School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Sunset Middle SchoolDraft

St Vrain Valley RE1J · Longmont · middle (grades 6–8)
+1.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Sunset Middle School scored 3.2 points above expected in English and 0.2 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 61st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 40th), and #5 of 12 neighborhood middle schools in St Vrain Valley RE1J. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+3.2
±2.2 pts · 61st pct. adjusted
English growth
45
median growth percentile · 63rd among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+0.2
±2.9 pts · 51st pct. adjusted
Math growth
41
median growth percentile · 21st among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 33%Math 29%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)+2.6+4.6+2.2
English growth (MGP)465038
Math vs. expected (pts)−2.9+1.2+2.9
Math growth (MGP)344446

Only 80% 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.
Murphy Creek K-8 School+21.6Wm E Bishop+10.8Bear Valley+7.2Sunset+3.2Creighton+1.3Lincoln+1.2Clayton+1.1Boltz+0.8Trail Ridge+0.8Edgewater+0.2Escalante+0.1Carmody−1.4Cherrelyn−1.5Everitt−2.6Summit−3.2Lake County Intermediate School−3.4Horizon Community−5.4Blevins−6.8North Arvada−7.0Moore−8.7Hamilton−10.2Englewood−10.5Lumberg−11.2Arvada K-8−12.9Alameda International Junior/Se…−14.2Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball−18.5

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+54%Free/reduced-price lunch60%English learners35%Students with IEPs20%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 3.6× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 316. 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.