School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Ridgway Middle SchoolDraft

Ridgway R-2 · Ridgway · middle (grades 6–8)
+6.1
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Ridgway Middle School scored 7.4 points above expected in English and 4.9 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 76th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 89th), and #1 of 1 neighborhood middle schools in Ridgway R-2.

English vs. expected
+7.4
±4.4 pts · 76th pct. adjusted
English growth
58
median growth percentile · 78th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+4.9
±4.0 pts · 72nd pct. adjusted
Math growth
60
median growth percentile · 86th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
40%50%60%70%80%90%202420252026English 62%Math 54%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+8.6+10.5+2.4
English growth (MGP)656443
Math vs. expected (pts)+8.6+4.3+1.1
Math growth (MGP)696347
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.
Denver Green School Northfield+20.8Altona+13.6Telluride Intermediate School+10.5Soroco+8.4Ridgway+7.4Palmer Lake+6.7Challenger+4.1Bell+3.6Webber+2.8Lesher+2.6Mountain Ridge+2.0Deer Creek+1.5Sky Vista+0.2Redlands−0.5Peyton Junior High School−1.1Eagleview−1.4Miller−2.7Falcon Bluffs−3.4Dunstan−4.7Oberon−5.6Wayne Carle−6.3Wellington Middle-High School−6.7Blevins−6.8Timberview−7.0Summit Ridge−8.8Riverview PK-8−11.0

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+62%Free/reduced-price lunch27%English learners4%Students with IEPs13%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.8× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 76. 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.