School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Buffalo Ridge Elementary SchoolDraft

Douglas County Re 1 · Castle Rock · elementary (grades 3–5)
+3.6
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Buffalo Ridge Elementary School scored 1.4 points above expected in English and 5.8 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 60th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 91st), and #16 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+1.4
±2.4 pts · 60th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+5.8
±2.2 pts · 79th pct. adjusted
Math growth
50
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
60%70%80%202420252026English 74%Math 73%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.3+2.3+2.1
English growth (MGP)404948
Math vs. expected (pts)+4.5+6.6+6.2
Math growth (MGP)475252
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+19.2Parmalee+19.1Heritage+11.7Fireside+9.8Gold Rush Elementary+8.7Cherry Hills Village+6.8Stone Mountain Elementary+6.0Lyons+5.7Aspen Creek K-8 School+5.6Dry Creek+5.5Erie+4.0Eagle Ridge+3.9Willow Creek+3.2Rolling Hills+3.1Coyote Ridge+3.0Timber Trail+2.4Homestead+1.8Buffalo Ridge+1.4Highlands+1.3Lone Tree Elementary+0.3Marshdale−1.3Fox Creek−2.2Soaring Heights PK-8−6.8Red Hawk Elementary−7.8Pine Grove−9.2Clear Sky Elementary−9.6

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+66%Free/reduced-price lunch11%English learners7%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 7.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 494. 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.