School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Bennett Intermediate SchoolDraft

Bennett 29J · Bennett · elementary (grades 3–5)
−7.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Bennett Intermediate School scored 5.7 points below expected in English and 8.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 23rd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 36th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood elementary schools in Bennett 29J.

English vs. expected
−5.7
±3.0 pts · 23rd pct. adjusted
English growth
52
median growth percentile · 79th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−8.4
±3.1 pts · 13th pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 79th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 33%Math 24%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−2.6−8.9−5.5
English growth (MGP)524656
Math vs. expected (pts)−4.5−9.6−10.7
Math growth (MGP)745239
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+10.3French+6.4Sierra Vista+5.3Hudson+3.1North Mesa+1.9Riverdale+0.7Pete Mirich+0.1Mary E Pennock−1.5Sopris−1.8Platteville−3.3John W Thimmig−3.9Ellicott−4.3Heiman−4.8Laurene Edmondson−5.5Silverthorne−5.5Lochbuie Intermediate Academy−5.6Meadow Ridge−5.6Kathryn Senor−5.7Bennett Intermediate School−5.7Thunder Valley PK-8−6.6Leo William Butler−7.0Calhan−8.2Turnberry Elementary−9.9Elk 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+25%Free/reduced-price lunch52%English learners27%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 252. 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.