All of the schools with top scores on this year’s Colorado Measures of Academic Success — or CMAS — standardized tests are located along the Front Range, and most are in the Denver metro area.
Each portion of the CMAS is graded on a scale of 650 to 850, for a maximum composite score of 1,700. Scores above 750 are considered to meet or exceed expectations for students at a certain grade level.
Schools with the highest composite scores on this year’s tests are:
1. Polaris Elementary School, Denver; Denver Public Schools: 800 language arts, 791 math. Total: 1,591
2. Zach Elementary School, Fort Collins; Poudre School District: 789 language arts, 774 math. Total: 1,563
3. (TIE) Summit Middle Charter School, Boulder; Boulder Valley School District: 785 language arts, 777 math. Total: 1,562
3. (TIE) Dennison Elementary School, Lakewood; Jeffco Public Schools: 785 language arts, 777 math. Total: 1,562
5. Aurora Quest K-8, Aurora; Aurora Public Schools: 784 language arts, 777 math. total: 1,561
6. Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, Parker; Douglas County School District: 785 language arts, 775 math. Total: 1,560
7. Hulstrom Options K-8 School, Northglenn; Adams 12 Five Star Schools: 785 language arts, 774 math. Total: 1,559
8. High Peaks Elementary School, Boulder; BVSD: 781 language arts, 777 math. Total: 1,558
9. Cory Elementary School, Denver; DPS: 780 language arts, 777 math. Total: 1,557
10. Slavens K-8 School, Denver; DPS: 782 language arts, 774 math. Total: 1,556
Schools that do well on the CMAS tend to have fewer students who are living in poverty, learning English or facing other academic challenges.