School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Fruita 8/9 SchoolDraft

Mesa County Valley 51 · Fruita · middle (grades 6–8)
−3.4
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Fruita 8/9 School scored 9.0 points below expected in English and 2.1 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 14th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 51st), and #7 of 8 neighborhood middle schools in Mesa County Valley 51. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
−9.0
±5.2 pts · 14th pct. adjusted
English growth
40
median growth percentile · 10th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+2.1
±5.2 pts · 60th pct. adjusted
Math growth
62
median growth percentile · 86th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
30%40%50%202420252026English 36%Math 35%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−9.0——
English growth (MGP)40——
Math vs. expected (pts)+2.1——
Math growth (MGP)62——

Only 65% 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.
William (Bill) Roberts K-8 Scho…+28.1Pinon Valley+16.2Summit+12.8Ute Pass+12.7S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Acade…+8.8Holmes+5.9Horizon+2.2Jefferson County Open Secondary+1.3Columbine+0.7South Park0.0Skyview−3.2Woodland Park−3.4East Grand−3.8Calhan Secondary School−5.2Roosevelt−6.0Grand Mountain School−6.5Wellington Middle-High School−6.7Turner−7.5Fruita 8/9 School−9.0Fruita−9.1Bayfield−9.1West Grand Junior and Senior Hi…−12.6West Grand−14.6Free Horizon Montessori−16.5Woodland Park JR/SR High School−17.0Highland−19.8

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+43%Free/reduced-price lunch40%English learners1%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.0× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 591. 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.