School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Chatfield Elementary SchoolDraft

Mesa County Valley 51 · Grand Junction · elementary (grades 3–5)
+11.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Chatfield Elementary School scored 11.8 points above expected in English and 10.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 93rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 54th), and #1 of 24 neighborhood elementary schools in Mesa County Valley 51.

English vs. expected
+11.8
±5.0 pts · 93rd pct. adjusted
English growth
41
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+10.3
±4.7 pts · 92nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
43
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 40%Math 34%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+12.0+17.2+6.9
English growth (MGP)394639
Math vs. expected (pts)+10.8+15.5+5.6
Math growth (MGP)474042
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.
Eads+24.1Lincoln School of Science and T…+13.2Chatfield+11.8Talbott STEAM Innovation School+10.6Turman+10.1Heritage+9.9Garnet Mesa+9.6Alamosa 3-5+6.9Primero+6.3Liberty Point+5.4Pinello+4.9Pear Park+4.8Lincoln+3.6Springfield+3.4Olathe+0.9Ridgeview+0.6Crowley County Elementary K-6−0.2Plateau Valley−1.6Rocky Mountain−1.9Fremont−4.0Clifton−5.2Mesa−5.6Sandrock Elementary−6.7Hoehne Schools−7.0Caliche−8.9De Beque PK-12 School District …−12.5

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+16%Free/reduced-price lunch66%English learners7%Students with IEPs21%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 351. 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.