VALLEY— The Colorado Department of Education released scores for the entire Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) test along with the first ever-annual SAT scores. Approximately 550,000 students were assessed last spring from third through 11th grade.

Tenth-graders for the second year took the PSAT 10 and 11th-graders for the first time took the SAT as the state’s college entrance exam. The state tests are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards and are the only common academic measurement for all students in Colorado.

In a CDE press release Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes praised the hard work being done by students, teachers and administrators across Colorado but noted the achievement of historically underserved groups of students continues to lag.

“We are pleased to see performance improvements by so many students across Colorado, and we know this only comes after a lot of hard work and dedication from educators, parents and students,” Anthes said. “At the same time, our focus on our historically disadvantaged students must remain a top priority. In too many cases, those groups are not showing gains at a pace that will allow them to catch up, so CDE will increase our focus on providing support to our districts and schools to help them with this challenge in the next few years.”

To protect the privacy of students, results are not included for tests in which a school or district had 16 or fewer students who tested.

Science Scores

State Averages

Grade 5

Mean Score: 598

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 34.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.3 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 578

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 30.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent

Grade 11

Mean Score: 591

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 24.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: .3 percent

Alamosa School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 591

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 27.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.9 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 577

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 27.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.6 percent

Grade 11

Mean Score: 594

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 18.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.6

Centennial School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 482

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Center School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 556

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 16.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -12.6 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 545

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 11

Mean Score: 573

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 18.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: 3.7 percent

North Conejos School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 625

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 38 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.7 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 635

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 48.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -6.8 percent

Grade 11

Mean Score: 605

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 27.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.7 percent

South Conejos School District

Grade 11

Mean Score: 575

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Del Norte School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 574      

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 28.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 595

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 33.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.8 percent

Grade 11

Mean Score: 555

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 22.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent

Monte Vista School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 530

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 565

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 11

Mean Score: 581

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sanford School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 577

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: 13.3 percent

Grade 11

Mean Score: 573

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sangre De Cristo School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 605

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 29.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -29.9 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 621

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 38.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sargent School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 610

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 37.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: 9.4

Grade 8

Mean Score: 582

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 23.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: -30.1

Grade 11

Mean Score: 583

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 17.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sierra Grande School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 492

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 527

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 11

Mean Score: 520

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Math Scores

State Averages

Grade 3

Mean Score: 739

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.1 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 735

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 34.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.7 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 736

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 33.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.7 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 733

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 30.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.1 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 732

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.4 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 722

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 21.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.6 percent

Alamosa School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 731

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 28.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: -3.8 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 736

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 29.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 22.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: -1.8 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 722

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 18.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.9 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 722

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 11.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -8.3 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 715

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 6.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.7 percent

Centennial School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 713

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 721

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Center School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 726

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 19.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 4.6 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 719

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 10.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 721

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 726

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 11.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: 2.9 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 713

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

North Conejos School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 748

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 49.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 2.8 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 38.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -7.8 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 740

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 5.9 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 736

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 30.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: 4.3 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 725

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 16.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: -11.5 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 5.2 percent

South Conejos School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 712

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 4

Mean Score: 705

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 717

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Del Norte School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 721

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 22.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: 8.3 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 707

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 9.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -8.9 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 722

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 19 percent

Percent change from 2016: -12.3 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 728

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 15.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -25.7

Grade 7

Mean Score: 734

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 26.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: -11.8

Monte Vista School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 723

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 23.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: -2.3 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 708

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 698

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Mountain Valley School District

Grade 4

Mean Score: 703

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sanford School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 762

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 74.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 22.2 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 734

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 24.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: -18.8 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 733

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20 percent

Percent change from 2016: -5.0 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 746

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 37.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: -8.7 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 739

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: 16.6 percent

Sangre De Cristo School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 740

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 37 percent

Percent change from 2016: -24.1 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 38.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: 20.7 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 733

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: -18.3 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 731

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 28.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -11.4 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 735

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 28.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 739

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 38.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 20.7 percent

Sargent School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 748

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: -4.5 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 31 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 731

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 728

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: -7.4 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 731

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 717

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sierra Grande School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 730

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25 percent

Percent change from 2016: 6.5 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 704

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 704

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 720

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 15.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 712

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Language Arts Scores

State Averages

Grade 3

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 2.7 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 743

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 44.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.2 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 46.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 5.1 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 741

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 2.3 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 743

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 44.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: 3.2 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 742

