Jeffco Public Schools

Jeffco Public Schools 2023 State Data News Release

Posted on 08/17/2023

Jeffco Public Schools is pleased to share that our students outperformed the state average on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) English and math tests for all grades, as shown by the 2023 results from the Colorado Department of Education (refer to Table 1 and Table 2 below). Our PSAT and SAT results were also higher than the state average (see Table 3). 

Media Interviews: Superintendent Tracy Dorland, Deputy-Superintendent Dr. Kym LaBlanc-Esparza and our principals are available for media interviews that can be coordinated with the Jeffco Public Schools Communications Office by calling 303-982-6808 or emailing [email protected].

Table 1: Jeffco and State CMAS English Language Arts Met/Exceeded Performance

*ELA = English language arts
Does not include Colorado Spanish language arts in Grades 3 and 4

Table 2: Jeffco and State CMAS Mathematics Met/Exceeded Performance

Table 3: Jeffco and State P/SAT Scale Score

*EBRW - Evidenced-based Reading/Writing

**Total score may differ from sum of content scores due to rounding

Like other areas  in Colorado and the U.S., Jeffco students faced learning challenges due to the compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. However,  Jeffco students, including specific groups like English Language Learners (ELLs) and those with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), are steadily returning to their pre-pandemic achievement levels.

As shown in Table 4 below, Jeffco’s academic growth performance exceeded the median growth percentile of 50 (the state’s average) for 11 of 15 state tests. Jeffco’s MAP Growth performance showed similar academic growth gains across reading and math for grades 3-10 from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. The district’s strong Spring 2023 growth results demonstrate accelerated student learning progress.

Table 4: Jeffco Public Schools' Academic Growth for CMAS and P/SAT

*ELA - English language arts; EBRW - Evidenced-based Reading/Writing

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