School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early CollegeDraft

Denver County 1 · Denver · middle (grades 6–8)
−1.5
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College scored 0.0 points below expected in English and 3.0 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 48th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 12th), and #15 of 27 neighborhood middle schools in Denver County 1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
0.0
±2.2 pts · 48th pct. adjusted
English growth
56
median growth percentile · 70th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−3.0
±2.0 pts · 35th pct. adjusted
Math growth
48
median growth percentile · 48th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%202420252026English 19%Math 8%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+0.5+0.8−1.2
English growth (MGP)565755
Math vs. expected (pts)−0.6−3.6−4.4
Math growth (MGP)534843

Only 88% 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.
Westminster Academy for Interna…+21.0Metropolitan Arts Academy+18.4Adventure Elementary+15.6Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School+12.3John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy+9.8Prairie Heights+6.9Orchard Park Academy+6.7York International+5.7Global Intermediate Academy+5.3Bella Romero Academy of Applied…+5.1Clayton Partnership School+4.7Colorado Sports Leadership Acad…+4.5Sunset Ridge PK-8+4.3Meadow Community School+2.0Lochbuie Intermediate Academy+0.9Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Earl…0.0Timberline PK-8−0.3Shaw Heights−0.7Heath−1.8Mrachek−2.3Aurora Hills−2.7Fairview PK-8−5.6Fort Logan Northgate−6.7Rose Hill−6.7Prairie−6.8Explore Pk-8−10.9

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+32%Free/reduced-price lunch83%English learners53%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 1,015. 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.