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Aragon Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

211 South Main St

Fountain CO, 80817, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1340

Ranking:

(492 out of 1,246, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten 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:	33		31		31		32		33		31		28
Total Students:	480		431		431		481		500		496		487
Prekindergarten:	54	11.3%	25	5.8%	32	7.4%	29	6.0%	32	6.4%	31	6.3%	30	6.2%
Kindergarten:	72	15.0%	62	14.4%	58	13.5%	59	12.3%	66	13.2%	64	12.9%	79	16.2%
Grade 1:	76	15.8%	71	16.5%	67	15.5%	70	14.6%	72	14.4%	86	17.3%	76	15.6%
Grade 2:	71	14.8%	73	16.9%	57	13.2%	68	14.1%	97	19.4%	74	14.9%	88	18.1%
Grade 3:	78	16.3%	56	13.0%	61	14.2%	95	19.8%	60	12.0%	92	18.5%	75	15.4%
Grade 4:	63	13.1%	68	15.8%	96	22.3%	63	13.1%	91	18.2%	79	15.9%	74	15.2%
Grade 5:	66	13.8%	76	17.6%	60	13.9%	97	20.2%	82	16.4%	70	14.1%	65	13.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	240	50.0%	221	51.3%	242	56.1%	268	55.7%	285	57.0%	266	53.6%	260	53.4%
Female:	240	50.0%	210	48.7%	189	43.9%	213	44.3%	207	41.4%	222	44.8%	223	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.3%	4	0.9%	3	0.7%	2	0.4%	12	2.4%	4	0.8%	5	1.0%
Asian:	3	0.6%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%	13	2.6%	12	2.4%	13	2.7%
Hispanic:	150	31.3%	132	30.6%	142	32.9%	166	34.5%	139	27.8%	143	28.8%	128	26.3%
Black:	34	7.1%	23	5.3%	31	7.2%	42	8.7%	55	11.0%	57	11.5%	49	10.1%
White:	242	50.4%	236	54.8%	221	51.3%	239	49.7%	281	56.2%	280	56.5%	292	60.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	1.0%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	3	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	8.3%	30	7.0%	28	6.5%	29	6.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	299	62.3%	239	55.5%	211	49.0%	237	49.3%	249	49.8%	231	46.6%	218	44.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	9.0%	44	10.2%	58	13.5%	55	11.4%	54	10.8%	56	11.3%	53	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.76		14.12		14.05		14.92		15.28		16.00		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	78	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	78	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	95	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	59	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	64	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	58	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	94	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	93	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	76	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	79	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	77	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	69	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	69	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	55	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	74	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	73	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	66	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	58	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88.1	80.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.0	81.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.8	75.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.2	78.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.5	56.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32.2	53.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.5	77.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	74.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	65.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	53.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44.6	56.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.9	66.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	68.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79.6	73.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	71.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.8	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	54.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.6	63.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.7	58.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	54.8%	56.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	45.2%	43.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	48.4%	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.6%	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,016.0	$42,685.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,553.0	$33,025.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,075.0	$46,198.0

* Aragon Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.