School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Lafayette Elementary SchoolDraft

Boulder Valley Re 2 · Lafayette · elementary (grades 3–5)
−2.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Lafayette Elementary School scored 4.5 points below expected in English and 1.1 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 29th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 77th), and #25 of 27 neighborhood elementary schools in Boulder Valley Re 2. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−4.5
±3.9 pts · 29th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−1.1
±2.3 pts · 46th pct. adjusted
Math growth
60
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%202420252026English 60%Math 55%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.4−1.1−9.3
English growth (MGP)505237
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.4−0.9−2.8
Math growth (MGP)626057
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.
Bear Creek+19.2Parmalee+19.1Westerly Creek Elementary+18.2Creekside at Martin Park+14.1McKinley-Thatcher+8.8Gold Rush Elementary+8.7Foothill+7.2Superior+6.1Meridian+5.4Asbury+4.2Erie+4.0Flatirons+3.4Rolling Hills+3.1Homestead+1.8Mesa+0.9Eldorado K-8 School+0.8Lois Lenski+0.2Greenwood−1.4Fox Hollow−2.0Fox Creek−2.2Lincoln−2.6Coal Creek−3.4Lafayette−4.5Legacy Point−6.6Monarch K-8 School−6.6Pine Grove−9.2

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (its attendance zone for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+77%Free/reduced-price lunch21%English learners5%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 447. 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.