School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Everitt Middle SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Wheat Ridge · middle (grades 6–8)
−2.9
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Everitt Middle School scored 2.6 points below expected in English and 3.1 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 36th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 41st), and #16 of 35 neighborhood middle schools in Jefferson County R-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−2.6
±4.7 pts · 36th pct. adjusted
English growth
44
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.1
±2.5 pts · 34th pct. adjusted
Math growth
49
median growth percentile · 74th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 41%Math 28%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−7.6−2.8+2.4
English growth (MGP)424150
Math vs. expected (pts)−5.4−3.5−0.3
Math growth (MGP)504353

Only 89% 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.
Summit+12.8Soroco+8.4Centennial+8.0Jefferson County Open+6.1Sunset+3.2Creighton+1.3Lincoln+1.2Escalante+0.1South Park0.0Longs Peak−1.1Carmody−1.4Everitt−2.6West−2.8Horizon Community−5.4Blevins−6.8Bill Reed−6.8North Arvada−7.0Moore−8.7Manual−8.9Mann−9.5Englewood−10.5Kiowa−12.0Arvada K-8−12.9Lake County High School−15.1Free Horizon Montessori−16.5Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−18.5

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+57%Free/reduced-price lunch58%English learners12%Students with IEPs22%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 2.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 440. 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.