Colorado schools ranked by test score
Latest CMAS year (2024-25). 1,333 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | James Irwin Charter Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 42.6% | -2.3pp |
| 652 | North Valley Middle School GILCREST · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 | Middle | 42.6% | -2.3pp |
| 653 | Primero Elementary School WESTON · Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 | Elementary | 42.6% | -2.3pp |
| 654 | Rock Ridge Elementary School CASTLE ROCK · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 42.6% | -2.3pp |
| 655 | Aurora Academy Charter School AURORA · Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A | Elementary | 42.5% | -2.4pp |
| 656 | Peetz Junior-Senior High School PEETZ · School District No. Re-5 Plateau | High | 42.5% | -2.4pp |
| 657 | South Park Middle School FAIRPLAY · Park County School District No. Re-2 | Middle | 42.5% | -2.4pp |
| 658 | Bennett Ranch Elementary School PEYTON · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Elementary | 42.4% | -2.5pp |
| 659 | Carbondale Middle School CARBONDALE · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 | Middle | 42.4% | -2.5pp |
| 660 | Delta Middle School DELTA · Delta County Joint District No. 50 | Middle | 42.4% | -2.5pp |
| 661 | Webster Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of | Elementary | 42.4% | -2.5pp |
| 662 | Gust Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 42.3% | -2.6pp |
| 663 | Legacy Elementary School FREDERICK · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 42.3% | -2.6pp |
| 664 | Ellicott Middle School ELLICOTT · Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a | Middle | 42.2% | -2.7pp |
| 665 | Aspen Crossing Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.8pp |
| 666 | Kendallvue Elementary School MORRISON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.8pp |
| 667 | Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy COLORADO SPRINGS · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Elementary | 42.0% | -2.9pp |
| 668 | Blue Heron Elementary School LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 41.9% | -3.0pp |
| 669 | Parkview Elementary School RANGELY · Rangely School District RE4 | Elementary | 41.9% | -3.0pp |
| 670 | Centennial Elementary FIRESTONE · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 41.8% | -3.1pp |
| 671 | Riverside School NEW CASTLE · Garfield School District No. Re-2 | Middle | 41.8% | -3.1pp |
| 672 | Simla Elementary School SIMLA · Big Sandy School District No. 100J | Elementary | 41.8% | -3.1pp |
| 673 | Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School PUEBLO · Pueblo County School District 70 | Middle | 41.8% | -3.1pp |
| 674 | Downtown Denver Expeditionary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 41.7% | -3.2pp |
| 675 | Elizabeth Middle School ELIZABETH · ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.7% | -3.2pp |
| 676 | Gilcrest Elementary School GILCREST · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 | Elementary | 41.7% | -3.2pp |
| 677 | Lincoln Elementary School LOVELAND · Thompson School District R-2J | Elementary | 41.7% | -3.2pp |
| 678 | Grant Beacon Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 41.6% | -3.3pp |
| 679 | Buffalo Trail Elementary School AURORA · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 680 | Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School DEL NORTE · Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 | High | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 681 | Grand Mountain School COLORADO SPRINGS · School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of | Elementary | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 682 | Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Elementary | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 683 | Homestake Peak School AVON · Eagle County School District No. Re 50 | Elementary | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 684 | Horizon Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Middle | 41.5% | -3.4pp |
| 685 | Carmody Middle School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 41.4% | -3.5pp |
| 686 | Summit Ridge Middle School LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 41.4% | -3.5pp |
| 687 | Lincoln Middle School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Middle | 41.3% | -3.6pp |
| 688 | Fowler Junior High School FOWLER · Fowler School District No. R4J | Middle | 41.2% | -3.7pp |
| 689 | Granada Undivided High School GRANADA · Granada School District No. Re-1 | High | 41.2% | -3.7pp |
| 690 | James Madison Charter Academy School COLORADO SPRINGS · School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of | Elementary | 41.2% | -3.7pp |
| 691 | Putnam Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 41.2% | -3.7pp |
| 692 | King Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E | Elementary | 41.1% | -3.8pp |
| 693 | Severance Middle School WINDSOR · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 | Middle | 41.0% | -3.9pp |
| 694 | DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 40.9% | -4.0pp |
| 695 | Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 40.9% | -4.0pp |
| 696 | Liberty Tree Academy FALCON · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 | Combined | 40.9% | -4.0pp |
| 697 | Colorado Early Colleges Windsor WINDSOR · State Charter School Institute | High | 40.8% | -4.1pp |
| 698 | Gunnison Middle School GUNNISON · Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J | Middle | 40.8% | -4.1pp |
| 699 | Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Elementary | 40.7% | -4.2pp |
| 700 | Sedalia Elementary School SEDALIA · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 40.7% | -4.2pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CMAS % Met or Exceeded Expectations threshold on the latest available CMAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Colorado, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.