Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Prairie Ridge Elementary School scored 2.7 points below expected in English and 4.8 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 37th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 56th), and #21 of 29 neighborhood elementary schools in St Vrain Valley RE1J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.
English vs. expected
−2.7
±3.0 pts · 37th pct. adjusted
English growth
40
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+4.8
±2.4 pts · 74th pct. adjusted
Math growth
53
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−1.1
−0.8
−6.5
English growth (MGP)
42
38
41
Math vs. expected (pts)
+6.4
+5.5
+2.2
Math growth (MGP)
60
51
48
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): 4.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 392. 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.