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Academy Charter School

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1551 Prairie Hawk Dr

Castle Rock CO, 80104, Douglas County

Phone: 303-660-4881

Ranking:

(178 out of 1,246, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 9

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	30		34		32		33		36		37		37
Total Students:	738		729		729		700		637		650		674
Kindergarten:	81	11.0%	87	11.9%	91	12.5%	86	12.3%	74	11.6%	72	11.1%	73	10.8%
Grade 1:	86	11.7%	90	12.3%	87	11.9%	84	12.0%	78	12.2%	75	11.5%	72	10.7%
Grade 2:	90	12.2%	84	11.5%	85	11.7%	80	11.4%	80	12.6%	69	10.6%	73	10.8%
Grade 3:	86	11.7%	80	11.0%	84	11.5%	91	13.0%	71	11.1%	76	11.7%	76	11.3%
Grade 4:	86	11.7%	77	10.6%	83	11.4%	77	11.0%	75	11.8%	78	12.0%	73	10.8%
Grade 5:	76	10.3%	80	11.0%	83	11.4%	81	11.6%	73	11.5%	73	11.2%	85	12.6%
Grade 6:	88	11.9%	78	10.7%	81	11.1%	84	12.0%	66	10.4%	76	11.7%	88	13.1%
Grade 7:	75	10.2%	81	11.1%	78	10.7%	63	9.0%	57	8.9%	72	11.1%	80	11.9%
Grade 8:	70	9.5%	72	9.9%	57	7.8%	54	7.7%	63	9.9%	59	9.1%	54	8.0%
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	366	49.6%	348	47.7%	340	46.6%	341	48.7%	318	49.9%	315	48.5%	316	46.9%
Female:	372	50.4%	381	52.3%	389	53.4%	359	51.3%	311	48.8%	327	50.3%	354	52.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	10	1.6%	13	2.0%	13	1.9%
Asian:	18	2.4%	24	3.3%	18	2.5%	15	2.1%	10	1.6%	13	2.0%	10	1.5%
Hispanic:	72	9.8%	75	10.3%	76	10.4%	73	10.4%	43	6.8%	34	5.2%	40	5.9%
Black:	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	6	0.9%	8	1.2%	11	1.6%
White:	607	82.2%	600	82.3%	604	82.9%	585	83.6%	568	89.2%	582	89.5%	600	89.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	4.9%	26	3.6%	28	3.8%	23	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	28	3.8%	20	2.7%	24	3.3%	33	4.7%	35	5.5%	19	2.9%	13	1.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	14	1.9%	26	3.6%	16	2.2%	23	3.3%	9	1.4%	4	0.6%	11	1.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.25		21.32		22.78		21.03		17.49		17.40		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	81	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	83	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	81	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	83	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	83	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	81	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	82	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	84	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	81	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	83	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	65	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	70	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	66	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	66	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	62	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	68	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	62	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	63	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	83	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	87	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	84	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	79	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	77	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	83	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	79	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	79	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	80	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	78	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	79	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	67	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	65	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	64	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	67	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	72	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	79	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	82	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	81	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	80	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	81	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	80	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	82	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	86	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	86	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	83	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	82	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	52	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	57	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	60	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	60	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	59	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	70	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	74	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	73	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	76	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	74	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	77	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	79	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	80	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	82	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	91	79	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	79	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	86	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	85	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	88	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	87	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	88	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	89	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	86	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	92	86	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	75	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	79	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	78	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	82	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	59	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	69	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	65	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	69	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	65	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	75	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	68	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	70	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	79	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	82	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	80	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	81	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	80	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	93	82	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	81	82	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	79	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	68	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	72	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	72	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	75	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	72	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	84	77	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	61	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	61	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	64	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	66	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	66	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	85	68	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	67	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	80	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	84	83	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	82	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	98	80	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	79	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	65	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	68	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	59	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	62	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	60	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	60	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	66	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	64	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	67	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	66	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	68	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	55
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.5	81.8	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92.5	81.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91.1	82.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.9	81.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.7	62.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.7	62.8	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	95.4	84.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87.6	83.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90.8	80.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.1	79.2	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	64.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	66.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.4	78.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.4	79.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90.9	84.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89.4	82.4	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	62.4	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.7	62.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	84.9	72.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	71.1	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.8	77.9	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.9	76.8	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	93.1	87.2	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90.3	86.5	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	72.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	82.0	73.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	81.7	70.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	82.9	68.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83.1	81.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88.5	79.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	75.9	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.1	74.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	89.1	67.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	84.8	66.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	78.2	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87.9	80.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	74.6	59.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	75.7	63.0	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	76.4	67.3	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77.3	68.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.0%	68.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.6%	28.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.9%	40.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	62.1%	59.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,329.0	$33,917.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,485.0	$30,846.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,289.0	$36,019.0

* Academy Charter School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.