Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Grant Beacon Middle School scored 6.6 points above expected in English and 1.1 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 74th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 63rd), and #12 of 27 neighborhood middle schools in Denver County 1.
English vs. expected
+6.6
±2.1 pts · 74th pct. adjusted
English growth
62
median growth percentile · 94th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+1.1
±2.1 pts · 54th pct. adjusted
Math growth
47
median growth percentile · 24th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
By year
2024
2025
2026
English vs. expected (pts)
+5.9
+5.4
+8.5
English growth (MGP)
60
63
62
Math vs. expected (pts)
+0.8
−1.1
+3.4
Math growth (MGP)
48
42
50
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): 5.7× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 339. 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.