Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Valverde Elementary School scored 3.8 points above expected in English and 4.5 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 71st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 11th), and #38 of 88 neighborhood elementary schools in Denver County 1.
English vs. expected
+3.8
±3.8 pts · 71st pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+4.5
±2.9 pts · 73rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 44th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−0.1
+5.8
+5.5
English growth (MGP)
38
49
56
Math vs. expected (pts)
+3.7
+4.0
+5.8
Math growth (MGP)
46
42
47
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): 1.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 294. 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.