School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Leo William Butler Elementary SchoolDraft

Weld Re-8 Schools · Fort Lupton · elementary (grades 3–5)
−6.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Leo William Butler Elementary School scored 7.0 points below expected in English and 5.0 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 19th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 20th), and #2 of 3 neighborhood elementary schools in Weld Re-8 Schools.

English vs. expected
−7.0
±8.5 pts · 19th pct. adjusted
English growth
40
median growth percentile · 21st among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−5.0
±3.5 pts · 26th pct. adjusted
Math growth
47
median growth percentile · 42nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 17%Math 29%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+0.1−4.3−17.4
English growth (MGP)464132
Math vs. expected (pts)−1.4−4.9−8.8
Math growth (MGP)384758
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.
Gilcrest+10.6Byers+10.3Yuma+9.1Dalton+8.7Hudson+3.1Southeast+1.9Global Primary Academy+1.2Pete Mirich+0.1Holyoke−0.3Mary E Pennock−1.5Malley Drive−2.9Scott−2.9Platteville−3.3Wamsley−3.7Ellicott−4.3Heiman−4.8Twombly−4.8Highland−4.9Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Kathryn Senor−5.7Bennett Intermediate School−5.7Thunder Valley PK-8−6.6Leo William Butler−7.0Graham Mesa−11.6Elk Creek Elementary−13.6Deer Trail−22.2

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+20%Free/reduced-price lunch58%English learners35%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 364. 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.