School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Riffenburgh Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
+5.5
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Riffenburgh Elementary School scored 7.4 points above expected in English and 3.5 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 84th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 91st), and #9 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
+7.4
±2.5 pts · 84th pct. adjusted
English growth
67
median growth percentile · 96th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+3.5
±3.4 pts · 70th pct. adjusted
Math growth
58
median growth percentile · 60th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%202420252026English 71%Math 62%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+5.7+7.2+9.5
English growth (MGP)736860
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.3+3.9+6.8
Math growth (MGP)565662
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.
Kyffin+9.6Devinny+8.7Riffenburgh+7.4Dunn+7.0Wingate+7.0Chipeta+6.9Beattie+6.6Foothills+5.2Rockrimmon+1.8Ryan+1.8Lopez+1.5Bennett+1.0Prospect Valley+1.0Academy International−1.3Scott−1.4Stober−2.1Inspire Elementary−2.4Telluride Intermediate School−6.5Rice−7.5Frisco−7.8Riverview PK-8−9.1Mountain View−9.9Trailblazer−10.6Kenneth Homyak PK-8−16.9Legacy Peak−16.9Gunnison−19.0

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+65%Free/reduced-price lunch32%English learners6%Students with IEPs8%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 431. 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.