School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Sarah Milner Elementary SchoolDraft

Thompson R2-J · Loveland · elementary (grades 3–5)
−3.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Sarah Milner Elementary School scored 2.8 points below expected in English and 4.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 36th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 34th), and #13 of 19 neighborhood elementary schools in Thompson R2-J.

English vs. expected
−2.8
±3.5 pts · 36th pct. adjusted
English growth
50
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.5
±3.2 pts · 28th pct. adjusted
Math growth
50
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 40%Math 21%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.4−2.3−2.6
English growth (MGP)505050
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.3−4.3−2.6
Math growth (MGP)444762
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.
Martin Luther King Jr+12.2Gilcrest+10.6Mesa View+7.8Evans+7.2Oak Creek+5.5Sunset Park+4.0Henry+1.7Meeker+1.3Jackson+1.3Desert Sage+1.1Pete Mirich+0.1Fruitvale−0.1Holyoke−0.3Mary E Pennock−1.5Sarah Milner−2.8Nucla−2.9Fremont−3.2Campbell−3.5Thunder Mountain−3.6Pagosa Springs−3.7Madison−4.5Abrams−9.6Dove Creek−12.3Penrose−13.2McAuliffe Elementary−15.6Deer Trail−22.2

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+29%Free/reduced-price lunch68%English learners10%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 221. 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.