School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Laurel Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
−6.6
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Laurel Elementary School scored 4.0 points below expected in English and 9.3 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 31st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 50th), and #25 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
−4.0
±4.6 pts · 31st pct. adjusted
English growth
66
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−9.3
±4.1 pts · 10th pct. adjusted
Math growth
67
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 50%Math 37%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−9.30.0−2.7
English growth (MGP)557468
Math vs. expected (pts)−14.2−7.7−6.1
Math growth (MGP)657066
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+13.2Johnson+7.8Dunn+7.0Chipeta+6.9Beattie+6.6Emerald+4.3Needham+2.2Ryan+1.8Cotton Creek+1.7Lopez+1.5Eagle Crest+1.1Prospect Valley+1.0Mountain View+0.5Timnath−0.3Prairie Hills−0.4Patterson International School−1.0Riverview−1.5Freedom−1.5Stober−2.1Inspire Elementary−2.4Laurel−4.0Cottonwood Plains−5.6The Da Vinci Academy School−6.8Grand View Elementary−7.6Pine Ridge−7.9Trailblazer−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+67%Free/reduced-price lunch54%English learners17%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 390. 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.