School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

High Plains Elementary SchoolDraft

Academy 20 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5)
−0.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, High Plains Elementary School scored 1.5 points below expected in English and 0.2 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 43rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 44th), and #10 of 20 neighborhood elementary schools in Academy 20. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−1.5
±3.7 pts · 43rd pct. adjusted
English growth
52
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+0.2
±3.3 pts · 53rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
43
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 36%Math 30%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.4−2.2−0.8
English growth (MGP)495060
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.2−0.5+0.9
Math growth (MGP)444442
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.
Sabin World School+15.2South Lakewood+9.9Welchester+6.2Alpine+5.3Garfield+4.2Stellar+4.1Frontier+3.6South Ridge Elementary An IB Wo…+1.1Riverdale+0.7Skyview+0.2Namaqua+0.1Independence−0.6Cherry Drive−1.3High Plains−1.5Meadow Point−2.2Glacier Peak−2.6Prairie Ridge−2.7Falcon of Technology−4.2Monfort−4.9Little−5.3Florida Mesa−5.5Legacy−5.5Traylor Academy−6.4Edith Teter−9.8Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−11.3Sunrise−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+40%Free/reduced-price lunch55%English learners17%Students with IEPs19%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.9× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 207. 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.