School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Prairie Hills Elementary SchoolDraft

Adams 12 Five Star Schools · Thornton · elementary (grades 3–5)
−4.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Prairie Hills Elementary School scored 5.2 points below expected in English and 3.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 26th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 62nd), and #31 of 32 neighborhood elementary schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

English vs. expected
−5.2
±3.5 pts · 26th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.5
±2.3 pts · 34th pct. adjusted
Math growth
61
median growth percentile · 80th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%202420252026English 51%Math 45%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.8−9.1−5.1
English growth (MGP)424255
Math vs. expected (pts)−1.8−3.5−5.7
Math growth (MGP)606360
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.
Hygiene+10.2Birch+8.5Stony Creek+7.1Kohl+4.7Black Forest Hills+4.1Indian Ridge+3.9Iron Horse+2.0Shelton+1.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+0.3Northeast0.0Red Sandstone−0.7Charles Hay World School−0.8Gold Camp−0.9Bamford−0.9Silver Creek Elementary−1.8Normandy−2.7Leawood−2.8Ray E Kilmer−3.0Roxborough Intermediate−4.4Warder−4.4Coyote Hills−4.4Prairie Hills−5.2Cherokee Trail−5.7Peakview−6.4Meadow View−7.0Tarver−8.6

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+59%Free/reduced-price lunch31%English learners12%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 381. 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.