School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolDraft

School District 27J · Commerce City · middle (grades 6–8)
−14.0
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Otho E Stuart Middle School scored 11.4 points below expected in English and 16.6 points below expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 7th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 23rd), and #5 of 5 neighborhood middle schools in School District 27J.

English vs. expected
−11.4
±2.8 pts · 7th pct. adjusted
English growth
38
median growth percentile · 9th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
−16.6
±1.2 pts · 3rd pct. adjusted
Math growth
33
median growth percentile · 0th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
0%10%20%30%40%202420252026English 27%Math 12%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−14.8−10.5−9.1
English growth (MGP)284343
Math vs. expected (pts)−15.9−16.7−17.2
Math growth (MGP)273337
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 Frontier K-8+33.8Murphy Creek K-8 School+21.6Patterson International School+13.2Harmony Ridge P-8+11.6Palmer Lake+6.7Carbondale+5.6Winograd K-8+4.6Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory+3.4Basalt+2.4Eagle Valley+2.4Cache La Poudre+2.0Liberty+1.4Trail Ridge+0.8Bear Creek K-8 School0.0Glenwood Springs−0.9Skyview−3.2Estes Park−4.3Coal Ridge−5.6Century−5.9Prairie View−6.4Eaton−7.5Lucile Erwin−8.4South Valley−9.5Rodger Quist−10.6Otho E Stuart−11.4Shadow Ridge−12.8

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+41%Free/reduced-price lunch53%English learners28%Students with IEPs12%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.4× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 775. 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.