Poudre School District students outperformed their peers in neighboring districts and beat the statewide totals in every subject area at every grade level in 2025, state assessment testing data released Aug. 21 by the Colorado Department of Education revealed.
The percentage of PSD students meeting or exceeding expectations on Colorado Measures of Academic Success, PSAT and SAT were 12 to 21 percentage points higher than state numbers. Most of those percentages were higher than the previous year, as well, with just a few exceptions.
“My two big takeaways when I look at CMAS and PSAT/SAT is that PSD continues to have high achievement across the board — big gaps when it comes to percent meeting and exceeding expectations when compared to the state,” Susan Thomas, the district’s assessment and school support coordinator, told the Coloradoan…