School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Trailside AcademyDraft

Mapleton 1 · Denver · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)

Elementary grades (grades 3–5)

−6.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trailside Academy scored 7.9 points below expected in English and 5.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 14th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 22nd), and #11 of 11 neighborhood elementary schools in Mapleton 1.

English vs. expected
−7.9
±6.5 pts · 14th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.4
±6.6 pts · 24th pct. adjusted
Math growth
56
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 35%Math 25%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−15.5−5.0−3.0
English growth (MGP)536457
Math vs. expected (pts)−13.3−2.9−0.1
Math growth (MGP)516058
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+14.2Harmony Ridge P-8+4.8Denison Montessori School+3.7Remington+3.3Sanborn+3.0Springs Ranch+2.9Orchard Park Academy−1.5Edison−1.9Aspen Crossing−2.6Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…−4.9Explore Pk-8−5.3Josephine Hodgkins Leadership A…−5.4Longs Peak−6.1Arvada K-8−6.5Midland−6.6Eastridge Community−7.1Joe Shoemaker School−7.4Trailside Academy−7.9Ponderosa−8.2Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Granby−9.8Village East Community−11.3Lake County Intermediate School−11.5Hanover−11.9Mission Viejo−13.9Lumberg−15.9

Middle grades (grades 6–8)

−6.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trailside Academy scored 8.1 points below expected in English and 4.7 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 15th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 18th), and #9 of 10 neighborhood middle schools in Mapleton 1.

English vs. expected
−8.1
±4.5 pts · 15th pct. adjusted
English growth
45
median growth percentile · 38th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.7
±2.9 pts · 26th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 67th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 42%Math 26%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−12.4−8.8−2.9
English growth (MGP)424847
Math vs. expected (pts)−5.0−7.1−1.8
Math growth (MGP)544645

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.
Colorado STEM Academy+15.0Harmony Ridge P-8+11.6John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy+9.8S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+8.8Centennial+8.0Orchard Park Academy+6.7Tennyson Knolls Preparatory Sch…+4.1Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory+3.4Columbine+2.3Meadow Community School+2.0Silver Hills+1.9Shaw Heights−0.7Glenwood Springs−0.9Lake County Intermediate School−3.4Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy−3.5Hanover Junior-Senior High Scho…−5.2Fort Logan Northgate−6.7Prairie−6.8Trailside Academy−8.1South Valley−9.5Explore Pk-8−10.9West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6West Grand−14.6Jefferson Junior/Senior High Sc…−14.9Lake County High School−15.1Highland−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+49%Free/reduced-price lunch66%English learners32%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 425. 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.