School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

La Junta Intermediate SchoolDraft

East Otero R-1 · La Junta · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−1.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, La Junta Intermediate School scored 0.2 points above expected in English and 2.7 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 54th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 23rd), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in East Otero R-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+0.2
±2.3 pts · 54th pct. adjusted
English growth
39
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−2.7
±2.0 pts · 38th pct. adjusted
Math growth
35
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 24%Math 12%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.8+2.8−0.4
English growth (MGP)354635
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.3−3.8−4.0
Math growth (MGP)333141
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.
Las Animas+17.8Mountain Vista Community School+16.5Sand Creek International School+13.3Lincoln School of Science and T…+13.2Chatfield+11.8Cedaredge+10.3Turman+10.1Heritage+9.9Eva R Baca+8.6Rocky Ford+8.5Dos Rios+6.5Harrison School+5.6Bricker+4.1Springfield+3.4Centennial+2.2La Junta Intermediate School+0.2Crowley County Elementary K-6−0.2PARK VIEW SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY−1.1Rocky Mountain−1.9Washington−2.1Parkview−3.0Fremont−4.0Bessemer−5.2Penrose−7.4Peakview School−9.7Giberson−10.1

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−1.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, La Junta Intermediate School scored 0.6 points above expected in English and 2.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 50th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 18th), and #1 of 2 neighborhood middle schools in East Otero R-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+0.6
±3.5 pts · 50th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
−2.6
±6.2 pts · 36th pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 23%Math 9%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−2.2−0.7+4.8
English growth (MGP)———
Math vs. expected (pts)−8.1−3.8+4.5
Math growth (MGP)———
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.
Sand Creek International School+22.4Rocky Ford+19.9Mountain Vista Community School+15.3Goodnight+15.2Las Animas+14.8Trinidad+13.0Delta+11.0Cedaredge+10.2Crowley County Elementary K-6+10.1Lamar+5.9Panorama+5.8Mount Garfield+5.7Vineland+5.4Fremont+4.7Harrison School+4.4Plateau Valley Junior High Scho…+3.4Penrose+3.0Florence Jr./Sr. High School+2.6Carmel Community School+2.3RISLEY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION+2.2La Junta Intermediate School+0.6Bookcliff−0.6Las Animas Junior High School−3.7Monte Vista−6.1Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School−11.8La Junta Jr/Sr High School−24.7

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+18%Free/reduced-price lunch80%English learners4%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 387. 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.