School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Explore Pk-8Draft

Mapleton 1 · Thornton · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−5.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Explore Pk-8 scored 5.3 points below expected in English and 4.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 25th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 29th), and #10 of 11 neighborhood elementary schools in Mapleton 1.

English vs. expected
−5.3
±4.9 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.9
±4.5 pts · 26th pct. adjusted
Math growth
41
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 36%Math 31%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−11.1−2.7−1.9
English growth (MGP)384546
Math vs. expected (pts)−9.2−5.6+0.2
Math growth (MGP)343258
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.
S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+12.7Galeton+11.2Denison Montessori School+3.7Remington+3.3Elaine S. Padilla+0.1Odyssey−1.0Mary E Pennock−1.5Orchard Park Academy−1.5Edison−1.9John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy−2.3Fremont−3.2Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…−4.9Carver−5.3Explore Pk-8−5.3Midland−6.6Joe Shoemaker School−7.4Trailside Academy−7.9Ponderosa−8.2Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Side Creek−8.8Granby−9.8Village East Community−11.3Lake County Intermediate School−11.5Hanover−11.9Truscott−14.0Highland−17.1

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−11.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Explore Pk-8 scored 10.9 points below expected in English and 11.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 8th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 14th), and #10 of 10 neighborhood middle schools in Mapleton 1.

English vs. expected
−10.9
±7.0 pts · 8th pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−11.9
±5.6 pts · 7th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%202420252026English 26%Math 12%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.4−20.0−6.3
English growth (MGP)402959
Math vs. expected (pts)−8.2−19.2−9.1
Math growth (MGP)383659
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+15.0Yuma+10.0John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy+9.8S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+8.8Pagosa Springs+4.3Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…+4.1Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory+3.4Wray Junior Senior High School+2.9Russell+2.2Horizon+2.2Meadow Community School+2.0Silver Hills+1.9Sabin+1.7Shaw Heights−0.7Ellicott−1.8Holyoke Senior High School−4.3Burlington−4.6Hanover Junior-Senior High Scho…−5.2Prairie−6.8Trailside Academy−8.1South Valley−9.5Explore Pk-8−10.9West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6West Grand−14.6Lake County High School−15.1Highland−19.8

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+43%Free/reduced-price lunch66%English learners29%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 507. 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.