School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Frontier Elementary SchoolDraft

Academy 20 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
−0.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Frontier Elementary School scored 3.6 points above expected in English and 4.3 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 70th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 63rd), and #3 of 20 neighborhood elementary schools in Academy 20. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+3.6
±3.4 pts · 70th pct. adjusted
English growth
56
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.3
±4.6 pts · 30th pct. adjusted
Math growth
51
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 50%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.2+6.7+4.9
English growth (MGP)576346
Math vs. expected (pts)−8.9−3.6+0.7
Math growth (MGP)445654

Only 90% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

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.
Murphy Creek K-8 School+14.2Park+9.7Ridgeview+5.9Alpine+5.3Antelope Ridge+3.9Frontier+3.6Sanborn+3.0Skyway Park+1.9South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Vanderhoof+0.8Hunters Glen−0.2Stetson−1.0High Plains−1.5Mountain View−2.2Eagleview−2.4Centennial−2.6Glacier Peak−2.6Castle Rock−3.1Sleeping Giant School−3.9Woodmen Hills−4.7Skyview−4.9Legacy−5.5Big Thompson−7.8Inspiration View−8.3Bennett Ranch−10.7Sunrise−11.5

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+45%Free/reduced-price lunch47%English learners10%Students with IEPs17%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 229. 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.