School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Trailblazer Elementary SchoolDraft

Colorado Springs 11 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trailblazer Elementary School scored 10.6 points below expected in English and 5.2 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 8th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 47th), and #29 of 33 neighborhood elementary schools in Colorado Springs 11.

English vs. expected
−10.6
±4.0 pts · 8th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.2
±3.7 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%202420252026English 42%Math 28%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−14.0−10.6−7.1
English growth (MGP)514444
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.7−5.2−7.8
Math growth (MGP)604241
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.
McGraw+13.2Kruse+13.1Johnson+7.8Dunn+7.0Chipeta+6.9Beattie+6.6Coyote Ridge+3.6Needham+2.2Ryan+1.8Cotton Creek+1.7Lopez+1.5Mountain View+0.5Prairie Hills−0.4Mount Carbon−0.9Patterson International School−1.0Freedom−1.5Stober−2.1Manitou Springs−2.1Leawood−2.8Laurel−4.0Cache La Poudre−6.6The Da Vinci Academy School−6.8Grand View Elementary−7.6Riverview PK-8−9.1Mountain View−9.9Trailblazer−10.6

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+64%Free/reduced-price lunch53%English learners2%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 201. 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.