School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Cottonwood Plains Elementary SchoolDraft

Thompson R2-J · Ft Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
−4.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Cottonwood Plains Elementary School scored 5.6 points below expected in English and 2.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 24th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 38th), and #15 of 19 neighborhood elementary schools in Thompson R2-J.

English vs. expected
−5.6
±3.0 pts · 24th pct. adjusted
English growth
55
median growth percentile · 72nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−2.5
±4.3 pts · 38th pct. adjusted
Math growth
63
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 42%Math 32%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.5−6.3−2.6
English growth (MGP)525262
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.60.0+0.4
Math growth (MGP)656756
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+9.9Emerald+4.3Antelope Ridge+3.9Needham+2.2Cotton Creek+1.7Shelton+1.5Eagle Crest+1.1Mountain View+0.5Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2Prairie Hills−0.4Charles Hay World School−0.8Patterson International School−1.0Olander−1.8Linton−2.1Clayton−2.2Eagleview−2.4Mountain Vista−4.2Cottonwood Plains−5.6Peakview−6.4Cache La Poudre−6.6Timberline−8.4Tarver−8.6Sunrise−11.5Semper−12.2Grant Ranch ECE-8 School−13.5

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+58%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners19%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 284. 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.