School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Crested Butte Secondary SchoolDraft

Gunnison Watershed RE1J · Crested Butte · middle (grades 6–8)
−14.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Crested Butte Secondary School scored 10.7 points below expected in English and 17.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 9th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 72nd), and #1 of 2 neighborhood middle schools in Gunnison Watershed RE1J.

English vs. expected
−10.7
±2.8 pts · 9th pct. adjusted
English growth
39
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−17.8
±3.0 pts · 2nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
32
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%60%70%202420252026English 51%Math 43%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.9−13.5−11.2
English growth (MGP)453634
Math vs. expected (pts)−14.5−18.1−21.4
Math growth (MGP)383226

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.
Morey+26.4Northridge+19.4Altona+13.6Gold Camp+12.5Lyons Middle/Senior High School+10.8Discovery Canyon Campus+6.0Cheyenne Mountain Junior High S…+5.5Prairie Crossing+5.0Challenger+4.1Bear Creek+3.9Lewis-Palmer+2.8Webber+2.8Louisville+1.9Newton+0.8Ranch View+0.6Cimarron Middle−0.8Eagleview−1.4Rocky Top−1.8Preston−2.7Fox Ridge−3.2Falcon Bluffs−3.4Nederland Middle-Senior High Sc…−5.0Oberon−5.6Timberview−7.0Drake Junior High School−8.5Crested Butte Secondary School−10.7

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+64%Free/reduced-price lunch14%English learners1%Students with IEPs10%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.5× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 406. 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.