School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Bea Underwood Elementary SchoolDraft

Garfield 16 · Parachute · elementary (grades 3–5)
−15.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Bea Underwood Elementary School scored 13.5 points below expected in English and 16.7 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 4th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 6th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in Garfield 16.

English vs. expected
−13.5
±2.6 pts · 4th pct. adjusted
English growth
39
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−16.7
±3.5 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
37
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 16%Math 11%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−13.6−16.2−10.9
English growth (MGP)383543
Math vs. expected (pts)−12.4−18.4−19.1
Math growth (MGP)423139
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+16.5Aurora Central Campus+15.6Sand Creek International School+13.3Monterey+6.9Monterey Community School+6.6Holly School+6.4Achieve Academy+5.8Lincoln+3.6Carmel Community School+3.3Goodnight+2.6North Mor+0.9Coronado Hills−0.3Pioneer−0.6Wildflower−0.7Burlington−1.0Hillcrest−1.4Baker−2.9Beaver Valley−4.7Rogers−4.7Columbine−6.1Burlington−7.4Green Acres−8.5Giberson−10.1Monroe−10.7Adams−10.8Bea Underwood−13.5

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+20%Free/reduced-price lunch70%English learners35%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 382. 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.