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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Dry Creek Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 76.1% | +31.2pp |
| 52 | Bergen Elementary School EVERGREEN · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 75.9% | +31.0pp |
| 53 | Manning Options School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 75.8% | +30.9pp |
| 54 | Littleton Academy LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Elementary | 75.6% | +30.7pp |
| 55 | Chipeta Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E | Elementary | 75.4% | +30.5pp |
| 56 | Ridgway Middle School RIDGWAY · Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a | Middle | 75.4% | +30.5pp |
| 57 | Teller Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 75.3% | +30.4pp |
| 58 | Creativity Challenge Community DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 75.2% | +30.3pp |
| 59 | Steele Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 75.2% | +30.3pp |
| 60 | Summit View Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 74.9% | +30.0pp |
| 61 | West Woods Elementary School ARVADA · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 74.9% | +30.0pp |
| 62 | Cottonwood Creek Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 74.7% | +29.8pp |
| 63 | Lone Tree Elementary LONE TREE · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 74.7% | +29.8pp |
| 64 | Asbury Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 74.6% | +29.7pp |
| 65 | Cougar Run Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 74.6% | +29.7pp |
| 66 | D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School DENVER · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | High | 74.6% | +29.7pp |
| 67 | Fireside Elementary School LOUISVILLE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 74.5% | +29.6pp |
| 68 | Mountain Middle School DURANGO · State Charter School Institute | Middle | 74.2% | +29.3pp |
| 69 | Mountain Ridge Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 74.2% | +29.3pp |
| 70 | Steamboat Springs Middle School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS · Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 | Middle | 74.0% | +29.1pp |
| 71 | Altitude Elementary School AURORA · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 73.9% | +29.0pp |
| 72 | McAuliffe International School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 73.9% | +29.0pp |
| 73 | Flatirons Elementary School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 73.8% | +28.9pp |
| 74 | Shepardson Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 73.7% | +28.8pp |
| 75 | Edison Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 73.5% | +28.6pp |
| 76 | Eldorado K-8 School SUPERIOR · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 73.4% | +28.5pp |
| 77 | Meiklejohn Elementary ARVADA · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 73.3% | +28.4pp |
| 78 | Lois Lenski Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Elementary | 73.2% | +28.3pp |
| 79 | Mesa Elementary School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 73.2% | +28.3pp |
| 80 | Carson Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 73.1% | +28.2pp |
| 81 | Homestead Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 73.0% | +28.1pp |
| 82 | Lyons Elementary School LYONS · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 73.0% | +28.1pp |
| 83 | Lewis-Arriola Elementary School CORTEZ · Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 | Elementary | 72.9% | +28.0pp |
| 84 | Bethke Elementary School TIMNATH · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 72.8% | +27.9pp |
| 85 | Coyote Creek Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 72.8% | +27.9pp |
| 86 | Rocky Heights Middle School LITTLETON · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Middle | 72.6% | +27.7pp |
| 87 | Windsor Charter Academy Middle School WINDSOR · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 | Middle | 72.6% | +27.7pp |
| 88 | Eads Middle School EADS · Kiowa County School District No. Re-1 | Middle | 72.5% | +27.6pp |
| 89 | Coyote Ridge Elementary School BROOMFIELD · Adams 12 Five Star Schools | Elementary | 72.3% | +27.4pp |
| 90 | Rooney Ranch Elementary School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 72.3% | +27.4pp |
| 91 | Evergreen Middle School EVERGREEN · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 72.1% | +27.2pp |
| 92 | Foothills Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 72.1% | +27.2pp |
| 93 | Altona Middle School LONGMONT · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Middle | 71.9% | +27.0pp |
| 94 | Hygiene Elementary School LONGMONT · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 71.8% | +26.9pp |
| 95 | Wildcat Mountain Elementary School LITTLETON · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 71.8% | +26.9pp |
| 96 | The Connect Charter School PUEBLO · Pueblo County School District 70 | Middle | 71.2% | +26.3pp |
| 97 | American Academy CASTLE PINES · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 71.1% | +26.2pp |
| 98 | West Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Middle | 71.1% | +26.2pp |
| 99 | Louisville Elementary School LOUISVILLE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 71.0% | +26.1pp |
| 100 | The Classical Academy Charter COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 70.8% | +25.9pp |
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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.