School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Arvada · middle (grades 6–8)
−17.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Pomona Junior/Senior High School scored 18.3 points below expected in English and 15.7 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: 22nd), and #35 of 35 neighborhood middle schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−18.3
±5.6 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
English growth
35
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−15.7
±3.3 pts · 4th pct. adjusted
Math growth
41
median growth percentile · 5th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%202420252026English 20%Math 14%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)—−14.9−21.3
English growth (MGP)—3932
Math vs. expected (pts)—−13.6−17.6
Math growth (MGP)—4042

Only 89% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

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.
Patterson International School+13.2Skyway Park+8.1Palmer Lake+6.7Castle Rock+5.7Euclid+3.8Westview+3.5Manitou Springs+2.9Cache La Poudre+2.0Mountain Ridge+2.0Deer Creek+1.5Liberty+1.4Boltz+0.8Bear Creek K-8 School0.0High Plains School−0.9Peyton Junior High School−1.1Carmody−1.4Mandalay−1.9Skyview−3.2Thunder Ridge−5.8Century−5.9Blevins−6.8Falcon−8.1Summit Ridge−8.8Riverview PK-8−11.0Severance−13.1Pomona Junior/Senior High School−18.3

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado middle schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+52%Free/reduced-price lunch48%English learners7%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 1,115. 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.