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Abrams Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

600 Chiles Ave

Colorado Springs CO, 80902, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1490

Ranking:

(718 out of 1,246, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Fountain School District 8

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	32		32		32		32		40		37		36
Total Students:	488		474		492		484		630		598		612
Kindergarten:	130	26.6%	118	24.9%	107	21.7%	97	20.0%	116	18.4%	109	18.2%	111	18.1%
Grade 1:	105	21.5%	92	19.4%	97	19.7%	93	19.2%	113	17.9%	116	19.4%	117	19.1%
Grade 2:	69	14.1%	87	18.4%	98	19.9%	75	15.5%	117	18.6%	95	15.9%	110	18.0%
Grade 3:	69	14.1%	63	13.3%	87	17.7%	75	15.5%	88	14.0%	97	16.2%	86	14.1%
Grade 4:	56	11.5%	66	13.9%	58	11.8%	75	15.5%	109	17.3%	74	12.4%	87	14.2%
Grade 5:	59	12.1%	48	10.1%	45	9.1%	69	14.3%	58	9.2%	82	13.7%	69	11.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	264	54.1%	241	50.8%	265	53.9%	242	50.0%	295	46.8%	299	50.0%	321	52.5%
Female:	224	45.9%	233	49.2%	227	46.1%	242	50.0%	327	51.9%	291	48.7%	287	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.4%	10	2.1%	8	1.6%	4	0.8%	15	2.4%	10	1.7%	10	1.6%
Asian:	4	0.8%	7	1.5%	4	0.8%	7	1.4%	21	3.3%	24	4.0%	21	3.4%
Hispanic:	130	26.6%	115	24.3%	114	23.2%	93	19.2%	119	18.9%	96	16.1%	119	19.4%
Black:	80	16.4%	63	13.3%	60	12.2%	68	14.0%	108	17.1%	112	18.7%	111	18.1%
White:	224	45.9%	246	51.9%	271	55.1%	268	55.4%	367	58.3%	356	59.5%	351	57.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	1.4%	4	0.8%	3	0.6%	9	1.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	7.4%	29	6.1%	32	6.5%	35	7.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	196	40.2%	235	49.6%	258	52.4%	236	48.8%	286	45.4%	213	35.6%	189	30.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	141	28.9%	123	25.9%	98	19.9%	113	23.3%	173	27.5%	169	28.3%	142	23.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.03		14.82		15.24		15.37		15.87		16.00		17.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	78	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	78	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	59	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	64	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	58	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	74	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	76	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	79	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	69	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	69	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	55	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	70	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	73	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	73	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	35	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	66	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	58	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	61	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.6	80.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.8	81.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.7	75.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.0	78.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.8	56.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.3	53.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	77.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.3	74.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	65.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.3	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	53.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	56.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.1	66.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.5	68.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.7	73.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	71.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	54.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.9	63.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.5	58.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.6%	69.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.4%	30.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.0%	47.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.0%	52.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,120.0	$40,140.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,120.0	$33,135.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,082.0	$46,408.0

* Abrams Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.