K-12 Student Achievement Resources

Prepared by the Staff of the Colorado State Publications Library (COSPL)

Revised March 2026

The State of Colorado is concerned with student achievement in Grades K-12. Many print and electronic publications, and Internet resources of the Colorado Department of Education support that effort for educators and parents. Listed below are selected resources from CDE and other agencies that can be accessed online, as well as print titles that are available on loan from the Colorado State Publications Library (COSPL).

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Selected Internet Sites:

• Colorado Growth Model - Basic information on the Colorado Growth Model and links to school-by-school growth charts for all districts in Colorado.
• Colorado Integrated Monitoring and Accountability Process - monitoring academic results of students with disabilities
• Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - reports tutorials, and data related to the state summative assessments.
• Colorado National Assessment of Educational Progress - Colorado reports from the "Nation's Report Card," a continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in different subject areas.
• Colorado READ Act - Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act information including fact sheets for parents, standards, reports and statutes.
• Graduation Guidelines - a road map to help students and their families plan for success after high school.
• School Library Impact Studies and Statistics - Reports and statistics on the impact of school libraries on academic achievement from the Library Research Service.
• SchoolVIEW - Interactive portal for the Colorado Growth Model and school performance data.
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)- state standards and resources for educators and students to enhance STEM education.
• Standards and Instructional Support - tools for the implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards

Selected Reports and Publications:

• 1241: Accountability, Accreditation, Student Performance and Resource Inequity Task Force report (PDF), Colorado Department of Education, 2024

• Annual report on the Colorado READ act, Colorado Department of Education, 2017 to present

• Colorado's Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K) annual legislative report, Colorado Department of Education, 2018 to present

• School libraries survey report 2022-23 (PDF), Colorado State Library, Library Research Service, 2023

• Testing-at-a-glance, Colorado Department of Education, 2015 to 2024

• Top ten myths about the Colorado growth model & state accountability (PDF), Colorado Department of Education, 2019

For additional information, E-Mail: spl@cde.state.co.us