School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Olander Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
−2.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Olander Elementary School scored 1.8 points below expected in English and 3.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 41st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 66th), and #23 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−1.8
±3.0 pts · 41st pct. adjusted
English growth
56
median growth percentile · 84th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.8
±2.7 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%202420252026English 46%Math 43%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.2+0.2−4.9
English growth (MGP)565855
Math vs. expected (pts)−3.0−2.6−6.3
Math growth (MGP)595055
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.
Park+9.7Stony Creek+7.1Ridgeview+5.9Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Antelope Ridge+3.9Needham+2.2Skyway Park+1.9Kendrick Lakes+1.7Explorer+1.3Soda Creek+0.6Palmer Lake+0.3Prairie Hills−0.4Mount Carbon−0.9Olander−1.8Manitou Springs−2.1Eagleview−2.4Meridian Ranch−2.8Mountain Vista−4.2Cache La Poudre−6.6Grand View Elementary−7.6Tarver−8.6Range View Elementary−9.1Riverview PK-8−9.1Singing Hills−9.2Bennett Ranch−10.7Powderhorn−11.6

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+54%Free/reduced-price lunch37%English learners8%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 295. 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.