School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Trail Ridge Middle SchoolDraft

St Vrain Valley RE1J · Longmont · middle (grades 6–8)
+2.8
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Trail Ridge Middle School scored 0.8 points above expected in English and 4.8 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 51st percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 36th), and #6 of 12 neighborhood middle schools in St Vrain Valley RE1J.

English vs. expected
+0.8
±2.3 pts · 51st pct. adjusted
English growth
42
median growth percentile · 26th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+4.8
±1.8 pts · 71st pct. adjusted
Math growth
45
median growth percentile · 30th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
10%20%30%40%50%202420252026English 33%Math 28%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.6+3.3+1.1
English growth (MGP)434340
Math vs. expected (pts)+3.7+6.5+4.6
Math growth (MGP)444745

Only 71% 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.
Aurora Frontier K-8+33.8Murphy Creek K-8 School+21.6Homestake Peak School+13.3Harmony Ridge P-8+11.6Carbondale+5.6Winograd K-8+4.6Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory+3.4Silver Hills+1.9Liberty+1.4Creighton+1.3Lincoln+1.2Clayton+1.1Trail Ridge+0.8Glenwood Springs−0.9Lasley−1.5Horizon Community−5.4Century−5.9Prairie View−6.4Bill Reed−6.8North Arvada−7.0Thunder Valley PK-8−8.4South Valley−9.5Otho E Stuart−11.4Shadow Ridge−12.8Alameda 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+42%Free/reduced-price lunch58%English learners33%Students with IEPs17%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 4.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 456. 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.