School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Secrest Elementary SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Arvada · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Secrest Elementary School scored 4.8 points below expected in English and 9.1 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 27th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 30th), and #57 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−4.8
±3.3 pts · 27th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−9.1
±3.1 pts · 11th pct. adjusted
Math growth
38
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 28%Math 20%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.1−3.1−8.8
English growth (MGP)435636
Math vs. expected (pts)−8.1−7.5−12.0
Math growth (MGP)335326
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.
Sabin World School+15.2South Lakewood+9.9Welchester+6.2Garfield+4.2Jordahl+1.9Bauder+1.7South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Sagebrush−0.6Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Cherry Drive−1.3Burlington−1.8Meadow Point−2.2Summit−2.7Falcon of Technology−4.2Johnson−4.6Secrest−4.8Monfort−4.9Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Polton Community−5.5Stevens−5.8Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−11.3Kiowa−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 lunch65%English learners11%Students with IEPs23%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 260. 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.