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 43.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.8 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 736

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -1.0 percent

Alamosa School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 735

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 33.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 744

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 2.8 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: 7.4 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 729

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 21.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: -3.3 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 21.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: -23.1 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 736

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.7 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 730

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 32.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -1.3 percent

Centennial School District

Grade 5

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20 percent

Percent change from 2016: -5 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 730

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 9

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 55.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 11.2 percent

Center School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 19.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -25.4 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 737

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: -21.7 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: 4.7 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 741

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 41 percent

Percent change from 2016: -1.4 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 47.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 11.5 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 734

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25 percent

Percent change from 2016: -27.7 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 723

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 17.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: 4.4 percent

North Conejos School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 755

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 60.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: 20.1 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 744

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 51.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: 3.9 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 748

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 50.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: -2.6 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 747

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 48.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: 22.1 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 739

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36.0 percent

Percent change from 2016: -22.8 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 757

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 58.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 11 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 737

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 36 percent

Percent change from 2016: -2.8 percent

South Conejos School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 709

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 725

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 25 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 9

Mean Score: 717

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Del Norte School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 717

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 20.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: -3.8 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 14 percent

Percent change from 2016: -8.7 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 741

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 47.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 13.2 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 732

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 27.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 742

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 39.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: -19.5 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 41.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: -0.2 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 720

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 17.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: -22.5 percent

Monte Vista School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 718

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 18.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.9 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 724

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 722

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 730

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 734

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 9

Mean Score: 727

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Mountain Valley School District

Grade 4

Mean Score: 698

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Sanford School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 761

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 59.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: 26 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 740

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 41.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: -7.2 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 738

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 50 percent

Percent change from 2016: 0.0 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: -8.0 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 753

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 60.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: 29.1 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 756

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 71 percent

Percent change from 2016: -1.7 percent

Sangre De Cristo School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 749

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 48.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: -13 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 745

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 50 percent

Percent change from 2016: 15.2 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 743

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: 15.4 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 746

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.9 percent

Percent change from 2016: -13.1 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 757

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 71.4 percent

Percent change from 2016: 26.4 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 755

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 76.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: 42.9 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 746

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 31.8 percent

Percent change from 2016: -18.2 percent

Sargent School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 754

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 63.6 percent

Percent change from 2016: 13.6 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 747

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 55.2 percent

Percent change from 2016: 15.2 percent

Grade 5

Mean Score: 746

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 52 percent

Percent change from 2016: 7.2 percent

Grade 6

Mean Score: 747

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 51.7 percent

Percent change from 2016: 1.7 percent

Grade 7

Mean Score: 739

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 40 percent

Percent change from 2016: 9.2 percent

Grade 8

Mean Score: 733

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 26.5 percent

Percent change from 2016: -19.9 percent

Grade 9

Mean Score: 748

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 42.3 percent

Percent change from 2016: -3.9 percent

Sierra Grande School District

Grade 3

Mean Score: 734

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 45 percent

Percent change from 2016: 26.5 percent

Grade 4

Mean Score: 713

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 5

Mean Score: 704

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 6

Mean Score: 726

Percent met or exceeded expectations: 23.1 percent

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 7

Mean Score: 709

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

Grade 8

Mean Score: 716

Percent met or exceeded expectations: N/A

Percent change from 2016: N/A

PSAT and SAT

State Averages

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 947

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 3

SAT Overall Mean Score: 1014.3

Alamosa School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 916.5

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 19.9

SAT Overall Mean Score: 953.5

Centennial School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 843.3

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: N/A

SAT Overall Mean Score: N/A

Center School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 810.2

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -17.2

SAT Overall Mean Score: 893.1

North Conejos School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 935.6

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 17.1

SAT Overall Mean Score: 998.6

South Conejos School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: N/A

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: N/A

SAT Overall Mean Score: 864.7

Del Norte School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 937.6

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 50.1

SAT Overall Mean Score: 894.5

Monte Vista School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 865.9

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -19.3

SAT Overall Mean Score: 927.0

Sanford School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 961.2

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 19

SAT Overall Mean Score: 972.9

Sangre De Cristo School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 883.8

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -27.4

SAT Overall Mean Score: N/A

Sargent School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 901.8

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: -44.7

SAT Overall Mean Score: 1021.1

Sierra Grande School District

PSAT Overall Mean Score: 967.6

PSAT Over Score Change from 2016: 140.4

SAT Overall Mean Score: 900