School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

High Plains Elementary SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Greenwood Village · elementary (grades 3–5)
−2.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, High Plains Elementary School scored 3.9 points below expected in English and 0.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 32nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 68th), and #28 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−3.9
±3.5 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
English growth
54
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.4
±2.2 pts · 49th pct. adjusted
Math growth
46
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%202420252026English 50%Math 49%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.3−4.0−7.8
English growth (MGP)506150
Math vs. expected (pts)+2.0−1.2−2.2
Math growth (MGP)564536
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.
Parmalee+19.1Westerly Creek Elementary+18.2Creekside at Martin Park+14.1Heritage+7.5Slavens K-8 School+7.2Willow+6.4Cory+5.8Aspen Creek K-8 School+5.6Dry Creek+5.5Meridian+5.4Cottonwood Creek+5.3Bergen+5.3University Park+3.5Willow Creek+3.2Coyote Ridge+3.0Park Hill School+2.4Homestead+1.8Buffalo Ridge+1.4Lone Tree Elementary+0.3Belleview+0.1Crest View−0.2Marshdale−1.3Greenwood−1.4High Plains−3.9Meadowlark School−4.4King-Murphy−16.2

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+75%Free/reduced-price lunch33%English learners17%Students with IEPs11%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 8.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 445. 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.