School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Kunsmiller Creative Arts AcademyDraft

Denver County 1 · Denver · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−5.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy scored 7.2 points below expected in English and 4.3 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 17th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 8th), and #73 of 88 neighborhood elementary schools in Denver County 1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−7.2
±8.2 pts · 17th pct. adjusted
English growth
33
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.3
±8.1 pts · 29th pct. adjusted
Math growth
26
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 14%Math 10%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−2.5−12.5—
English growth (MGP)4024—
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.1−9.8—
Math growth (MGP)2922—
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.
Gust+21.6Wray+14.5Westminster Academy for Interna…+13.0Haskin+10.9Stukey+10.5Goldrick+10.5Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Aca…+9.4Jewell+8.0Johnson+3.4Metropolitan Arts Academy+2.4Eiber+0.9Swansea+0.5Leroy Elementary−0.1Westview−0.2Orchard Park Academy−1.5Edison−1.9Meadow Community School−5.2Carver−5.3Josephine Hodgkins Leadership A…−5.4Longs Peak−6.1Rose Hill−6.7Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy−7.2Ponderosa−8.2Park Lane−10.7Village East Community−11.3Lake County Intermediate School−11.5

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−3.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy scored 3.5 points below expected in English and 3.3 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: 12th), and #18 of 27 neighborhood middle schools in Denver County 1.

English vs. expected
−3.5
±3.8 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
English growth
45
median growth percentile · 33rd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.3
±2.1 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
41
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 21%Math 9%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.6−4.4+1.1
English growth (MGP)384256
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.2−4.2−3.6
Math growth (MGP)394045

Only 86% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

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.
Westminster Academy for Interna…+21.0Metropolitan Arts Academy+18.4Wray+18.0Skoglund+13.6Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Aca…+10.4Brentwood+10.3Yuma+10.0John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy+9.8Orchard Park Academy+6.7Fox Meadow+6.5Colorado Sports Leadership Acad…+4.5Meadow Community School+2.0Achieve Academy−0.2Shaw Heights−0.7Longs Peak−1.1Aurora Hills−2.7Lake County Intermediate School−3.4Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy−3.5Josephine Hodgkins Leadership A…−4.0Rose Hill−6.7Prairie−6.8Trailside Academy−8.1Explore Pk-8−10.9Galileo−12.7Jefferson Junior/Senior High Sc…−14.9Lake County High School−15.1

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+40%Free/reduced-price lunch82%English learners37%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 634. 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.