Aug. 28, 2024

Denver Public Schools students saw increases in overall Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) scores in all three content areas evaluated. CMAS measures student achievement and growth for Language Arts and Mathematics for all students in grades 3-8, and Science in grades 5, 8 and 11.

“We are excited about the hard work that our students and educators, both at schools and centrally, continue to do to ensure quality learning experiences that yield increased achievement and growth,” said Dr. Alex Marrero, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools. “We acknowledge that there is still work to be done to get our scholars to where we want them to be. We have the staff and systems in place to help our scholars achieve great things and ensure all students thrive.”

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) also released growth scores for Denver Public Schools. The CDE calculates a measure of year-over-year change in assessment scores as a measure of student growth. Every student with scores in consecutive years is assigned a Student Growth Percentile (SGP) based on how they scored compared to all Colorado students with similar prior year scores. SGPs are then aggregated at the state, district, school and student group levels to calculate Median Growth Percentiles (MGP) to provide a normative measure of change in assessment scores over time.

When compared to State Median Growth Percentiles, DPS students demonstrated equal or higher growth percentiles across all elementary and middle school content areas. 

“I am so proud of our students and educators. We have done quite a bit of work to align with our school communities to establish a vision, key drivers, and clear guidance for Instructional Leadership Teams to continue to develop teacher skill that translates to increased student engagement that yields increased student achievement and continued student growth,” said Dr. Marrero. 

For more detailed information about the DPS CMAS scores, visit this article on our website.