School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolDraft

Weld County School District RE-3J · Lochbuie · elementary (grades 3–5)
−6.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Meadow Ridge Elementary School scored 5.6 points below expected in English and 6.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 27th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 33rd), and #3 of 4 neighborhood elementary schools in Weld County School District RE-3J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−5.6
±5.6 pts · 27th pct. adjusted
English growth
—
median growth percentile
Math vs. expected
−6.5
±9.9 pts · 21st pct. adjusted
Math growth
—
median growth percentile
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.
S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+12.7Galeton+11.2Colorado STEM Academy+10.7Gilcrest+10.6Denison Montessori School+3.7Hudson+3.1Jackson−1.2Mary E Pennock−1.5Sopris−1.8Scott−2.9Platteville−3.3Dillon Valley−3.5Keller−4.2Ellicott−4.3Laurene Edmondson−5.5Silverthorne−5.5Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Meadow Ridge−5.6Kathryn Senor−5.7Bennett Intermediate School−5.7Side Creek−8.8Penrose−13.2Elk Creek Elementary−13.6Truscott−14.0Highland−17.1West Grand−19.6

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+30%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners31%Students with IEPs9%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 299. 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.