School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Stevens Elementary SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Wheat Ridge · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Stevens Elementary School scored 5.8 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 23rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 25th), and #60 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−5.8
±2.6 pts · 23rd pct. adjusted
English growth
60
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−9.1
±2.8 pts · 11th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%202420252026English 34%Math 19%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.9−5.4−5.0
English growth (MGP)635264
Math vs. expected (pts)−12.4−6.6−8.4
Math growth (MGP)485145
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.
Putnam+15.9O'Dea+15.4South Lakewood+9.9Ponderosa Elementary+5.7Slater+4.1Animas Valley+3.1Kaiser+1.8Eagleside+1.7Bauder+1.7Mortensen+0.1Sagebrush−0.6Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Winona−1.2Cherry Drive−1.3Falcon of Technology−4.2Foothills−4.6Secrest−4.8Florida Mesa−5.5Polton Community−5.5Stevens−5.8Centennial Academy of Fine Arts…−6.3Wm E Bishop−8.7Cherrelyn−9.1Adams−12.1Westgate−13.9Swanson−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+57%Free/reduced-price lunch65%English learners13%Students with IEPs28%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 423. 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.