District Spotlight
Pueblo School District 60 hits 11 straight years of enrollment loss
Pueblo D60 lost 25.9% of its enrollment over the checked annual history. Its eleven-year decline streak is longest among the eligible complete histories.
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Education News & Data
Local education reporting from every corner of Colorado, grounded in Colorado Department of Education data.
Most McKinley-Thatcher Students Met CMAS Math Expectations for a Third Straight Year
McKinley-Thatcher's math and ELA rates dipped in spring 2026 but stayed far above Denver and Colorado, after one of Denver's largest math gains since 2022.
Goldrick Held Most of Its Math Rebound Through a 2026 Dip
Goldrick Elementary's math rate slipped in spring 2026 but stayed far above 2022, the third-largest gain among screened Denver elementary schools.
Adams County 14's Graduation Rate Rose 20 Points. Hispanic Students Reached 85%
Adams County 14's graduation rate rose 20.4 points from 2019 to 2025 as the rate for Hispanic students climbed 21.8 points.
Ben Dutton Plans a Listening Year at Center, Where Enrollment Reached a Low
Center's new superintendent says his first year is for listening ahead of a five-year plan. The state's files show a district where attendance improved and enrollment fell.
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District Spotlight
36 Colorado Education Agencies Stayed Below the State Absence Rate
Colorado’s four-year attendance comparison finds 36 agencies below the State rate throughout, with different local paths. Cheyenne Mountain describes its work.
District Spotlight
Douglas County’s Chronic Absence Rate Falls to 15.2%
Douglas County’s chronic absence rate fell again in 2025-26. Its rate was lowest among large reporting agencies, while subgroup results remain mixed.
Absence
Poudre Records a Third Annual Decline in Chronic Absence
Poudre's rate fell to 29.8% in 2025-26, a third straight annual decline. Some selected group rates rose despite the overall improvement.
Absence
Manitou Springs Retains Attendance Gains as Chronic Absence Rises to 17.4%
Manitou Springs' chronic absence rate rose to 17.4% in 2025-26, still 14.2 points below 2022-23. Every high-school grade stayed below Colorado's rate.
Graduation Rate
Black and Hispanic Graduation Rates Cross 80% as Colorado's Racial Gaps Narrow
Black and Hispanic graduation rates each rose 6.2 points since 2019, narrowing but not closing Colorado's gaps with White students.
Graduation Rate
Colorado's Graduation Rate for Students in Foster Care Rose 8.6 Points, but a 40.8-Point Gap Remains
Colorado's foster-care graduation rate rose from 36.2% to 44.8% across three reporting years, while a 40.8-point gap remained.
Graduation Rate
District 49's Graduation Rate Rose 14.7 Points. Its School Mix Complicates Comparisons
District 49's graduation rate rose 14.7 points by 2025, while incomplete school rows rule out a clean GOAL-free comparison.
Absence
Most Colorado agency absence rates fell as the statewide rate declined
Rates fell in 107 of 177 matched agencies in 2025–2026, while the statewide rate declined from 28.4% to 27.5%. The preceding year had a different statewide result.
Absence
31 Colorado district-level agencies reached four-year absence highs
Among 177 agencies with complete recent rate histories, 31 had their highest chronic absence rate in 2025–2026. Most had fewer than 1,000 students in their attendance population.
Absence
Colorado’s twelfth-grade chronic absence rate fell to 41.0%
Colorado recorded 30,117 chronically absent twelfth graders in 2025–2026, fewer than the year before. Their published rate remained the highest among reported grades.
