School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Trailblazer Elementary SchoolDraft

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

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

+6.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trailblazer Elementary School scored 5.7 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 78th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 89th), and #11 of 44 neighborhood elementary schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+5.7
±3.7 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.9
±4.2 pts · 83rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
57
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 75%Math 69%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.5+6.1+9.3
English growth (MGP)575659
Math vs. expected (pts)+2.1+7.2+11.1
Math growth (MGP)605753

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.
Niwot+11.3Eldorado+10.2Nederland+8.5Bear Canyon+8.4Cougar Run+7.1Trailblazer+5.7Black Forest Hills+4.1Indian Ridge+3.9Douglass+1.5Shelton+1.5Little Raven+1.4Palmer+0.8Bacon+0.7Mammoth Heights Elementary+0.3Saddle Ranch+0.3Northeast0.0Soaring Hawk−0.2Sand Creek−0.2Bamford−0.9Ray E Kilmer−3.0Roxborough Intermediate−4.4Warder−4.4Prairie Hills−5.2Cherokee Trail−5.7Meadow View−7.0Frontier Valley−8.6

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

+8.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trailblazer Elementary School scored 6.9 points above expected in English and 9.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 77th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 87th), and #18 of 39 neighborhood middle schools in Douglas County Re 1.

English vs. expected
+6.9
±5.1 pts · 77th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
+9.3
±5.1 pts · 86th pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 64%Math 64%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+4.7+8.4+7.7
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)+9.1+9.3+9.7
Math growth (MGP)———

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.
Bear Canyon+25.5Heritage+19.0Eldorado+16.5Sand Creek+12.1Cougar Run+11.5Ray E Kilmer+10.6Saddle Ranch+9.3Fox Creek+8.8Pine Grove+8.6Cherokee Trail+8.5Soaring Hawk+7.2Flagstone+6.9Trailblazer+6.9Meadow View+5.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+5.4John Wesley Powell+4.4Roxborough Intermediate+2.5Cresthill+1.3Monarch K-8 School−0.3Cimarron Middle−0.8Nevin Platt−0.9Falcon Creek−2.2Sierra−2.9Mesa−4.1Castle Rock−5.2Sagewood−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+59%Free/reduced-price lunch16%English learners6%Students with IEPs20%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 318. 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.