School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Cache La Poudre Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Laporte · elementary (grades 3–5)
−6.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cache La Poudre Elementary School scored 6.6 points below expected in English and 6.1 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 20th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 52nd), and #27 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
−6.6
±3.2 pts · 20th pct. adjusted
English growth
49
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−6.1
±2.9 pts · 20th pct. adjusted
Math growth
50
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 44%Math 36%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−5.6−6.4−7.8
English growth (MGP)574049
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.8−2.7−7.8
Math growth (MGP)525640
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.
Pioneer+12.1Park+9.7Stony Creek+7.1Beattie+6.6Ridgeview+5.9Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Antelope Ridge+3.9Needham+2.2Kendrick Lakes+1.7Explorer+1.3Palmer Lake+0.3Prairie Hills−0.4Mount Carbon−0.9Scott−1.4Freedom−1.5Olander−1.8Manitou Springs−2.1Eagleview−2.4Meridian Ranch−2.8Mountain Vista−4.2Eyestone−4.8Cache La Poudre−6.6Grand View Elementary−7.6Peyton−7.8Bear Creek K-8 School−8.6Riverview PK-8−9.1

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+54%Free/reduced-price lunch47%English learners4%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 260. 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.