School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Columbine Elementary SchoolDraft

Fort Morgan Re-3 · Fort Morgan · elementary (grades 3–5)
−3.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Columbine Elementary School scored 6.1 points below expected in English and 0.7 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 22nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 31st), and #3 of 4 neighborhood elementary schools in Fort Morgan Re-3.

English vs. expected
−6.1
±2.4 pts · 22nd pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.7
±2.2 pts · 48th pct. adjusted
Math growth
40
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 33%Math 26%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.6−6.1−4.6
English growth (MGP)404248
Math vs. expected (pts)+1.4−0.5−3.1
Math growth (MGP)464036
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.
Mountain Vista Community School+16.5La Jara+11.0Wiley+10.5Fowler+8.2Sanford+6.7Holly School+6.4McClave+6.3Swink+4.9Goodnight+2.6Grant+2.5Meeker+1.8Canon Exploratory School+0.3Wildflower−0.7Burlington−1.0Hillcrest−1.4Baker−2.9Stratton−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Rogers−4.7Columbine−6.1Wilson−6.8Burlington−7.4Green Acres−8.5Monroe−10.7Bea Underwood−13.5Custer County−14.3

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+22%Free/reduced-price lunch59%English learners26%Students with IEPs10%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 408. 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.