School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Brush Middle SchoolDraft

Brush RE-2(J) · Brush · middle (grades 6–8)
−6.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Brush Middle School scored 7.4 points below expected in English and 6.4 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 17th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 20th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood middle schools in Brush RE-2(J).

English vs. expected
−7.4
±2.8 pts · 17th pct. adjusted
English growth
49
median growth percentile · 65th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−6.4
±2.6 pts · 20th pct. adjusted
Math growth
56
median growth percentile · 87th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 23%Math 12%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)—−7.6−7.0
English growth (MGP)——49
Math vs. expected (pts)—−6.0−6.9
Math growth (MGP)——56

Only 86% 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.
Soaring Eagles Community School+15.7Sangre de Cristo Undivided High…+14.9Delta+11.0Yuma+10.0Sproul Junior High School+8.2Pagosa Springs+4.3Granada Undivided High School+3.2Platte Valley+2.6Ortega+2.5Wiggins+2.4Sabin+1.7Watson Junior High School+1.1Olathe Middle/High School−0.2Craig−0.3Pete Mirich−1.2Fort Morgan−2.4Cheraw School−3.1Holly School−3.7Primero Junior-Senior High Scho…−4.0Holyoke Senior High School−4.3Burlington−4.6Dolores−6.0Montezuma-Cortez−6.6Brush−7.4Stratton−12.8Crowley County Junior and Senio…−13.7

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado middle schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+19%Free/reduced-price lunch61%English learners19%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 305. 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.