School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Byers Junior-Senior High SchoolDraft

Byers 32J · Byers · middle (grades 6–8)
−5.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Byers Junior-Senior High School scored 6.4 points below expected in English and 3.5 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 22nd percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 48th), and #2 of 2 neighborhood middle schools in Byers 32J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−6.4
±5.9 pts · 22nd pct. adjusted
English growth
31
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.5
±4.2 pts · 32nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
37
median growth percentile · 17th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 36%Math 34%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−0.2−12.5−8.0
English growth (MGP)362631
Math vs. expected (pts)−6.4−5.4+1.3
Math growth (MGP)224248

Only 90% 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.
Hulstrom K-8+21.7Soaring Eagles Community School+15.7Colorado STEM Academy+15.0Simla Junior High School+11.0S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+8.8Pagosa Springs+4.3Platte Valley+2.6Wiggins+2.4Horizon+2.2Sabin+1.7Watson Junior High School+1.1Pete Mirich−1.2Riverside School−1.3Ellicott−1.8Calhan Secondary School−5.2Weld Central−6.4Byers Junior-Senior High School−6.4Hemphill−7.1Eaton−7.5Bayfield−9.1Bennett−11.7Stratton−12.8West Grand−14.6Haxtun Jr/Sr High School−16.1Hayden−16.9Highland−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+25%Free/reduced-price lunch40%English learners9%Students with IEPs8%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 243. 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.