School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Bear Canyon Elementary SchoolDraft

Douglas County Re 1 · Highlands Ranch · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

+6.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Bear Canyon Elementary School scored 8.4 points above expected in English and 5.2 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 86th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 95th), and #6 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+8.4
±3.1 pts · 86th pct. adjusted
English growth
70
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+5.2
±2.9 pts · 76th pct. adjusted
Math growth
57
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 76%Math 73%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+8.3+8.7+8.3
English growth (MGP)706970
Math vs. expected (pts)+3.3+7.1+5.4
Math growth (MGP)516653
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.
Bear Creek+19.2Heritage+11.7Redstone+11.6Bear Canyon+8.4Foothill+7.2Cougar Run+7.1Wilmot+4.6Black Forest Hills+4.1Erie+4.0West Jefferson+3.9Rolling Hills+3.1Mesa+0.9Palmer+0.8Bacon+0.7Mammoth Heights Elementary+0.3Saddle Ranch+0.3Heatherwood+0.1Summit View0.0Fox Creek−2.2Coal Creek−3.4Flagstone−4.1Lafayette−4.5Legacy Point−6.6Monarch K-8 School−6.6Frontier Valley−8.6Pine Grove−9.2

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+16.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Bear Canyon Elementary School scored 25.5 points above expected in English and 8.1 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 100th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 100th), and #1 of 39 neighborhood middle schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+25.5
±4.8 pts · 100th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
+8.1
±4.8 pts · 82nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%100%202420252026English 83%Math 58%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+26.9+26.5+22.9
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)+4.2+12.3+7.7
Math growth (MGP)———

Only 90% 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.
Bear Canyon+25.5Heritage+19.0Eldorado+16.5Summit View+13.1Sand Creek+12.1Cougar Run+11.5Coyote Creek+10.5Saddle Ranch+9.3Fox Creek+8.8Pine Grove+8.6Eagle Ridge+7.7Flagstone+6.9Trailblazer+6.9Arrowwood+6.2Meadow View+5.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+5.4John Wesley Powell+4.4Roxborough Intermediate+2.5Cresthill+1.3Monarch K-8 School−0.3Nevin Platt−0.9West Jefferson−1.2Falcon Creek−2.2Mesa−4.1Soaring Heights PK-8−4.1Castle Rock−5.2

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+71%Free/reduced-price lunch12%English learners6%Students with IEPs20%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 336. 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.