Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences scored 9.5 points below expected in English and 13.8 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: 38th), and #25 of 27 neighborhood middle schools in Denver County 1.
English vs. expected
−9.5
±3.6 pts · 10th pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 25th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−13.8
±3.1 pts · 5th pct. adjusted
Math growth
42
median growth percentile · 10th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−11.8
−11.5
−4.9
English growth (MGP)
44
46
55
Math vs. expected (pts)
−12.3
−17.5
−11.0
Math growth (MGP)
39
39
49
Only 85% 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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado middle schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 621. 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.