School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Elk Creek ElementaryDraft

Garfield Re-2 · New Castle · elementary (grades 3–5)
−11.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Elk Creek Elementary scored 13.6 points below expected in English and 10.0 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: 22nd), and #6 of 6 neighborhood elementary schools in Garfield Re-2.

English vs. expected
−13.6
±4.4 pts · 4th pct. adjusted
English growth
33
median growth percentile · 8th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−10.0
±3.3 pts · 9th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 23%Math 26%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−15.9−8.0−16.6
English growth (MGP)343628
Math vs. expected (pts)−11.9−9.8−8.3
Math growth (MGP)514241
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.
Gilcrest+10.6Byers+10.3Yuma+9.1Elaine S. Padilla+0.1Pete Mirich+0.1Mary E Pennock−1.5Sopris−1.8Platteville−3.3Wamsley−3.7Ellicott−4.3Heiman−4.8Twombly−4.8Highland−4.9Laurene Edmondson−5.5Silverthorne−5.5Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Kathryn Senor−5.7Bennett Intermediate School−5.7Thunder Valley PK-8−6.6Leo William Butler−7.0Eagle Valley−7.6Turnberry Elementary−9.9Graham Mesa−11.6Elk Creek Elementary−13.6Highland−17.1Deer Trail−22.2

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+26%Free/reduced-price lunch43%English learners33%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 225. 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.