Harrison 2 · Colorado Springs · elementary (grades 3–5) and middle (grades 6–8)
Elementary grades (grades 3–5)
+4.4
scale-score points vs. expected (Eng + math avg.)
Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Carmel Community School scored 3.3 points above expected in English and 5.5 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 68th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 19th), and #8 of 13 neighborhood elementary schools in Harrison 2. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.
English vs. expected
+3.3
±3.8 pts · 68th pct. adjusted
English growth
51
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+5.5
±6.2 pts · 77th pct. adjusted
Math growth
44
median growth percentile · 52nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+7.1
+2.3
+0.7
English growth (MGP)
49
48
56
Math vs. expected (pts)
+11.2
−1.8
+5.0
Math growth (MGP)
61
22
48
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.
Middle grades (grades 6–8)
+2.3
scale-score points vs. expected (Eng + math avg.)
Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Carmel Community School scored 2.3 points above expected in English and 2.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 57th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 16th), and #6 of 6 neighborhood middle schools in Harrison 2.
English vs. expected
+2.3
±2.1 pts · 57th pct. adjusted
English growth
45
median growth percentile · 36th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+2.3
±2.0 pts · 62nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
40
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+1.3
+4.2
+1.6
English growth (MGP)
40
49
46
Math vs. expected (pts)
+0.2
+4.1
+2.9
Math growth (MGP)
34
42
44
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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 527. 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.