CDE releases state assessment results

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has released results from the spring 2024 administration of the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT, SAT, and ACCESS, an assessment for multilingual learners. The district is also sharing its results on Advanced Placement (AP) exams, which can allow students to earn college credit.

Student performance on these assessments are measured in two ways: achievement and growth.  Achievement measures how well students scored on the most recent test administration. Growth measures how well student performance improved over the last two test administrations.

CMAS

The CMAS assessments measure student performance in English Language Arts (ELA), Math for students in grades 3-8, and science for students in grades 5, 8, 11. 

• Five Star students met or exceeded the state’s average growth in ELA in grade 7
• Five Star students met or exceeded the state’s average growth in math in grades 4 and 8.
• Five Star students in grades 6 and 8 saw an increase in growth compared to the previous year.

PSAT and SAT

The PSAT and SAT assessments measure student performance in Evidence-based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Math for students in grades 9-11. 

• Five Star students’ overall growth in EBRW remained the same when compared to the previous year.
• District students saw a 1% increase in their growth in math. This growth also exceeded the state’s average.
• In math, 9th and 10th graders exceeded the state’s average growth.

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
AP exams are offered by the College Board and allow students to show their mastery of college-level courses and earn credit toward a college degree. 

• 2,685 Five Star high school students took AP exams, and 71% earned a 3 or higher. Scores of three and above can qualify for college credit.
• Five Star students took a total of 4,679 AP exams.

ACCESS
The ACCESS assessment is administered to students learning the English language in grades kindergarten through 12. This assessment has been administered consistently over the past several years. 

• Five Star students met or exceeded the state’s median growth percentile (a measurement of how much a group of students have improved) at every level.
• Elementary and high school students saw higher growth than last year.
• View your child’s scores

All Five Star students’ scores have been uploaded to the campus portal. Here are instructions for how you can find those scores in the system. (español)