School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

New Emerson School at ColumbusDraft

Mesa County Valley 51 · Grand Junction · elementary (grades 3–5)
−1.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, New Emerson School at Columbus scored 1.2 points below expected in English and 2.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 45th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 84th), and #19 of 24 neighborhood elementary schools in Mesa County Valley 51. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−1.2
±4.6 pts · 45th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−2.2
±4.3 pts · 39th pct. adjusted
Math growth
53
median growth percentile · 84th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%202420252026English 64%Math 65%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.1−0.5−4.7
English growth (MGP)674953
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.0−1.1−3.5
Math growth (MGP)524860
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.
Sangre de Cristo+14.1Manassa+13.8La Jara+11.0Wiley+10.5Fowler+8.2Sanford+6.7Lewis-Arriola+6.4McClave+6.3Swink+4.9Meeker+1.8Canon Exploratory School+0.3Webster−0.7Burlington−1.0New Emerson School at Columbus−1.2Peetz−2.1Stratton−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Dolores−4.8Sargent−5.6Columbine−6.1Burlington−7.4Avery/Parsons−11.0Cactus Valley−11.8Custer County−14.3Fleming−20.3Hayden Valley−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+25%Free/reduced-price lunch12%English learners1%Students with IEPs9%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 135. 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.