School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Free Horizon MontessoriDraft

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

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−14.6
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Free Horizon Montessori scored 12.9 points below expected in English and 16.2 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: 52nd), and #74 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−12.9
±3.6 pts · 5th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−16.2
±3.3 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
49
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 44%Math 39%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−11.8−11.4−15.9
English growth (MGP)454646
Math vs. expected (pts)−17.8−15.7−15.0
Math growth (MGP)484258
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.
Central+8.5Stratton+7.8Rim Rock+6.7Pinon Valley+6.2Howbert+4.3Berthoud+3.6Remington+3.3Springs Ranch+2.9Shelledy+2.8Monument Ridge+2.4Summit+1.8Fraser Valley+1.6Stetson−1.0Peak Expeditionary - Pennington−1.3Ivy Stockwell−1.7Aspen Crossing−2.6Ute Pass−7.1Douglass Valley−8.4Gateway−9.3Granby−9.8Grand Mountain School−11.5Jefferson County Open−12.0Elwell−12.6Free Horizon Montessori−12.9Columbine−15.1South Routt−22.8

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−18.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Free Horizon Montessori scored 16.5 points below expected in English and 19.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 2nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 43rd), and #34 of 35 neighborhood middle schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−16.5
±6.6 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
English growth
55
median growth percentile · 85th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−19.9
±15.2 pts · 1st pct. adjusted
Math growth
53
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 41%Math 24%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−15.3−17.4—
English growth (MGP)615251
Math vs. expected (pts)−9.7−27.6—
Math growth (MGP)673258
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.
Pinon Valley+16.2Summit+12.8Ute Pass+12.7Salida+9.4Soroco+8.4Jefferson County Open+6.1Holmes+5.9Bell+3.6Jefferson County Open Secondary+1.3Columbine+0.7Escalante+0.1South Park0.0Redlands−0.5Woodland Park−3.4East Grand−3.8Roosevelt−6.0Grand Mountain School−6.5Wellington Middle-High School−6.7Turner−7.5Fruita 8/9 School−9.0Fruita−9.1Buena Vista−10.1West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6Free Horizon Montessori−16.5Woodland Park JR/SR High School−17.0Highland−19.8

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+47%Free/reduced-price lunch26%English learners5%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 298. 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.