School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Westgate Elementary SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Lakewood · elementary (grades 3–5)
−12.2
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Westgate Elementary School scored 13.9 points below expected in English and 10.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 4th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 14th), and #75 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1.

English vs. expected
−13.9
±3.1 pts · 4th pct. adjusted
English growth
46
median growth percentile · 28th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−10.5
±3.7 pts · 8th pct. adjusted
Math growth
47
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 17%Math 14%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−11.1−14.4−16.5
English growth (MGP)533846
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.6−10.8−14.5
Math growth (MGP)543850
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.
South Lakewood+9.9Alpine+5.3Emerald+4.3Frontier+3.6Animas Valley+3.1Bauder+1.7Red Hawk Ridge+1.5Vanderhoof+0.8Belmar School of Integrated Arts−0.9Canyon Creek−1.0Cherry Drive−1.3Fremont−1.5High Plains−1.5Clayton−2.2Kendallvue−3.7Falcon of Technology−4.2Foothills−4.6Secrest−4.8Florida Mesa−5.5Wm E Bishop−8.7Cherrelyn−9.1Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−11.3Sunrise−11.5Adams−12.1Semper−12.2Westgate−13.9

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+53%Free/reduced-price lunch68%English learners12%Students with IEPs21%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 276. 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.