School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Widefield Elementary School of the ArtsDraft

Widefield 3 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
+9.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Widefield Elementary School of the Arts scored 10.7 points above expected in English and 8.0 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: 71st), and #2 of 9 neighborhood elementary schools in Widefield 3.

English vs. expected
+10.7
±2.8 pts · 92nd pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 80th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+8.0
±2.6 pts · 86th pct. adjusted
Math growth
57
median growth percentile · 84th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 59%Math 49%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+11.9+7.9+12.4
English growth (MGP)644762
Math vs. expected (pts)+8.0+7.2+8.9
Math growth (MGP)645057
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.
Martin Luther King Jr+12.2Soaring Eagles Community School+10.9Widefield of the Arts+10.7Talbott STEAM Innovation School+10.6Byers+10.3French+6.4Sunset+5.5Sunset Park+4.0Platte Valley+3.8Grant+2.5Ridgeview+0.6Pete Mirich+0.1Webster−0.7Wiggins−1.2Peetz−2.1Sarah Milner−2.8Nucla−2.9Pagosa Springs−3.7Oak Grove−4.0Stratton−4.6Beaver Valley−4.7Pagosa Springs−5.7Beulah−10.6Penrose−13.2McAuliffe Elementary−15.6Deer 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+17%Free/reduced-price lunch55%English learners3%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 352. 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.