School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Second Creek Elementary SchoolDraft

School District 27J · Commerce City · elementary (grades 3–5)
−1.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Second Creek Elementary School scored 0.5 points below expected in English and 1.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 50th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 39th), and #6 of 12 neighborhood elementary schools in School District 27J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−0.5
±2.4 pts · 50th pct. adjusted
English growth
47
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−1.9
±2.0 pts · 41st pct. adjusted
Math growth
50
median growth percentile · 44th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 39%Math 27%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.6−1.9+2.7
English growth (MGP)494250
Math vs. expected (pts)−3.1−1.3−1.0
Math growth (MGP)525047
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+14.5Upper Blue+13.5Basalt+11.5Stellar+4.1Denison Montessori School+3.7Riverdale+0.7Skyview+0.2Hunters Glen−0.2Henderson−0.4Second Creek−0.5Basalt−0.8Brantner−1.2Homestake Peak School−1.2Sopris−1.8Glacier Peak−2.6Platteville−3.3Dillon Valley−3.5Carbondale−3.9Winograd K-8−4.2West Ridge Elementary−5.1Silverthorne−5.5Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Traylor Academy−6.4Eagle Valley−7.6Turnberry Elementary−9.9Crystal River−12.8

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+38%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners34%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 561. 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.