Cherry Creek 5 · Greenwood Village · middle (grades 6–8)
+5.8
scale-score points vs. expected (Eng + math avg.)
Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, West Middle School scored 4.5 points above expected in English and 7.0 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 68th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 90th), and #2 of 11 neighborhood middle schools in Cherry Creek 5.
English vs. expected
+4.5
±1.4 pts · 68th pct. adjusted
English growth
57
median growth percentile · 82nd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+7.0
±1.6 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
Math growth
62
median growth percentile · 88th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+4.2
+3.8
+5.6
English growth (MGP)
60
54
57
Math vs. expected (pts)
+5.0
+7.3
+8.5
Math growth (MGP)
61
60
64
Only 71% 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.
Who it serves
The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado middle schools.
Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 7.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 964. 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.