Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Columbia Elementary School scored 3.7 points below expected in English and 5.4 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: 40th), and #18 of 33 neighborhood elementary schools in Colorado Springs 11.
English vs. expected
−3.7
±3.5 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
English growth
42
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.4
±3.2 pts · 24th pct. adjusted
Math growth
35
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−2.2
−3.8
−5.0
English growth (MGP)
47
36
42
Math vs. expected (pts)
−4.0
−7.2
−5.1
Math growth (MGP)
41
18
45
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): 3.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 264. 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.