Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Ponderosa Elementary School scored 8.2 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 13th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 8th), and #38 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5.
English vs. expected
−8.2
±5.9 pts · 13th pct. adjusted
English growth
36
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.5
±2.1 pts · 34th pct. adjusted
Math growth
36
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−1.7
−8.0
−14.3
English growth (MGP)
40
31
38
Math vs. expected (pts)
−1.8
−3.8
−4.8
Math growth (MGP)
28
37
42
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 534. 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.