Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School scored 12.2 points above expected in English and 10.4 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 94th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 76th), and #1 of 9 neighborhood elementary schools in Widefield 3.
English vs. expected
+12.2
±2.3 pts · 94th pct. adjusted
English growth
51
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+10.4
±2.2 pts · 92nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
56
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+14.4
+10.4
+11.9
English growth (MGP)
47
48
58
Math vs. expected (pts)
+10.7
+8.9
+11.6
Math growth (MGP)
53
52
64
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): 2.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 510. 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.