School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Pioneer Elementary SchoolDraft

Douglas County Re 1 · Parker · elementary (grades 3–5)
+6.5
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Pioneer Elementary School scored 6.2 points above expected in English and 6.9 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 80th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 76th), and #9 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+6.2
±2.9 pts · 80th pct. adjusted
English growth
49
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.9
±2.7 pts · 82nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
55
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%202420252026English 61%Math 53%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+6.9+6.7+4.7
English growth (MGP)545638
Math vs. expected (pts)+7.7+7.3+5.7
Math growth (MGP)506649

Only 89% 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.
Stott+12.1Nederland+8.5Pioneer+6.2Trailblazer+5.7Ponderosa Elementary+5.7Longmont Estates+4.9Black Forest Hills+4.1Hutchinson+3.4Dutch Creek+3.1Animas Valley+3.1Shelton+1.5Little Raven+1.4Bacon+0.7Mortensen+0.1Heatherwood+0.1Soaring Hawk−0.2Sand Creek−0.2Bamford−0.9Canyon Creek−1.0Fremont−1.5Columbine Hills−4.0Cherokee Trail−5.7Blue Heron−6.9Weber−7.1Cherrelyn−9.1Adams−12.1

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+56%Free/reduced-price lunch30%English learners9%Students with IEPs26%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 364. 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.