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Arvada West High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11595 Allendale Dr

Arvada CO, 80004, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-1303

Ranking:

(122 out of 304, top 40%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Jefferson County School District R-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:	88		81		86		84		82		80		78
Total Students:	1,699		1,685		1,693		1,726		1,699		1,662		1,664
Grade 9:	432	25.4%	434	25.8%	444	26.2%	428	24.8%	442	26.0%	446	26.8%	425	25.5%
Grade 10:	422	24.8%	429	25.5%	430	25.4%	429	24.9%	458	27.0%	433	26.1%	441	26.5%
Grade 11:	418	24.6%	443	26.3%	417	24.6%	443	25.7%	416	24.5%	408	24.5%	420	25.2%
Grade 12:	427	25.1%	379	22.5%	402	23.7%	426	24.7%	383	22.5%	375	22.6%	378	22.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	869	51.1%	850	50.4%	842	49.7%	880	51.0%	868	51.1%	858	51.6%	857	51.5%
Female:	830	48.9%	835	49.6%	851	50.3%	846	49.0%	823	48.4%	796	47.9%	803	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	0.8%	9	0.5%	5	0.3%	8	0.5%	14	0.8%	13	0.8%	11	0.7%
Asian:	28	1.6%	29	1.7%	34	2.0%	35	2.0%	33	1.9%	16	1.0%	19	1.1%
Hispanic:	331	19.5%	338	20.1%	304	18.0%	286	16.6%	185	10.9%	190	11.4%	190	11.4%
Black:	13	0.8%	13	0.8%	15	0.9%	16	0.9%	27	1.6%	32	1.9%	26	1.6%
White:	1,264	74.4%	1,246	73.9%	1,293	76.4%	1,342	77.8%	1,440	84.8%	1,411	84.9%	1,418	85.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	49	2.9%	49	2.9%	39	2.3%	37	2.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	316	18.6%	353	20.9%	346	20.4%	357	20.7%	301	17.7%	201	12.1%	219	13.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	149	8.8%	143	8.5%	129	7.6%	108	6.3%	102	6.0%	81	4.9%	84	5.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.40		20.70		19.69		20.45		20.62		20.90		21.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	38	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	38	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	39	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	41	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	40	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	42	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	72	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	70	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	76	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	53	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	58	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	57	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	52	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	57	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	57	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	55	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	54	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	58	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	54	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	56	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	53	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	42	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	41	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	47	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	48	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	45	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	50	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	47	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	72	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	72	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	72	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	61	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	57	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	59	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	56	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35.8	41.6	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	42.7	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.2	71.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72.9	74.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.8	54.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	58.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	52.3	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.9	53.5	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.2	42.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47.1	46.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70.6	72	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73.0	72.4	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54.6	55.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58.8	59.4	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.0%	35.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%	64.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.3%	22.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.7%	77.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,850.0	$52,065.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,330.0	$35,788.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,148.0	$56,869.0

* Arvada West High 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.