School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Centennial Elementary SchoolDraft

Thompson R2-J · Loveland · elementary (grades 3–5)
−3.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Centennial Elementary School scored 2.6 points below expected in English and 5.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 38th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 61st), and #12 of 19 neighborhood elementary schools in Thompson R2-J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−2.6
±3.4 pts · 38th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.2
±5.7 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
Math growth
42
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 48%Math 31%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.2−0.9−6.8
English growth (MGP)494446
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.4−3.3−12.1
Math growth (MGP)523936
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.
Fall River+7.4Ridgeview+5.9Alpine+5.3Frontier+3.6Skyway Park+1.9Vanderhoof+0.8Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2High Plains−1.5High Plains School−1.7Mountain View−2.2Centennial−2.6Glacier Peak−2.6Prairie Ridge−2.7Castle Rock−3.1Woodmen Hills−4.7Skyview−4.9Legacy−5.5Centennial Elementary−6.5Gilpin County−7.7Big Thompson−7.8Academy Endeavour−7.9Tarver−8.6Range View Elementary−9.1Bennett Ranch−10.7Carlson−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+42%Free/reduced-price lunch35%English learners4%Students with IEPs18%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 307. 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.