School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Highland Elementary SchoolDraft

Garfield Re-2 · Rifle · elementary (grades 3–5)
−5.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Highland Elementary School scored 4.9 points below expected in English and 5.3 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 26th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 24th), and #2 of 6 neighborhood elementary schools in Garfield Re-2.

English vs. expected
−4.9
±2.7 pts · 26th pct. adjusted
English growth
50
median growth percentile · 62nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.3
±2.5 pts · 24th pct. adjusted
Math growth
58
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 23%Math 21%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−3.7−2.9−8.2
English growth (MGP)514851
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.8−2.6−6.7
Math growth (MGP)646544
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.
Stukey+10.5Green Valley+9.8Yuma+9.1York International+8.6Welby Community School of the A…+8.0Monterey Community School+6.6Adventure Elementary+6.4Achieve Academy+5.8Sherrelwood+5.8Global Intermediate Academy+3.4Hudson+3.1Metropolitan Arts Academy+2.4Global Primary Academy+1.2Iowa−2.6Malley Drive−2.9Scott−2.9Yale−3.3Wamsley−3.7Clayton Partnership School−4.2Twombly−4.8Highland−4.9Maplewood−5.1Leo William Butler−7.0Graham Mesa−11.6Cactus Valley−11.8Elk Creek Elementary−13.6

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+21%Free/reduced-price lunch54%English learners48%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 384. 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.