School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Ponderosa ElementaryDraft

Thompson R2-J · Loveland · elementary (grades 3–5)
+3.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Ponderosa Elementary scored 5.7 points above expected in English and 0.8 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 78th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 72nd), and #1 of 19 neighborhood elementary schools in Thompson R2-J.

English vs. expected
+5.7
±3.6 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
English growth
44
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+0.8
±2.6 pts · 56th pct. adjusted
Math growth
37
median growth percentile · 16th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 59%Math 43%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.5+8.2+7.8
English growth (MGP)385640
Math vs. expected (pts)−1.6+2.9+1.3
Math growth (MGP)354334
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.
Stott+12.1Pioneer+6.2Ponderosa Elementary+5.7Longmont Estates+4.9Lincoln+3.3Animas Valley+3.1Jordahl+1.9Carrie Martin+1.9Eagleside+1.7Mortensen+0.1Namaqua+0.1Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Canyon Creek−1.0Winona−1.2Fremont−1.5Columbine Hills−4.0Falcon of Technology−4.2Secrest−4.8Florida Mesa−5.5Stevens−5.8Cherrelyn−9.1Adams−12.1Kiowa−13.8Running Creek−15.5Swanson−16.5ALLIES−23.1

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+49%Free/reduced-price lunch33%English learners3%Students with IEPs28%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 304. 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.