School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Holly Hills Elementary SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Denver · elementary (grades 3–5)
−2.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Holly Hills Elementary School scored 2.9 points below expected in English and 1.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 35th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 20th), and #27 of 42 neighborhood elementary schools in Cherry Creek 5. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−2.9
±3.0 pts · 35th pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−1.5
±2.9 pts · 44th pct. adjusted
Math growth
56
median growth percentile · 72nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%202420252026English 26%Math 22%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+0.6−2.9−5.7
English growth (MGP)355354
Math vs. expected (pts)+2.0−1.7−4.1
Math growth (MGP)526948

Only 85% 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.
Aurora Frontier K-8+14.5Murphy Creek K-8 School+14.2Samuels+13.3Arapahoe Ridge+9.9Holm+9.5Irish+5.2Harmony Ridge P-8+4.8Ellis+2.1Centennial+1.5Eagle Crest+1.1Rocky Mountain−0.7Basalt−0.8Alicia Sanchez International Sc…−0.9Homestake Peak School−1.2Linton−2.1Clayton−2.2Holly Hills−2.9Carbondale−3.9Winograd K-8−4.2Cottonwood Plains−5.6Wm E Bishop−8.7Ashley−8.7Lowry−8.9Denver Green School Southeast−10.8Sunrise−11.5Grant Ranch ECE-8 School−13.5

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+58%Free/reduced-price lunch71%English learners53%Students with IEPs16%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 555. 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.