School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Southern Hills Middle SchoolDraft

Boulder Valley Re 2 · Boulder · middle (grades 6–8)
+10.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Southern Hills Middle School scored 12.3 points above expected in English and 9.4 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 88th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 98th), and #1 of 13 neighborhood middle schools in Boulder Valley Re 2.

English vs. expected
+12.3
±2.7 pts · 88th pct. adjusted
English growth
61
median growth percentile · 86th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+9.4
±2.3 pts · 84th pct. adjusted
Math growth
53
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
60%70%80%90%100%202420252026English 78%Math 72%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+15.1+13.1+9.2
English growth (MGP)686453
Math vs. expected (pts)+11.8+9.2+7.4
Math growth (MGP)605149

Only 88% of students took the tests; families who opt out may differ from those who test.

Among the 25 most similar schools statewide — English vs. expected (pts)
Most similar on neighborhood income and education, free/reduced lunch, English learners and special education. Blue: above expected; red: below; gray: within normal swings.
Morey+26.4Slavens K-8 School+21.2Northridge+19.4Stone Mountain Elementary+17.7Southern Hills+12.3Lone Tree Elementary+11.7McAuliffe International School+11.3Campus+8.2Prairie Crossing+5.0Eldorado K-8 School+4.8Mountain Ridge+4.8West+4.5Louisville+1.9Meadowlark School+1.8Newton+0.8Rocky Heights−0.1Evergreen−0.9West Jefferson−1.2Centennial−1.3Fox Ridge−3.2Soaring Heights PK-8−4.1Thunder Vista P-8−5.6Bradford K8 North−5.9Three Creeks K-8−7.0Erie−11.0Clear Creek−25.4

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (its attendance zone for education). Black tick: average of Colorado middle schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+78%Free/reduced-price lunch10%English learners4%Students with IEPs9%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 7.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 526. Education is for adults aged 25–44 — the ages most likely to be parents — because the Census doesn’t publish parents’ education below the district level.

How to read this

Each school’s CMAS scores are compared with what Colorado schools serving similar students score, using a model fit across all neighborhood schools. “Vs. expected” is in CMAS scale-score points; growth is CDE’s median growth percentile (50 is typical). Full method and caveats.