th pct. adjusted
English growth
47
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−2.4
±2.3 pts · 39th pct. adjusted
Math growth
51
median growth percentile · 72nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%202420252026English 38%Math 25%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−4.2−0.8−1.0
English growth (MGP)424752
Math vs. expected (pts)−1.1−2.1−4.1
Math growth (MGP)514062
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.
Limon+20.8Simla+10.9Orchard Avenue+8.5Rye+5.1Lincoln Orchard Mesa+4.4Jordahl+1.9Carrie Martin+1.9Eagleside+1.7Desert Sage+1.1Aragon+0.7Fruitvale−0.1Prairie Winds−0.3B F Kitchen−0.6Otero−2.0Patriot−2.1Meadow Point−2.2Summit−2.7Parkview−2.9Thunder Mountain−3.6Madison−4.5Johnson−4.6Genoa-Hugo School−7.1Cimarron−7.6Mountainside−8.2Abrams−9.6Kiowa−13.8

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+34%Free/reduced-price lunch54%English learners4%Students with IEPs25%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 523. 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.