CMAS - Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies Assessments

2024 Assessment Data and Results

Note: Data files and reports became available to districts and schools throughout June and July. Districts and schools may share confidential individual student performance reports with parents and may use aggregated and individual student level results internally for informational and planning purposes as soon as they are received.

CMAS Results

CoAlt Science Results

CoAlt Math & ELA (DLM) Results

SAT & PSAT Results

Contact CDE Accountability for information regarding growth and district/school performance frameworks.

Spring 2025 Resources

Contact

Sara Loerzel
Assessment Division
loerzel_s@cde.state.co.us

Find your district's state assessment contact for CMAS support: Statewide Directory

Get Involved!

Educator participation is critical to Colorado's state assessment development and validation process. Colorado educators may serve on committees related to the following state assessments:

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS): Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, and English Language Arts (including CSLA)
Colorado Alternate Assessment (CoAlt): Science and Social Studies

State Assessment Development Flyer

CMAS Results - All Content Areas

Data and Results

Spring 2025 CMAS Administration Information

View CMAS administration dates on the General Information page.

Training

Mathematics Assessments

Students in grades 3-8 take the grade level math assessment for their enrolled grade.
Calculator Policy - PDF

English Language Arts(ELA) Assessments

Students in grades 3-8 take the grade level ELA assessment for their enrolled grade.
Colorado Spanish Language Arts (CSLA) is an accommodated version of the ELA assessment available to qualifying students in grades 3 and 4.

Science Assessments

Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 take the grade level science assessment for their enrolled grade.

Social Studies Assessments

Students in grades 4 and 7 take the grade level social studies assessment for their enrolled grade at selected schools only.

CMAS Performance Levels, Cut Scores, and Test Design

Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)

PLDs provide details about the specific grade-level content area concepts and skills typically demonstrated by students within a CMAS performance level. The met and exceeded expectations levels are considered on track to being college and career ready.

Performance Level Cut Scores

Students taking CMAS assessments receive an overall scale score. During the standard setting process, educators used scale scores to set cuts for each performance level based on the specific content that students should be able to engage with at each performance level.

Test Design

Information such as frameworks, high level blueprints, scoring rubrics, and evidence statements and standards that appear on the CMAS assessments.

State Assessment Accommodations

Accommodations are practices and procedures that provide equitable access during instruction and assessment for students who have a documented need, including students with a disability and English learners. In order to use accommodations on state testing, accommodations must be documented in the student’s IEP, 504, or ML plan. Additional information is available on the state assessment accommodations webpage.

Information relating to the use of accommodations during instruction is found on the CDE Office of Special Education webpage.