School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

North Middle School Health Sciences and TechnologyDraft

Adams-Arapahoe 28J · Aurora · middle (grades 6–8)
−4.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology scored 5.7 points below expected in English and 3.8 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 25th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 1st), and #15 of 16 neighborhood middle schools in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−5.7
±6.9 pts · 25th pct. adjusted
English growth
43
median growth percentile · 14th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.8
±3.4 pts · 31st pct. adjusted
Math growth
40
median growth percentile · 14th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%202420252026English 7%Math 5%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+1.5−6.6−12.8
English growth (MGP)593730
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.2−5.3−7.2
Math growth (MGP)473536
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.
Aurora Central Campus+21.5Westminster Academy for Interna…+21.0Clyde Miller K-8+16.4Skoglund+13.6Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Aca…+10.4Kepner Beacon+9.2Boston K-8 School+7.4Orchard Park Academy+6.7Colorado Sports Leadership Acad…+4.5Meadow Community School+2.0Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School−1.0Longs Peak−1.1Del Mar Academy−2.3Aurora Hills−2.7Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy−3.5Josephine Hodgkins Leadership A…−4.0Foster Dual Language PK-8−4.3Deane−4.8Bruce Randolph School−5.2Fairview PK-8−5.6North Health Sciences and Techn…−5.7Rose Hill−6.7Prairie−6.8Thornton−8.3Lumberg−11.2Jefferson Junior/Senior High Sc…−14.9

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+40%Free/reduced-price lunch92%English learners65%Students with IEPs19%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 1.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 551. 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.