School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Sky Vista Middle SchoolDraft

Cherry Creek 5 · Aurora · middle (grades 6–8)
−1.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Sky Vista Middle School scored 0.2 points above expected in English and 3.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 49th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 68th), and #4 of 11 neighborhood middle schools in Cherry Creek 5.

English vs. expected
+0.2
±1.8 pts · 49th pct. adjusted
English growth
56
median growth percentile · 68th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.8
±1.3 pts · 31st pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 57th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
20%30%40%50%60%202420252026English 54%Math 38%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.4−1.9+1.2
English growth (MGP)535362
Math vs. expected (pts)−3.8−4.7−3.0
Math growth (MGP)515160

Only 64% 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.
Denver Green School Northfield+20.8Steamboat Springs+14.5Altona+13.6Patterson International School+13.2Sleeping Giant School+12.7Telluride Intermediate School+10.5Soroco+8.4Ridgway+7.4Palmer Lake+6.7Bell+3.6Mountain Ridge+2.0Liberty+1.4Boltz+0.8Sky Vista+0.2Bear Creek K-8 School0.0Redlands−0.5Mandalay−1.9Miller−2.7Skyview−3.2Dunstan−4.7Thunder Ridge−5.8Wayne Carle−6.3Wellington Middle-High School−6.7Blevins−6.8Summit Ridge−8.8Riverview PK-8−11.0

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+59%Free/reduced-price lunch35%English learners16%Students with IEPs14%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 969. 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.