School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Taylor Elementary SchoolDraft

Mesa County Valley 51 · Palisade · elementary (grades 3–5)
+8.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Taylor Elementary School scored 10.0 points above expected in English and 6.6 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 90th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 73rd), and #3 of 24 neighborhood elementary schools in Mesa County Valley 51.

English vs. expected
+10.0
±5.5 pts · 90th pct. adjusted
English growth
65
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.6
±7.1 pts · 81st pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 51%Math 40%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+11.5+15.8+4.5
English growth (MGP)727256
Math vs. expected (pts)+12.4+11.3−1.0
Math growth (MGP)645843
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.
Paonia K-8+16.0Wray+14.5Taylor+10.0Chipeta+9.2Tope+9.1Pomona+8.8Orchard Avenue+8.5Harrison School+5.6Rye+5.1Lincoln Orchard Mesa+4.4Hotchkiss K8 School+4.3Salida+3.2Shelledy+2.8Vineland+0.3Prairie Winds−0.3Parkview−2.9Bill Metz−3.1Dolores−4.8Sargent−5.6Penrose−7.4Weikel−7.6Ignacio−10.1Avery/Parsons−11.0Jefferson County Open−12.0Dove Creek−12.3Del Norte−16.1

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+40%Free/reduced-price lunch48%English learners4%Students with IEPs20%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 329. 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.