Colorado schools see gains in state performance ratings

Preliminary data released by the Colorado Department of Education on Wednesday shows Denver Public Schools achieved a higher performance rating.

Schools and districts across the state have earned higher marks for the last academic year in the annual state performance rating.

State education officials called the results “steady progress.”

The release of the ratings comes after last month’s test scores in math and English showed students are at or near pre-pandemic levels. Still, many regard the 2019 academic performance as inadequate. With 44.5% of students reaching the English benchmark in 2019 and 32.7% in math, the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) results make clear that most students are falling short of state standards. In 2019, 55.5% of students across Colorado did not