School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Welchester Elementary SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Golden · elementary (grades 3–5)
+6.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Welchester Elementary School scored 6.2 points above expected in English and 5.7 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 80th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 47th), and #10 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
+6.2
±3.5 pts · 80th pct. adjusted
English growth
53
median growth percentile · 84th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+5.7
±7.3 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%202420252026English 44%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+2.8+6.9+8.7
English growth (MGP)405365
Math vs. expected (pts)−3.5+10.3+9.2
Math growth (MGP)355248
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+15.2South Lakewood+9.9Welchester+6.2Oak Creek+5.5Garfield+4.2Sanborn+3.0Woodglen+2.0South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Sagebrush−0.6Independence−0.6Odyssey−1.0Cherry Drive−1.3High Plains−1.5Burlington−1.8Meadow Point−2.2Pomona−2.6Falcon of Technology−4.2Johnson−4.6Secrest−4.8Monfort−4.9Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Milliken Intermediate School−8.4Edith Teter−9.8Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−11.3Hanover−11.9

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+42%Free/reduced-price lunch72%English learners13%Students with IEPs20%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 242. 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.