Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Mount Garfield Middle School scored 5.7 points above expected in English and 6.9 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 71st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 40th), and #2 of 8 neighborhood middle schools in Mesa County Valley 51.
English vs. expected
+5.7
±1.6 pts · 71st pct. adjusted
English growth
58
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+6.9
±1.6 pts · 78th pct. adjusted
Math growth
57
median growth percentile · 100th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+6.5
+5.7
+4.9
English growth (MGP)
58
61
56
Math vs. expected (pts)
+5.4
+6.6
+8.8
Math growth (MGP)
55
61
56
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): 2.3× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 557. 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.