School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Sand Creek Elementary SchoolDraft

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

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

+2.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Sand Creek Elementary School scored 0.2 points below expected in English and 4.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 51st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 71st), and #25 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−0.2
±3.6 pts · 51st pct. adjusted
English growth
50
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+4.7
±3.3 pts · 73rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
55
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%202420252026English 55%Math 54%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+2.2−0.4−3.0
English growth (MGP)564646
Math vs. expected (pts)+6.0+3.7+4.2
Math growth (MGP)605549

Only 84% 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+12.1Eldorado+10.2Birch+8.5Nederland+8.5Bear Canyon+8.4Pioneer+6.2Trailblazer+5.7Black Forest Hills+4.1West Jefferson+3.9Shelton+1.5Little Raven+1.4Palmer+0.8Bacon+0.7Mammoth Heights Elementary+0.3Saddle Ranch+0.3Heatherwood+0.1Northeast0.0Sand Creek−0.2Bamford−0.9Lukas−1.5Columbine Hills−4.0Cherokee Trail−5.7Acres Green−6.5Blue Heron−6.9Weber−7.1Frontier Valley−8.6

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+14.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Sand Creek Elementary School scored 12.1 points above expected in English and 16.2 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 91st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 88th), and #7 of 39 neighborhood middle schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+12.1
±6.3 pts · 91st pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
+16.2
±5.4 pts · 95th pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%202420252026English 59%Math 66%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+18.6+10.4+5.6
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)+19.6+18.2+9.4
Math growth (MGP)———

Only 82% 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+25.5Eldorado+16.5Sand Creek+12.1Saddle Ranch+9.3Pine Grove+8.6Cherokee Trail+8.5Soaring Hawk+7.2Flagstone+6.9Trailblazer+6.9Pine Lane Elementary+6.5Arrowwood+6.2Meadow View+5.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+5.4Acres Green+5.1John Wesley Powell+4.4Goddard+3.4Roxborough Intermediate+2.5Cresthill+1.3Monarch K-8 School−0.3Sedalia−2.1Falcon Creek−2.2Sierra−2.9Mesa−4.1Castle Rock−5.2Rock Ridge−5.9Sagewood−7.4

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+62%Free/reduced-price lunch27%English learners10%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 291. 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.