School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Elwell Elementary SchoolDraft

Johnstown-Milliken RE-5J · Johnstown · elementary (grades 3–5)
−9.6
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Elwell Elementary School scored 12.6 points below expected in English and 6.6 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: 48th), and #2 of 3 neighborhood elementary schools in Johnstown-Milliken RE-5J.

English vs. expected
−12.6
±2.3 pts · 5th pct. adjusted
English growth
41
median growth percentile · 4th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−6.6
±2.1 pts · 18th pct. adjusted
Math growth
55
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%202420252026English 38%Math 42%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−12.0−12.4−13.5
English growth (MGP)423941
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.6−6.1−7.0
Math growth (MGP)565457
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.
William (Bill) Roberts K-8 Scho…+16.6S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+12.7Appleton+11.4Park+9.7Rim Rock+6.7Pinon Valley+6.2Cottonwood+5.3Remington+3.3Springs Ranch+2.9Monument Ridge+2.4Elbert+1.9Summit+1.8Fraser Valley+1.6Cedar Ridge+1.3Stetson−1.0Glacier Peak−2.6Loma−6.0Bayfield Intermediate School−7.0Big Thompson−7.8Calhan−8.2Milliken Intermediate School−8.4Douglass Valley−8.4Gateway−9.3Grand Mountain School−11.5Elwell−12.6Columbine−15.1

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+40%Free/reduced-price lunch34%English learners4%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 499. 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.