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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Paonia K-8 PAONIA · Delta County Joint District No. 50 | Elementary | 64.4% | +19.5pp |
| 202 | Skinner Middle School DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Middle | 64.4% | +19.5pp |
| 203 | Strawberry Park Elementary School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS · Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 | Elementary | 64.4% | +19.5pp |
| 204 | Explorer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 64.3% | +19.4pp |
| 205 | Ridgeview Classical Schools FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Combined | 64.2% | +19.3pp |
| 206 | Three Creeks K-8 ARVADA · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 64.2% | +19.3pp |
| 207 | Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon GOLDEN · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 64.1% | +19.2pp |
| 208 | Walnut Hills Community Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 64.1% | +19.2pp |
| 209 | Werner Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 64.1% | +19.2pp |
| 210 | Brush Creek Elementary School EAGLE · Eagle County School District No. Re 50 | Elementary | 64.0% | +19.1pp |
| 211 | Gudy Gaskill Elementary CENTENNIAL · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Elementary | 64.0% | +19.1pp |
| 212 | Heatherwood Elementary School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 64.0% | +19.1pp |
| 213 | Ridgway Elementary School RIDGWAY · Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a | Elementary | 63.9% | +19.0pp |
| 214 | Jefferson Academy Elementary BROOMFIELD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 63.8% | +18.9pp |
| 215 | Fox Creek Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 63.7% | +18.8pp |
| 216 | Appleton Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Elementary | 63.6% | +18.7pp |
| 217 | Liberty School JOES · Liberty J-4 School District | Combined | 63.6% | +18.7pp |
| 218 | The Vanguard School (Middle) COLORADO SPRINGS · Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an | Middle | 63.6% | +18.7pp |
| 219 | Johnson Elementary School FORT COLLINS · Poudre School District R-1 | Elementary | 63.5% | +18.6pp |
| 220 | Riverview Elementary School DURANGO · Durango School District No. 9-R | Elementary | 63.5% | +18.6pp |
| 221 | Lewis-Palmer Middle School MONUMENT · Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co | Middle | 63.4% | +18.5pp |
| 222 | Nevin Platt Middle School BOULDER · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Middle | 63.4% | +18.5pp |
| 223 | Northeast Elementary School PARKER · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 63.3% | +18.4pp |
| 224 | Wilder Elementary School LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Elementary | 63.3% | +18.4pp |
| 225 | Sleeping Giant School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS · Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2 | Elementary | 63.2% | +18.3pp |
| 226 | Steamboat Montessori STEAMBOAT SPRINGS · State Charter School Institute | Elementary | 63.2% | +18.3pp |
| 227 | New Emerson School at Columbus GRAND JUNCTION · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Elementary | 63.1% | +18.2pp |
| 228 | Breckenridge Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE · Summit School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 63.0% | +18.1pp |
| 229 | Berthoud Elementary School BERTHOUD · Thompson School District R-2J | Elementary | 62.9% | +18.0pp |
| 230 | Redlands Middle School GRAND JUNCTION · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Middle | 62.9% | +18.0pp |
| 231 | Scenic Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION · Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 | Elementary | 62.9% | +18.0pp |
| 232 | Merit Academy WOODLAND PARK · Woodland Park School District No. Re-2 | Combined | 62.8% | +17.9pp |
| 233 | Willow Creek Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 62.8% | +17.9pp |
| 234 | Black Forest Hills Elementary School AURORA · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
| 235 | Euclid Middle School LITTLETON · Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe | Middle | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
| 236 | Heritage Elementary School CENTENNIAL · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah | Elementary | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
| 237 | Mead Middle School MEAD · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Middle | 62.7% | +17.8pp |
| 238 | DC Montessori Charter School CASTLE ROCK · Douglas County School District No. Re 1 | Elementary | 62.6% | +17.7pp |
| 239 | Brown International Academy DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 62.5% | +17.6pp |
| 240 | Lafayette Elementary School LAFAYETTE · Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 | Elementary | 62.4% | +17.5pp |
| 241 | Odyssey School of Denver DENVER · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C | Elementary | 62.4% | +17.5pp |
| 242 | West Jefferson Middle School CONIFER · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Middle | 62.4% | +17.5pp |
| 243 | Sangre de Cristo Elementary School MOSCA · Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J | Elementary | 62.3% | +17.4pp |
| 244 | Black Rock Elementary ERIE · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 62.2% | +17.3pp |
| 245 | Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS · Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an | Elementary | 62.0% | +17.1pp |
| 246 | Hackberry Hill Elementary School ARVADA · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 62.0% | +17.1pp |
| 247 | Hutchinson Elementary School LAKEWOOD · Jefferson County School District No. R-1 | Elementary | 62.0% | +17.1pp |
| 248 | Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School CANON CITY · Fremont Re-1 | Elementary | 62.0% | +17.1pp |
| 249 | Longfellow Elementary School SALIDA · Salida School District No. R-32 | Elementary | 61.9% | +17.0pp |
| 250 | Mead Elementary School MEAD · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J | Elementary | 61.9% | +17.0pp |
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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.