Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Highlands Elementary School scored 1.3 points above expected in English and 0.6 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 59th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 91st), and #14 of 29 neighborhood elementary schools in St Vrain Valley RE1J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.
English vs. expected
+1.3
±2.6 pts · 59th pct. adjusted
English growth
55
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+0.6
±3.0 pts · 55th pct. adjusted
Math growth
64
median growth percentile · 76th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−1.5
+2.4
+2.4
English growth (MGP)
52
54
59
Math vs. expected (pts)
−3.2
+2.8
+1.2
Math growth (MGP)
56
67
66
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): 6.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 483. 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.