SAN LUIS VALLEY— The Colorado Department of Education released scores for the entire Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) test along with the first ever-annual SAT scores. Approximately 550,000 students were assessed last spring from third through 11th grade.
Tenth-graders for the second year took the PSAT 10 and 11th-graders for the first time took the SAT as the state’s college entrance exam. The state tests are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards and are the only common academic measurement for all students in Colorado.
In a CDE press release Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes praised the hard work being done by students, teachers and administrators across Colorado but noted the achievement of historically underserved groups of students continues to lag.
“We are pleased to see performance improvements by so many students across Colorado, and we know this only comes after a lot of hard work and dedication from educators, parents and students,” Anthes said. “At the same time, our focus on our historically disadvantaged students must remain a top priority. In too many cases, those groups are not showing gains at a pace that will allow them to catch up, so CDE will increase our focus on providing support to our districts and schools to help them with this challenge in the next few years.”
To protect the privacy of students, results are not included for tests in which a school or district had 16 or fewer students who tested.
Science Scores
State Averages
Grade 5
Mean Score: 598
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 34.9 percent
Percent change from 2016: 1.3 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 578
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 30.2 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent
Grade 11
Mean Score: 591
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 24.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: .3 percent
Del Norte School District
Grade 5
Mean Score: 574
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 28.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 595
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 33.3 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.8 percent
Grade 11
Mean Score: 555
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 22.2 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent
Monte Vista School District
Grade 5
Mean Score: 530
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 8
Mean Score: 565
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 11
Mean Score: 581
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Sargent School District
Grade 5
Mean Score: 610
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 37.5 percent
Percent change from 2016: 9.4
Grade 8
Mean Score: 582
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 23.5 percent
Percent change from 2016: -30.1
Grade 11
Mean Score: 583
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 17.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Math Scores
State Averages
Grade 3
Mean Score: 739
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.0 percent
Percent change from 2016: 1.1 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 735
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 34.0 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.7 percent
Grade 5
Mean Score: 736
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 33.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.7 percent
Grade 6
Mean Score: 733
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 30.9 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.1 percent
Grade 7
Mean Score: 732
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25.8 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 722
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 21.0 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.6 percent
Del Norte School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 721
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 22.9 percent
Percent change from 2016: 8.3 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 707
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 9.3 percent
Percent change from 2016: -8.9 percent
Grade 5
Mean Score: 722
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 19 percent
Percent change from 2016: -12.3 percent
Grade 6
Grade 7
Mean Score: 734
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 26.1 percent
Percent change from 2016: -11.8
Monte Vista School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 723
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 23.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: -2.3 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 716
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 5
Mean Score: 708
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 6
Mean Score: 716
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 7
Mean Score: 727
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 8
Mean Score: 698
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Sargent School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 748
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45.5 percent
Percent change from 2016: -4.5 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 727
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 31 percent
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 5
Mean Score: 731
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 6
Mean Score: 728
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: -7.4 percent
Grade 7
Mean Score: 731
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 8
Mean Score: 717
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Language Arts Scores
State Averages
Grade 3
Mean Score: 738
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.1 percent
Percent change from 2016: 2.7 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 743
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 44.1 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.2 percent
Grade 5
Mean Score: 745
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 46.3 percent
Percent change from 2016: 5.1 percent
Grade 6
Mean Score: 741
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: 2.3 percent
Grade 7
Mean Score: 743
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 44.2 percent
Percent change from 2016: 3.2 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 742
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 43.4 percent
Percent change from 2016: 1.8 percent
Grade 9
Mean Score: 736
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.2 percent
Percent change from 2016: -1.0 percent
Del Norte School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 717
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: -3.8 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 716
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 14 percent
Percent change from 2016: -8.7 percent
Grade 5
Grade 6
Mean Score: 732
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 27.3 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent
Grade 7
Mean Score: 742
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 39.1 percent
Percent change from 2016: -19.5 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 738
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 41.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: -0.2 percent
Grade 9
Mean Score: 720
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 17.9 percent
Percent change from 2016: -22.5 percent
Monte Vista School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 718
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 18.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: 0.9 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 724
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 5
Mean Score: 722
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 6
Mean Score: 727
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 7
Mean Score: 730
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 8
Mean Score: 734
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Grade 9
Mean Score: 727
Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A
Percent change from 2016: N/A
Sargent School District
Grade 3
Mean Score: 754
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 63.6 percent
Percent change from 2016: 13.6 percent
Grade 4
Mean Score: 747
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 55.2 percent
Percent change from 2016: 15.2 percent
Grade 5
Mean Score: 746
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 52 percent
Percent change from 2016: 7.2 percent
Grade 6
Mean Score: 747
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 51.7 percent
Percent change from 2016: 1.7 percent
Grade 7
Mean Score: 739
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40 percent
Percent change from 2016: 9.2 percent
Grade 8
Mean Score: 733
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 26.5 percent
Percent change from 2016: -19.9 percent
Grade 9
Mean Score: 748
Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.3 percent
Percent change from 2016: -3.9 percent
PSAT and SAT
State Averages
PSAT Overall Mean Score: 947
PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 3
SAT Overall Mean Score: 1014.3
Del Norte School District
PSAT Overall Mean Score: 937.6
PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 50.1
SAT Overall Mean Score: 894.5
Monte Vista School District
PSAT Overall Mean Score: 865.9
PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -19.3
SAT Overall Mean Score: 927.0
Sargent School District
PSAT Overall Mean Score: 901.8
PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -44.7
SAT Overall Mean Score: 1021.1
To see full results, see https://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/cmas-dataandresults.
