School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Crested Butte Elementary SchoolDraft

Gunnison Watershed RE1J · Crested Butte · elementary (grades 3–5)
−9.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Crested Butte Elementary School scored 11.3 points below expected in English and 6.9 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 7th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 76th), and #1 of 2 neighborhood elementary schools in Gunnison Watershed RE1J.

English vs. expected
−11.3
±2.9 pts · 7th pct. adjusted
English growth
61
median growth percentile · 64th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−6.9
±2.7 pts · 18th pct. adjusted
Math growth
68
median growth percentile · 92nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
50%60%70%80%202420252026English 71%Math 64%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−13.2−9.9−10.8
English growth (MGP)606559
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.8−7.2−6.8
Math growth (MGP)756168
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.
Zach+23.9Traut Core+15.4Northridge+12.9Teller+11.6Altitude+10.3Dunn+7.0Swigert International School+6.0Edison+5.6Blue Mountain Elementary+1.7Rooney Ranch+1.6Werner+1.5Bradford K8 South+0.6Fairmount+0.5Chinook Trail−0.6Antelope Trails−0.9Prairie Crossing−1.1Southmoor−1.3Bradford K8 North−1.4Bethke−1.5Black Rock Elementary−2.1Bear Creek−4.5Shaffer−5.0Wilder−6.8Sandburg−7.6Three Creeks K-8−10.0Crested Butte−11.3

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+71%Free/reduced-price lunch18%English learners2%Students with IEPs5%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 298. 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.