School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Putnam Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
+12.5
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Putnam Elementary School scored 15.9 points above expected in English and 9.1 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 97th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 52nd), and #2 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
+15.9
±3.9 pts · 97th pct. adjusted
English growth
68
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+9.1
±3.6 pts · 89th pct. adjusted
Math growth
68
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 45%Math 27%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+15.7+12.7+19.6
English growth (MGP)805570
Math vs. expected (pts)+7.4+10.5+9.5
Math growth (MGP)726865
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.
Putnam+15.9O'Dea+15.4South Lakewood+9.9Animas Valley+3.1Bauder+1.7Centennial+1.5Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Alicia Sanchez International Sc…−0.9Canyon Creek−1.0Clayton−2.2Falcon of Technology−4.2Foothills−4.6Secrest−4.8Florida Mesa−5.5Polton Community−5.5Stevens−5.8Centennial Academy of Fine Arts…−6.3Hallett Academy−7.0Wm E Bishop−8.7Cherrelyn−9.1Adams−12.1Semper−12.2Columbian−13.4Westgate−13.9Whittier ECE-8 School−16.1Swanson−16.5

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+64%Free/reduced-price lunch78%English learners24%Students with IEPs27%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 187. 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.