Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Desert Sage Elementary School scored 1.1 points above expected in English and 0.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 59th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 43rd), and #8 of 11 neighborhood elementary schools in Pueblo County 70. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.
English vs. expected
+1.1
±2.8 pts · 59th pct. adjusted
English growth
40
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−0.6
±2.6 pts · 49th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 32nd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+2.9
+1.0
−0.6
English growth (MGP)
47
40
34
Math vs. expected (pts)
−1.1
+0.1
−0.7
Math growth (MGP)
56
47
31
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): 3.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 340. 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.