School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Big Thompson Elementary SchoolDraft

Thompson R2-J · Loveland · elementary (grades 3–5)
−9.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Big Thompson Elementary School scored 7.8 points below expected in English and 11.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 15th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 58th), and #16 of 19 neighborhood elementary schools in Thompson R2-J.

English vs. expected
−7.8
±4.3 pts · 15th pct. adjusted
English growth
60
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−11.6
±4.7 pts · 7th pct. adjusted
Math growth
56
median growth percentile · 72nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 47%Math 28%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.3−9.2−12.3
English growth (MGP)606457
Math vs. expected (pts)−8.3−9.9−17.7
Math growth (MGP)576446
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.
William (Bill) Roberts K-8 Scho…+16.6Pioneer+12.1Park+9.7Fall River+7.4Ridgeview+5.9Isabella Bird Community School+4.9Frontier+3.6Elbert+1.9Kendrick Lakes+1.7Martinez+0.7Palmer Lake+0.3Eaton−1.0High Plains School−1.7Mountain View−2.2Centennial−2.6Glacier Peak−2.6Meridian Ranch−2.8Castle Rock−3.1Skyview−4.9Legacy−5.5Grandview−7.1Big Thompson−7.8Academy Endeavour−7.9Douglass Valley−8.4Range View Elementary−9.1Elwell−12.6

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+44%Free/reduced-price lunch34%English learners0%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 174. 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.