School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Gilpin County Elementary SchoolDraft

Gilpin County RE-1 · Black Hawk · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Gilpin County Elementary School scored 7.7 points below expected in English and 7.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 15th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 52nd), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in Gilpin County RE-1.

English vs. expected
−7.7
±4.2 pts · 15th pct. adjusted
English growth
27
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−7.8
±3.9 pts · 15th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%202420252026English 45%Math 36%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.9−7.0−9.8
English growth (MGP)253324
Math vs. expected (pts)−5.9−8.4−9.8
Math growth (MGP)524350
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.
Fall River+7.4Ridgeview+5.9Hackberry Hill+5.0Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Skyway Park+1.9Fitzsimmons+1.6Hunters Glen−0.2Mead−1.0Brantner−1.2Reunion−1.6High Plains School−1.7Mountain View−2.2Centennial−2.6Prairie Ridge−2.7Benjamin Eaton−3.0Skyview−4.9West Ridge Elementary−5.1Legacy−5.5Grandview−7.1Gilpin County−7.7Big Thompson−7.8Tarver−8.6Range View Elementary−9.1Bennett Ranch−10.7Pioneer Ridge−15.3Carlson−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+41%Free/reduced-price lunch38%English learners3%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 147. 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.