School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Side Creek Elementary SchoolDraft

Adams-Arapahoe 28J · Aurora · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Side Creek Elementary School scored 8.8 points below expected in English and 5.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 12th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 9th), and #29 of 30 neighborhood elementary schools in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

English vs. expected
−8.8
±2.5 pts · 12th pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.9
±2.3 pts · 21st pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%202420252026English 22%Math 22%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−8.0−8.4−10.1
English growth (MGP)444244
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.6−5.4−4.7
Math growth (MGP)444646
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.
Upper Blue+13.5Westminster Academy for Interna…+13.0Gilcrest+10.6Stukey+10.5Yuma+9.1Dalton+8.7Arkansas+5.7Denison Montessori School+3.7Vassar+3.2Woodglen+2.0Riverdale+0.7Elaine S. Padilla+0.1Leroy Elementary−0.1Jackson−1.2Mary E Pennock−1.5Scott−2.9Fremont−3.2Platteville−3.3Yale−3.3Schmitt−3.4Meadow Community School−5.2Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Joe Shoemaker School−7.4Side Creek−8.8Lake County Intermediate School−11.5Fort Logan Northgate−12.2

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+34%Free/reduced-price lunch76%English learners38%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 458. 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.