School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Buffalo Trail Elementary SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Aurora · elementary (grades 3–5)
−4.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Buffalo Trail Elementary School scored 4.8 points below expected in English and 4.0 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 27th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 51st), and #32 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5.

English vs. expected
−4.8
±2.3 pts · 27th pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−4.0
±2.7 pts · 31st pct. adjusted
Math growth
47
median growth percentile · 44th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 46%Math 44%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.0−4.8−2.6
English growth (MGP)495046
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.3−4.9−0.8
Math growth (MGP)444256

Only 86% 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.
Hygiene+10.2Fall River+7.4Stony Creek+7.1Elk Creek+5.6Indian Ridge+3.9Dutch Creek+3.1Pine Lane Elementary+2.3Iron Horse+2.0Skyway Park+1.9Fitzsimmons+1.6Shelton+1.5Dakota Valley+0.3Hunters Glen−0.2Mead−1.0Brantner−1.2Reunion−1.6High Plains School−1.7Coyote Hills−4.4Buffalo Trail−4.8West Ridge Elementary−5.1Prairie Hills−5.2Cherokee Trail−5.7Peakview−6.4Tarver−8.6Bennett Ranch−10.7Carlson−23.1

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+50%Free/reduced-price lunch38%English learners22%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 579. 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.