School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Custer County Elementary SchoolDraft

Custer County School District C-1 · Westcliffe · elementary (grades 3–5)
−13.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Custer County Elementary School scored 14.3 points below expected in English and 13.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 3rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 31st), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in Custer County School District C-1.

English vs. expected
−14.3
±5.6 pts · 3rd pct. adjusted
English growth
34
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−13.6
±5.0 pts · 4th pct. adjusted
Math growth
42
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 27%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−17.8−7.7−15.2
English growth (MGP)294234
Math vs. expected (pts)−16.7−10.2−13.2
Math growth (MGP)393849
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.
Sangre de Cristo+14.1Manassa+13.8La Jara+11.0Soaring Eagles Community School+10.9Wiley+10.5Fowler+8.2Sanford+6.7McClave+6.3Fisher's Peak+5.0Swink+4.9Grant+2.5Meeker+1.8Canon Exploratory School+0.3Wildflower−0.7Webster−0.7Burlington−1.0New Emerson School at Columbus−1.2Sierra Grande K-12 School−4.3Stratton−4.6Belmont−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Sargent−5.6Columbine−6.1Burlington−7.4Custer County−14.3Hayden Valley−23.1

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+24%Free/reduced-price lunch56%English learners1%Students with IEPs8%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 126. 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.