School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Linton Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
−3.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Linton Elementary School scored 2.1 points below expected in English and 4.3 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 39th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 32nd), and #24 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
−2.1
±3.2 pts · 39th pct. adjusted
English growth
52
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.3
±2.9 pts · 30th pct. adjusted
Math growth
51
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 33%Math 26%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.3−2.5−3.8
English growth (MGP)595048
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.9−3.9−6.5
Math growth (MGP)555246
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.
Arapahoe Ridge+9.9Irish+5.2Emerald+4.3Centennial+1.5Red Hawk Ridge+1.5Eagle Crest+1.1Mountain View+0.5Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2Alicia Sanchez International Sc…−0.9Canyon Creek−1.0Linton−2.1Clayton−2.2Holly Hills−2.9Foothills−4.6Cottonwood Plains−5.6Peakview−6.4Timberline−8.4Wm E Bishop−8.7Lowry−8.9Cherrelyn−9.1Denver Green School Southeast−10.8Sunrise−11.5Semper−12.2Grant Ranch ECE-8 School−13.5Westgate−13.9

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+59%Free/reduced-price lunch66%English learners33%Students with IEPs18%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 254. 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.