Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Colorado STEM Academy scored 10.7 points above expected in English and 8.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 92nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 70th), and #2 of 13 neighborhood elementary schools in Westminster Public Schools.
English vs. expected
+10.7
±4.3 pts · 92nd pct. adjusted
English growth
60
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+8.3
±4.8 pts · 87th pct. adjusted
Math growth
61
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+8.6
+7.3
+16.1
English growth (MGP)
50
48
82
Math vs. expected (pts)
+9.3
+2.8
+12.7
Math growth (MGP)
62
36
88
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.
Middle grades (grades 6–8)
+18.8
scale-score points vs. expected (Eng + math avg.)
Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Colorado STEM Academy scored 15.0 points above expected in English and 22.5 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 93rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 78th), and #3 of 11 neighborhood middle schools in Westminster Public Schools.
English vs. expected
+15.0
±4.5 pts · 93rd pct. adjusted
English growth
60
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+22.5
±2.9 pts · 98th pct. adjusted
Math growth
63
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+16.7
+10.0
+18.6
English growth (MGP)
54
54
70
Math vs. expected (pts)
+22.9
+19.9
+25.0
Math growth (MGP)
61
58
68
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 375. 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.