Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Manual Middle School scored 8.9 points below expected in English and 8.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 12th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 21st), and #24 of 27 neighborhood middle schools in Denver County 1.
English vs. expected
−8.9
±7.1 pts · 12th pct. adjusted
English growth
48
median growth percentile · 45th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−8.6
±2.9 pts · 11th pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 35th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
−17.3
−7.5
−2.5
English growth (MGP)
39
45
58
Math vs. expected (pts)
−11.8
−7.2
−6.8
Math growth (MGP)
42
47
44
Only 68% 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): 3.1× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 242. 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.