School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Brantner Elementary SchoolDraft

School District 27J · Thornton · elementary (grades 3–5)
−0.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Brantner Elementary School scored 1.2 points below expected in English and 0.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 46th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 59th), and #7 of 12 neighborhood elementary schools in School District 27J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−1.2
±3.9 pts · 46th pct. adjusted
English growth
60
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.6
±2.8 pts · 48th pct. adjusted
Math growth
67
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 55%Math 45%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−5.5−0.7+2.7
English growth (MGP)486269
Math vs. expected (pts)−3.7+2.1−0.2
Math growth (MGP)627166
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+9.9Fall River+7.4Hackberry Hill+5.0Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Antelope Ridge+3.9Palmer Lake+0.3Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2Mead−1.0Brantner−1.2Reunion−1.6High Plains School−1.7Mountain View−2.2Glacier Peak−2.6Carbondale−3.9Mountain Vista−4.2Buffalo Trail−4.8Skyview−4.9West Ridge Elementary−5.1Grandview−7.1Gilpin County−7.7Tarver−8.6Range View Elementary−9.1Crystal River−12.8Estes Park K-5 School−14.7Carlson−23.1

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+46%Free/reduced-price lunch37%English learners22%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 516. 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.