D-11 loses ground, D-14 gains distinction from state results

While some school districts in the Pikes Peak Region have reason to cheer this fall, others face new concerns to address.

The Colorado Department of Education released its preliminary school and district accountability frameworks based on 2024-25 data, showing trends largely consistent across the state with last year’s.

The frameworks are used to accredit school districts and assign school ratings by measures such as graduation rates, academic achievement and growth.

Using percentages of the total points earned, the department assigns ratings to determine levels of accreditation for districts and which specific schools require greater support. The levels of accreditation from lowest to highest are “turnaround,” “priority improvement,” “improvement,” “performance” and “distinction.”

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