Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School scored 4.4 points above expected in English and 7.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 73rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 48th), and #15 of 24 neighborhood elementary schools in Mesa County Valley 51.
English vs. expected
+4.4
±3.1 pts · 73rd pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 56th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+7.3
±2.9 pts · 84th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 56th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+4.3
+4.8
+4.3
English growth (MGP)
46
49
43
Math vs. expected (pts)
+7.6
+8.9
+5.4
Math growth (MGP)
45
60
38
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 274. 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.