School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Irish Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
+3.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Irish Elementary School scored 5.2 points above expected in English and 2.6 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 76th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 39th), and #13 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
+5.2
±3.2 pts · 76th pct. adjusted
English growth
50
median growth percentile · 40th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+2.6
±4.0 pts · 65th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 12th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 38%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+3.1+4.0+8.8
English growth (MGP)553958
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.2+0.5+7.6
Math growth (MGP)473256
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.
Aurora Frontier K-8+14.5Murphy Creek K-8 School+14.2Samuels+13.3Arapahoe Ridge+9.9Holm+9.5Irish+5.2Harmony Ridge P-8+4.8Emerald+4.3Ellis+2.1Eagle Crest+1.1Rocky Mountain−0.7Alicia Sanchez International Sc…−0.9Patterson International School−1.0Linton−2.1Clayton−2.2Holly Hills−2.9Carbondale−3.9Laurel−4.0Winograd K-8−4.2Cottonwood Plains−5.6Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory−8.6Ashley−8.7Lowry−8.9McMeen−9.2Denver Green School Southeast−10.8Estes Park K-5 School−14.7

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+61%Free/reduced-price lunch75%English learners43%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 287. 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.