The Colorado Department of Education released last spring’s scores from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests and the PSAT/SAT. The Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CM in AS) is the state’s common measurement of students’ progress at the end of the school year for students in grades three through eight in English language arts, math and science. The PSAT and SAT exams, taken by Colorado’s 9th-, 10th- and 11th-graders, are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards with valuable practice tools, skill-building feedback, and connections to scholarships. These assessments also serve as indicators of readiness for a wide range of postsecondary opportunities—whether students pursue college, career training, or other meaningful pathways after graduation. Ninth- and 10th-graders take the PSAT, while 11th-graders take the SAT, which is also used by the state as a college-entrance exam.
Student performance is based on the level of mastery of the state standards. LPS’ curricula and instruction have been developed to align with the Colorado Academic Standards. Ongoing classroom-level, building-level, and district-level assessments provide information about student achievement of LPS expectations. The results of these assessments help us meet the individual needs of students and help us evaluate instructional programming and curriculum implementation.
LPS performance on these assessments in 2025 is promising. There are some celebrations in the data, as well as clear pathways for continued improvement.
With more LPS students participating in assessments, we are also seeing exciting increases in both achievement and growth.
On the CMAS test, LPS students demonstrated growth in nearly all student groups in English language arts and Math. We are particularly pleased with the growth in the students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and minority students.
LPS students continue to demonstrate increasing growth. This year’s CMAS and PSAT/SAT results confirm that across multiple grade levels, our students are growing at higher rates in both English Language Arts and Math than most comparable districts.
LPS middle school students are excelling in English Language Arts and Math compared to nearly all peer districts, with some opportunities to strengthen achievement even further.
Last year’s district Unified Improvement Plan focused on math instruction. Our elementary teachers implemented a new math curriculum during the 24-25 school year, and based on our performance, we believe this provided a stronger instructional foundation for our younger learners to build upon as they enter higher levels of math in middle and high school. Our elementary students demonstrated growth in all grade levels in Math.
On the SAT, LPS students demonstrated growth across nearly all student groups in reading and writing. LPS high school students are demonstrating growth in reading, writing and math at a faster pace than most comparable districts.
LPS students continue to perform well overall across all tests and grade levels and, more importantly, are demonstrating growth more often and at a faster pace in some areas. We are proud of our students’ and educators’ hard work, which resulted in growth gains across all student groups.