District report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Fountain 8Draft

Mid-size suburban district · about 3,212 students tested a year in grades 3–8 · 7,358 students in district-run schools (K–12)

−4.1

points vs. what its
demographics predict

Based on its families’ demographics, Fountain 8 would be expected to rank #55 of 105 Colorado districts, with 39% of students meeting or exceeding expectations in English and 29% in math. It actually ranks #63, with 35% and 25%. That is 4.1 percentage points below what its demographics predict, which ranks it #68 of 105 on performance vs. demographics.

#68 of 105 statewide · likely #61–#74#27 of 49 mid-size districts#12 of 17 suburban districts#6 of 9 among its most similar districts

Where demographics would place it, and where it lands

Statewide rank, English and math combined

Hollow: predicted from demographics. Filled: actual results. #1 is the highest share of students meeting expectations.

Subject	Expected	Actual	Over/under (pts)	Rank: predicted → actual	Rank vs. demographics
English	39%	35%	−4.4 ±0.8	#52 → #58	#72
Math	29%	25%	−3.8 ±1.8	#57 → #62	#64

Met or exceeded expectations on CMAS, grades 3–8, 2024–2026 combined. District results include district-run neighborhood, choice and magnet schools, but not charter or online schools. ± is a 90% range for normal year-to-year swings.

Over time

Met or exceeded expectations, by year

Dashed: expected from demographics.

Growth

CDE median growth percentile, 2024–2026: how much students improved compared with students statewide who started at the same level. 50 is typical.

English growth

median growth percentile

Math growth

median growth percentile

Growth depends much less on family background than test scores do, so it is the closer measure of what schools add in a given year.

Compared with its most similar districts

Over/under, percentage points (English and math)

The eight districts closest on parents’ education, free/reduced lunch, English learners, special education and size. Blue: above prediction; red: below; gray: within normal swings. Lines: 90% range.

Who it serves

The measures behind the prediction

Bars: this district. Black tick: Colorado average across ranked districts, weighted by students.

Parents’ education: parents of public-school children (Census ACS 2019–2023, NCES tabulation). For context, not in the prediction: all adults with a bachelor’s degree+ 32%; median household income $78,009.

Its schools

Neighborhood schools

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students (income and education of the area, free/reduced lunch, English learners, special education). Points are CMAS scale-score points vs. expected, 2024–2026.

School	Met/exceeded Eng / Math	Vs. expected English	Vs. expected Math	Growth
Jordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	46% / 50%	+1.9	+9.0	54
Eagleside Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	43% / 35%	+1.7	−0.7	46
Aragon Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	29% / 18%	+0.7	+0.2	52
Patriot Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	33% / 27%	−2.1	−2.4	49
Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	32% / 28%	−7.5	−4.5	51
Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	38% / 29%	−7.6	−9.0	45
Mountainside Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	27% / 22%	−8.2	−8.6	37
Abrams Elementary SchoolElementary · grades 3–5	24% / 18%	−9.6	−8.1	45
Fountain Middle SchoolMiddle · grades 6–8	38% / 20%	+0.3	−1.4	48
Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · grades 6–8	31% / 18%	−6.3	−6.8	43

How to read this

The expected result comes from a statistical model fit across all ranked Colorado districts: parents’ education, free/reduced lunch, English learners and special education explain about 90% of the differences in district results. Over/under is what remains — the part the demographics don’t account for, which includes the schools themselves but also anything else those measures miss. Each district’s expected value is predicted from the other districts. Full method and caveats.