School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

John Wesley Powell Middle SchoolDraft

Littleton 6 · Littleton · middle (grades 6–8)
+3.3
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, John Wesley Powell Middle School scored 4.4 points above expected in English and 2.3 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 67th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 83rd), and #1 of 4 neighborhood middle schools in Littleton 6.

English vs. expected
+4.4
±1.7 pts · 67th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+2.3
±1.5 pts · 62nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 83rd among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%202420252026English 64%Math 53%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+2.8+5.1+5.2
English growth (MGP)526158
Math vs. expected (pts)+3.0+0.8+2.9
Math growth (MGP)535058

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.
Bear Canyon+25.5Eldorado+16.5Sand Creek+12.1Cougar Run+11.5Coyote Creek+10.5Pine Grove+8.6Cherokee Trail+8.5Flagstone+6.9Trailblazer+6.9Meadow View+5.5Mammoth Heights Elementary+5.4John Wesley Powell+4.4Goddard+3.4Roxborough Intermediate+2.5Cresthill+1.3Ranch View+0.6Monarch K-8 School−0.3Nevin Platt−0.9Falcon Creek−2.2Fox Ridge−3.2Mesa−4.1Dunstan−4.7Castle Rock−5.2Rock Ridge−5.9Sagewood−7.4Aspen−8.3

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+68%Free/reduced-price lunch24%English learners3%Students with IEPs18%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 5.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 558. 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.