School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Buena Vista Middle SchoolDraft

Buena Vista R-31 · Buena Vista · middle (grades 6–8)
−8.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Buena Vista Middle School scored 10.1 points below expected in English and 6.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 10th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 49th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood middle schools in Buena Vista R-31.

English vs. expected
−10.1
±3.2 pts · 10th pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−6.6
±2.4 pts · 19th pct. adjusted
Math growth
62
median growth percentile · 86th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 37%Math 31%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−12.8−6.4−10.8
English growth (MGP)485441
Math vs. expected (pts)−7.3−5.8−6.4
Math growth (MGP)675958

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.
Paonia K-8+25.1Summit+12.8Salida+9.4Jefferson County Open+6.1Holmes+5.9Columbine+2.3Jefferson County Open Secondary+1.3Craver+0.7Columbine+0.7South Park0.0West−1.6Del Norte−2.0Woodland Park−3.4East Grand−3.8Roosevelt−6.0Carson−6.3Grand Mountain School−6.5Turner−7.5SARGENT MIDDLE SCHOOL−7.8Fruita 8/9 School−9.0Fruita−9.1Buena Vista−10.1West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6Free Horizon Montessori−16.5Woodland Park JR/SR High School−17.0Highland−19.8

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+41%Free/reduced-price lunch32%English learners3%Students with IEPs15%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 219. 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.