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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Buffalo Ridge Elementary School CASTLE ROCK · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 70.6% | +25.7pp |
| 102 | McClave Undivided High School MC CLAVE · McClave School District No. Re-2 | High | 70.6% | +25.7pp |
| 103 | Fall River Elementary School LONGMONT · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 70.5% | +25.6pp |
| 104 | Ben Franklin Academy HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 70.4% | +25.5pp |
| 105 | Swigert International School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 70.4% | +25.5pp |
| 106 | Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE · Telluride School District No. R-1 | Middle | 70.4% | +25.5pp |
| 107 | Academy Charter School CASTLE ROCK · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 70.3% | +25.4pp |
| 108 | Fairmount Elementary School GOLDEN · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 70.3% | +25.4pp |
| 109 | DSST: Cedar Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 70.2% | +25.3pp |
| 110 | Chinook Trail Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 70.1% | +25.2pp |
| 111 | Meadowlark School ERIE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 70.1% | +25.2pp |
| 112 | Village Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 70.0% | +25.1pp |
| 113 | Douglass Elementary School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 69.9% | +25.0pp |
| 114 | Trailblazer Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 69.9% | +25.0pp |
| 115 | Newton Middle School CENTENNIAL · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Middle | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 116 | Peak to Peak Charter School LAFAYETTE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Combined | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 117 | The Classical Academy Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 118 | University Park Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 119 | Ute Meadows Elementary School LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 69.8% | +24.9pp |
| 120 | Bradford K8 South LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 69.7% | +24.8pp |
| 121 | Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 69.7% | +24.8pp |
| 122 | Thunder Vista P-8 BROOMFIELD · Adams 12 Five Star Schools | Elementary | 69.6% | +24.7pp |
| 123 | Prairie Crossing Elementary School PARKER · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 69.5% | +24.6pp |
| 124 | Red Rocks Elementary School MORRISON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 69.5% | +24.6pp |
| 125 | Devinny Elementary School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 69.4% | +24.5pp |
| 126 | Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 69.4% | +24.5pp |
| 127 | Elk Creek Elementary School PINE · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 69.3% | +24.4pp |
| 128 | Pinon Valley Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E | Elementary | 69.3% | +24.4pp |
| 129 | Coyote Ridge Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Thompson School District R-2J | Elementary | 69.2% | +24.3pp |
| 130 | Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 69.2% | +24.3pp |
| 131 | McGraw Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 69.1% | +24.2pp |
| 132 | Blue Mountain Elementary LONGMONT · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 68.9% | +24.0pp |
| 133 | Cory Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 68.9% | +24.0pp |
| 134 | Fitzsimmons Middle School BAILEY · Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park | Middle | 68.8% | +23.9pp |
| 135 | Louisville Middle School LOUISVILLE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 68.8% | +23.9pp |
| 136 | Aspen Community Charter School WOODY CREEK · Aspen School District No. 1 in the county of Pitkin and Sta | Elementary | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 137 | Campus Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Middle | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 138 | Challenger Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 139 | Ranch Creek Elementary COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 68.7% | +23.8pp |
| 140 | McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 68.5% | +23.6pp |
| 141 | Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School WINDSOR · Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 | Elementary | 68.5% | +23.6pp |
| 142 | North Fork School of Integrated Studies PAONIA · Delta County Joint District No. 50 | Elementary | 68.3% | +23.4pp |
| 143 | Beulah Middle School BEULAH · Pueblo County School District 70 | Middle | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 144 | Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 145 | Montessori Peaks Charter Academy LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 146 | Westridge Elementary School LITTLETON · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 68.2% | +23.3pp |
| 147 | Broadmoor Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E | Elementary | 68.1% | +23.2pp |
| 148 | Compass Community Collaborative School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | High | 68.1% | +23.2pp |
| 149 | Kruse Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 68.1% | +23.2pp |
| 150 | Fraser Valley Elementary School FRASER · East Grand School District No. 2 | Elementary | 68.0% | +23.1pp |
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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.