School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Basalt Elementary SchoolDraft

Roaring Fork RE-1 · Basalt · elementary (grades 3–5)
+5.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Basalt Elementary School scored 11.5 points above expected in English and 0.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 92nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 65th), and #1 of 7 neighborhood elementary schools in Roaring Fork RE-1.

English vs. expected
+11.5
±3.4 pts · 92nd pct. adjusted
English growth
63
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.8
±2.5 pts · 48th pct. adjusted
Math growth
69
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 53%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+9.2+12.2+13.0
English growth (MGP)648048
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.2−1.3−0.7
Math growth (MGP)597970
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.
Aurora Frontier K-8+14.5Upper Blue+13.5Samuels+13.3Basalt+11.5Harmony Ridge P-8+4.8Second Creek−0.5Gypsum−0.8Basalt−0.8Eaton−1.0Homestake Peak School−1.2Glenwood Springs−1.4Sopris−1.8Dillon Valley−3.5Carbondale−3.9Winograd K-8−4.2West Ridge Elementary−5.1Silverthorne−5.5Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Meadow Ridge−5.6Riverview School−5.9Summit Cove−7.1Bear Creek K-8 School−8.6Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Crystal River−12.8Truscott−14.0Estes Park K-5 School−14.7

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+43%Free/reduced-price lunch51%English learners47%Students with IEPs9%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 473. 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.