School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Arvada K-8Draft

Jefferson County R-1 · Arvada · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−7.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Arvada K-8 scored 6.5 points below expected in English and 7.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 21st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 18th), and #61 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−6.5
±5.9 pts · 21st pct. adjusted
English growth
39
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−7.6
±5.4 pts · 15th pct. adjusted
Math growth
44
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%202420252026English 21%Math 22%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−6.5——
English growth (MGP)39——
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.6——
Math growth (MGP)44——
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.
Sabin World School+15.2Murphy Creek K-8 School+14.2Welchester+6.2Howbert+4.3Sanborn+3.0Bauder+1.7Lawrence+1.0Garden Place Academy0.0Odyssey−1.0Burlington−1.8Edison−1.9Pomona−2.6Falcon of Technology−4.2Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…−4.9Monfort−4.9Little−5.3Polton Community−5.5Longs Peak−6.1Arvada K-8−6.5Midland−6.6Center for Talent Development a…−7.0West−7.8Trailside Academy−7.9Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Hanover−11.9Mission Viejo−13.9

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−12.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Arvada K-8 scored 12.9 points below expected in English and 11.0 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 5th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 8th), and #31 of 35 neighborhood middle schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−12.9
±4.0 pts · 5th pct. adjusted
English growth
38
median growth percentile · 5th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−11.0
±3.6 pts · 8th pct. adjusted
Math growth
31
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 16%Math 8%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−12.9——
English growth (MGP)38——
Math vs. expected (pts)−11.0——
Math growth (MGP)31——
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.
Murphy Creek K-8 School+21.6Patterson International School+13.2North+8.2Centennial+8.0Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…+4.1Sunset+3.2Columbine+2.3Creighton+1.3Lincoln+1.2Escalante+0.1Longs Peak−1.1Everitt−2.6West−2.8Lake County Intermediate School−3.4Josephine Hodgkins Leadership A…−4.0Hanover Junior-Senior High Scho…−5.2Horizon Community−5.4Bill Reed−6.8Trailside Academy−8.1Mann−9.5Lumberg−11.2Arvada K-8−12.9Alameda International Junior/Se…−14.2Jefferson Junior/Senior High Sc…−14.9Lake County High School−15.1Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−18.5

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+55%Free/reduced-price lunch82%English learners17%Students with IEPs17%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 541. 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.