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Colorado Education results show mixed progress in student achievement and growth for 2026

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Colorado Education results show mixed progress in student achievement and growth for 2026 DENVER, Colo.

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What happened

Colorado Education results show mixed progress in student achievement and growth for 2026 DENVER, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) -- The Colorado Department of Education released 2026 student achievement and growth results Wednesday, providing additional data on how students performed on statewide assessments administered this spring.

Common ground

The results include achievement and growth data from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments, including results broken down by student groups.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://krdo.com/news/2026/08/19/colorado-education-results-show-mixed-progress-…

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Claim 1: “Fifth-grade achievement increased from 48% to 49.9%”
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Claim 2: “Third-grade math changed little, increasing from 41.2% to 41.5%”
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Claim 3: “Math growth increased among several student groups, including multilingual learners, students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, students with individualized education programs and students from historically underserved racial and ethnic groups”
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Claim 4: “Eighth grade recorded the largest increase, rising from 34.7% in 2025 to 37.8% in 2026”
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Claim 5: “Fourth-grade math increased from 36.5% to 39%”
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Claim 6: “sixth-grade ELA declined from 44.2% to 41.6%”
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Claim 7: “Fifth-grade science scores decreased from 39% to 36.1%”
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The provided evidence includes football scores, a Turkey travel video, and a gaming site (rustgrade). No evidence regarding fifth-grade science scores was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ипсвич Таун-Сандерленд 1:[1], 39'.Манчестер Юнайтед — Манчестер Сити: превью. 11.09.2026, 23:49 0.
https://soccer365.ru/competitions/12/
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web search NEUTRAL — 77 128 просмотров • 15 февр. 2026 г. Что привезти из Турции в 2026 году? В этом видео показываю реальные цены и топ находок за копейки в самых популярных супермаркетах Migros и File.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQMWtE8VDM
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web search NEUTRAL — Royal Wooden Box. 36.86 %.rustgrade © 2026.
https://rustgrade.com/ru
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Claim 8: “In English language arts, fourth-grade achievement increased five percentage points, from 42% in 2025 to 47% in 2026”
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Claim 9: “science results were largely unchanged in middle and high school”
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The provided evidence consists of a YouTube video about Turkey, a science.org link with no content, and forex analysis. There is no evidence regarding Colorado science results.
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web search NEUTRAL — 77 128 просмотров • 15 февр. 2026 г. Что привезти из Турции в 2026 году? В этом видео показываю реальные цены и топ находок за копейки в самых популярных супермаркетах Migros и File.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQMWtE8VDM
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web search NEUTRAL — paper revealed final week in Science.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9097
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web search NEUTRAL — US inflation remained elevated in August, while higher oil prices increased concerns about a renewed inflationary impulse. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries previously moved above 5%, giving the doll…
https://roboforex.com/beginners/analytics/forex-forecast/for…
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Claim 10: “In math, the percentage of students meeting or exceeding expectations increased in five of the six CMAS-tested grades between 2025 and 2026”
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While some sources mention math improvements in specific districts (Moffat County) or different years (2019-2022), none confirm the specific state-wide claim that 5 of 6 CMAS-tested grades increased between 2025 and 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — It increased the percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations in Math by five percentage points, a 33% improvement.Only students in fifth, eighth, and 11th grade are tested in Science for C…
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/739372700/moffat-county…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2019, 20.4% met or exceeded expectations, increasing slightly to 21.8% in 2021 and dropping to 17% in 2022. Once again, third-graders were the one grade that saw an increase in the number of studen…
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/cmas-scores-give-insight-into…
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web search NEUTRAL — From 2021 to 2025, the percentage of students meeting or exceeding expectations in math on the MCAS increased from 12 percent to a higher percentage, although the exact figure isn’t specified.
https://eduupi.com/2026/05/13/math-scores-rise-in-high-needs…
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Claim 11: “sixth-grade math rose from 31.4% to 32.7%”
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Claim 12: “Elementary English language arts scores also increased in fourth and fifth grades”
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Two independent sources provide specific data: KRDO reports fourth-grade achievement increased from 42% to 47% and fifth-grade from 48% to 49.9%. Another source confirms fourth and fifth graders' reading and writing scores increased.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English is the most widely spoken language in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Chapulín Colorado (Spanish pronunciation: [el tʃapuˈliŋ koloˈɾaðo], transl. The Red Grasshopper) is a Mexican superhero television comedy series that aired from 1973 to 1979 and parodied superhero …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Chapulín_Colorado
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Claim 13: “Fifth-grade math increased from 39.1% to 39.3%”
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Claim 14: “eighth-grade ELA declined from 43.9% to 42.2%”
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Claim 15: “seventh-grade math increased from 31.8% to 32.9%”
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Claim 16: “State education officials cited several ongoing efforts aimed at improving student outcomes, including implementation of the Colorado READ Act and Science of Reading, statewide mathematics initiatives, high-impact tutoring and expanded learning programs”
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Claim 17: “achievement declined in middle school English language arts”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated topics (English proficiency in China, a chess match, and heraldry). No evidence regarding Colorado middle school ELA declines was found in the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_(heraldry)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of mil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_Medal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Achievement Test in English Composition, later SAT II: Writing, was a one-hour standardized test given on English composition by the College Entrance Examination Board as part of college admission…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_Test_in_English_Co…
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Claim 18: “math achievement increased in most elementary and middle school grades compared with 2025”
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Two independent news sources (KRDO and another reporting on CMAS scores) confirm that math scores continued to rise for Colorado elementary and middle school students in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Enos Stanley Kroenke (; born July 29, 1947) is an American billionaire real estate magnate and sports team owner. Through his company Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, he owns Arsenal F.C. of the Englis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Kroenke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zearn is an American nonprofit educational software organization founded in 2012. It develops the Zearn Math curriculum, which includes a combination of live instruction, printed materials and digital…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zearn
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Claim 19: “Seventh-grade ELA fell from 48.8% to 46.6%”
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Claim 20: “The results include achievement and growth data from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of CMAS, PSAT, and SAT. One source explicitly mentions participation on CMAS, PSAT, and SAT in the spring of 2026, and another confirms the SAT Suite testing window for 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado education officials released state standardized test results Wednesday.Participation on CMAS, the PSAT and the SAT in the spring resembled or was higher than participation rates on the assess…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/19/colorado-students-cmas-ps…
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web search NEUTRAL — Testing Window. For Fall 2026: SAT School Day, PSAT/NMSQT, and PSAT 8/9.Important Dates—Domestic 2026-27. Includes information for domestic schools about test administration dates and testing windows …
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/dates-deadlines
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web search NEUTRAL — Testing at Williamsburg Academy of Colorado. We conduct several types of assessments each year to support and guide students. Review this page for everything you need to know!
https://www.williamsburgacademy.org/colorado/assessments
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Claim 21: “Third-grade ELA fell from 42% to 40.8%”
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Claim 22: “The Colorado Department of Education released 2026 student achievement and growth results Wednesday”
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One web search result mentions Colorado education officials released standardized test results on a Wednesday, but the provided Wikipedia results are irrelevant (Corrections, Higher Education, and a University), failing to provide a second independent source to corroborate the specific '2026' date and department.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) is the principal department of the government of Colorado responsible for the custody, control, and rehabilitation of adults convicted of felonies in the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for implementing the policies of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Department_of_Higher_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Mesa University (CMU or Mesa) is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Originally established in 1925 as Grand Junction Junior College, the school was renamed to Mes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Mesa_University
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