School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Zach Elementary SchoolDraft

Poudre R-1 · Fort Collins · elementary (grades 3–5)
+21.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Zach Elementary School scored 23.9 points above expected in English and 18.2 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 99th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 100th), and #1 of 28 neighborhood elementary schools in Poudre R-1.

English vs. expected
+23.9
±2.3 pts · 99th pct. adjusted
English growth
75
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+18.2
±2.6 pts · 99th pct. adjusted
Math growth
58
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
70%80%90%100%202420252026English 87%Math 82%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+25.5+23.9+22.2
English growth (MGP)727479
Math vs. expected (pts)+20.7+18.5+15.4
Math growth (MGP)585760
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.
Zach+23.9Traut Core+15.4Northridge+12.9Altitude+10.3Kyffin+9.6Dunn+7.0Chipeta+6.9Swigert International School+6.0Edison+5.6Blue Mountain Elementary+1.7Werner+1.5Fairmount+0.5Timnath−0.3Southmoor−1.3Bethke−1.5Silver Creek Elementary−1.8Discovery Canyon Campus−3.9Bear Creek−4.5Shaffer−5.0Steele−6.5Wilder−6.8Sandburg−7.6Van Arsdale−7.6Mountain View−9.9Crested Butte−11.3Encompass Heights−12.7

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+63%Free/reduced-price lunch14%English learners8%Students with IEPs8%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 495. 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.