School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Cactus Valley Elementary SchoolDraft

Garfield Re-2 · Silt · elementary (grades 3–5)
−10.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cactus Valley Elementary School scored 11.8 points below expected in English and 9.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 6th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 38th), and #5 of 6 neighborhood elementary schools in Garfield Re-2.

English vs. expected
−11.8
±4.6 pts · 6th pct. adjusted
English growth
52
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−9.6
±3.4 pts · 10th pct. adjusted
Math growth
49
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 29%Math 32%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.7−10.0−17.5
English growth (MGP)506146
Math vs. expected (pts)−13.3−9.4−6.2
Math growth (MGP)365060
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.
Colorado STEM Academy+10.7Yuma+9.1Platte Valley+3.8Grant+2.5The Studio School+0.8Pete Mirich+0.1Burlington−1.0Wiggins−1.2Mary E Pennock−1.5Peetz−2.1Wamsley−3.7Pagosa Springs−3.7Oak Grove−4.0Stratton−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Highland−4.9Pagosa Springs−5.7Burlington−7.4Beulah−10.6Graham Mesa−11.6Cactus Valley−11.8Penrose−13.2McAuliffe Elementary−15.6Highland−17.1West Grand−19.6Hayden Valley−23.1

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+26%Free/reduced-price lunch39%English learners26%Students with IEPs10%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 421. 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.