Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Local Reports

Overview of the ESSA Local Reports

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Local Educational Agencies (LEA) are required to prepare and disseminate an annual report for the LEA and each school in the LEA that meets the minimum requirements described in federal law. CDE has developed an interactive dashboard that districts can link to in order to meet this requirement. The following data files include the data elements required under ESSA for the 2021-22 Reports. 

• Achievement and Participation Data
  • CMAS Math and English Language Arts / Colorado Spanish Language Arts Results 
  • SAT Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Results
  • CoAlt Math, English Language Arts, and Science Results
• Alternate Assessment Participation Data
  • Percentage of Students Assessed on Alternate Assessments 
• Growth Data
  • CMAS Math and English Language Arts Growth
  • SAT Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Growth
• English Language Proficiency Data
  • Students Achieving English Language Proficiency
• Graduation Data
  • 4-Year and 7-Year Graduation Rates 
• School Quality or Student Success Indicator Data
  • Chronic Absenteeism Rates
  • Dropout Rates
• Postsecondary Enrollment Data
  • Postsecondary Enrollment Rates 
• Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Data
  • Detailed data tables and data analysis tools available on the Civil Rights Data Collection webpage.
• Progress Towards Long-Term Goals Data
  • Academic Achievement Interim Targets and Long-Term Goals
  • English Language Proficiency Interim Targets and Long-Term Goals
  • Graduation Rates Interim Targets and Long-Term Goals
• Per-Pupil Expenditure Data
  • Financial data are available on the Financial Transparency for Colorado Schools website, including school-level and district-level, disaggregated by state/local and federal sources.
• Professional Qualifications of Educators
  • Inexperienced, Out-of-Field, and Emergency/Provisional Credentials
• Schools Identified for Support and Improvement 
  • For a list of schools identified for support and improvement under ESSA, as well as a description of the indicators and system used for meaningful differentiation among schools, please visit the Methods for Identification and Exit Criteria for ESSA Support and Improvement website.

LEA Reports 

In addition to the data provided on this page, districts may also develop their own local reports. Links to individual district's reports are provided below. LEAs wishing to create their own local reports may provide the link to those local reports to  Tina Negley (negley_t@cde.state.co.us).