School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Kruse Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
+13.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Kruse Elementary School scored 13.1 points above expected in English and 13.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 95th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 91st), and #6 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
+13.1
±2.7 pts · 95th pct. adjusted
English growth
62
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+13.7
±2.4 pts · 96th pct. adjusted
Math growth
66
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%202420252026English 68%Math 66%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+13.1+12.7+13.6
English growth (MGP)586366
Math vs. expected (pts)+11.6+14.9+14.8
Math growth (MGP)616772
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.
McGraw+13.2Kruse+13.1Johnson+7.8Stony Creek+7.1Dunn+7.0Chipeta+6.9Coyote Ridge+3.6Blue Mountain Elementary+1.7Lopez+1.5Coronado+0.1Timnath−0.3Prairie Hills−0.4Red Sandstone−0.7Charles Hay World School−0.8Mount Carbon−0.9Academy International−1.3Southmoor−1.3Silver Creek Elementary−1.8Leawood−2.8Discovery Canyon Campus−3.9Shaffer−5.0Steele−6.5The Da Vinci Academy School−6.8Riverview PK-8−9.1Mountain View−9.9Trailblazer−10.6

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+61%Free/reduced-price lunch42%English learners7%Students with IEPs10%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 376. 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.