Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Central Elementary School scored 8.5 points above expected in English and 11.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 86th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 90th), and #4 of 29 neighborhood elementary schools in St Vrain Valley RE1J.
English vs. expected
+8.5
±4.4 pts · 86th pct. adjusted
English growth
54
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+11.7
±2.8 pts · 94th pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+12.3
+10.1
+3.7
English growth (MGP)
66
50
48
Math vs. expected (pts)
+13.0
+14.0
+8.5
Math growth (MGP)
64
55
46
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 319. 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.