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Birch Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1035 Birch

Broomfield CO, 80020, Broomfield County

Phone: 720-561-8800

Ranking:

(496 out of 1,246, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2

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:	23		24		26		26		27		25		25
Total Students:	380		359		404		445		430		457		436
Prekindergarten:	46	12.1%	26	7.2%	28	6.9%	30	6.7%	27	6.3%	29	6.3%	28	6.4%
Kindergarten:	55	14.5%	38	10.6%	62	15.3%	57	12.8%	56	13.0%	65	14.2%	62	14.2%
Grade 1:	43	11.3%	58	16.2%	50	12.4%	58	13.0%	67	15.6%	70	15.3%	69	15.8%
Grade 2:	54	14.2%	50	13.9%	59	14.6%	69	15.5%	73	17.0%	69	15.1%	73	16.7%
Grade 3:	55	14.5%	61	17.0%	61	15.1%	72	16.2%	69	16.0%	74	16.2%	64	14.7%
Grade 4:	62	16.3%	65	18.1%	67	16.6%	80	18.0%	73	17.0%	74	16.2%	71	16.3%
Grade 5:	65	17.1%	61	17.0%	77	19.1%	79	17.8%	65	15.1%	76	16.6%	69	15.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	193	50.8%	175	48.7%	201	49.8%	223	50.1%	214	49.8%	224	49.0%	221	50.7%
Female:	187	49.2%	184	51.3%	203	50.2%	222	49.9%	208	48.4%	225	49.2%	211	48.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	8	2.0%	3	0.7%	5	1.2%	5	1.1%	3	0.7%
Asian:	10	2.6%	14	3.9%	11	2.7%	13	2.9%	19	4.4%	24	5.3%	18	4.1%
Hispanic:	92	24.2%	76	21.2%	94	23.3%	100	22.5%	85	19.8%	81	17.7%	60	13.8%
Black:	9	2.4%	5	1.4%	4	1.0%	6	1.3%	9	2.1%	9	2.0%	13	3.0%
White:	250	65.8%	241	67.1%	259	64.1%	294	66.1%	312	72.6%	338	74.0%	342	78.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	16	4.2%	20	5.6%	28	6.9%	29	6.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	88	23.2%	87	24.2%	97	24.0%	102	22.9%	85	19.8%	95	20.8%	72	16.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	6.6%	30	8.4%	35	8.7%	26	5.8%	41	9.5%	44	9.6%	34	7.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.19		14.70		15.81		17.20		16.01		18.00		17.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	81	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	86	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	81	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	81	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	81	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	81	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	85	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	85	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	85	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	84	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	83	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	84	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	65	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	72	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	65	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	70	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	62	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	69	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	63	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	63	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	78	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	80	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	82	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	82	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	75	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	77	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	80	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	78	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	80	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	80	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	79	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	65	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	64	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	65	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	73	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	79	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	79	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	76	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	79	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	80	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	82	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	83	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	82	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	82	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	82	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	83	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	81	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	60	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	65	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	68	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	66	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	66	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	69	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	74	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	73	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.6	82.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.5	82.1	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.5	84.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70.9	84.3	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49.3	65.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.9	65.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	82.6	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.3	83.1	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	79.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	80.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	62.7	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	66.6	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.4	79.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.3	81.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86.8	83.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	70.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.9	69.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	72.7	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	73.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.4%	40.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.6%	60.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	47.8%	30.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	52.2%	70.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,915.0	$50,561.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,781.0	$34,812.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$59,872.0	$57,310.0

* Birch 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.