Brighton High School
270 South 8th Ave
Brighton CO, 80601, Adams County
Phone: 303-655-4200
Ranking: (235 out of 304, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Brighton School District 27J
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: | 77 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 79 | 79 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,843 | 1,788 | 1,653 | 1,647 | 1,532 | 1,485 | 1,502 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 510 | 27.7% | 461 | 25.8% | 425 | 25.7% | 537 | 32.6% | 488 | 31.9% | 441 | 29.7% | 435 | 29.0% |
Grade 10: | 475 | 25.8% | 419 | 23.4% | 496 | 30.0% | 440 | 26.7% | 365 | 23.8% | 395 | 26.6% | 374 | 24.9% |
Grade 11: | 386 | 20.9% | 458 | 25.6% | 413 | 25.0% | 315 | 19.1% | 349 | 22.8% | 326 | 22.0% | 317 | 21.1% |
Grade 12: | 472 | 25.6% | 450 | 25.2% | 319 | 19.3% | 355 | 21.6% | 330 | 21.5% | 323 | 21.8% | 376 | 25.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 953 | 51.7% | 890 | 49.8% | 840 | 50.8% | 818 | 49.7% | 785 | 51.2% | 737 | 49.6% | 741 | 49.3% |
Female: | 890 | 48.3% | 898 | 50.2% | 813 | 49.2% | 829 | 50.3% | 739 | 48.2% | 740 | 49.8% | 757 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 20 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.2% | 25 | 1.5% | 28 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.9% | 40 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 948 | 51.4% | 909 | 50.8% | 816 | 49.4% | 797 | 48.4% | 699 | 45.6% | 662 | 44.6% | 629 | 41.9% |
Black: | 13 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.8% | 20 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.5% |
White: | 814 | 44.2% | 796 | 44.5% | 769 | 46.5% | 781 | 47.4% | 774 | 50.5% | 770 | 51.9% | 804 | 53.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.5% | 22 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 16.6% | 298 | 16.7% | 314 | 19.0% | 208 | 12.6% | 243 | 15.9% | 26 | 1.8% | 52 | 3.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 2.6% | 74 | 4.1% | 38 | 2.3% | 19 | 1.2% | 59 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.87 | 26.08 | 23.39 | 23.67 | 19.78 | 18.70 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 9 | 27 |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 12 | 30 |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 13 | 12 | 31 |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 13 | 30 |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 16 | 30 |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 17 | 30 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 18 | 30 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 17 | 32 |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 49 | 65 |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 56 | 65 |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 58 | 68 |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 55 | 69 |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 55 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 61 | 70 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 51 | 66 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 54 | 66 |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 31 | 47 |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 34 | 48 |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 31 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 37 | 50 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 31 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 38 | 48 |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 32 | 50 |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 29 | 50 |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 36 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 31 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 34 | 47 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 34 | 49 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 33 | 47 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 33 | 47 |
2004 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 14 | 33 |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 16 | 33 |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 21 | 38 |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 22 | 35 |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 20 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 20 | 35 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 23 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 22 | 38 |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 54 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 53 | 66 |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 55 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 52 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 46 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 53 | 67 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 53 | 67 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 54 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 34 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 35 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 35 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 35 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 27 | 49 |
2009 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 33 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 33 | 49 |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 39 | 53 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 20.9 | 18.0 | 32.7 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 21.3 | 22.1 | 33.9 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 61.6 | 59.0 | 68.3 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 61.8 | 63.0 | 69.6 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 42.8 | 38.8 | 49.4 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 42.7 | 39.2 | 51.3 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 37.5 | 35.1 | 48.3 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 36.2 | 37.9 | 48.8 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 27.4 | 29.5 | 37.4 |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 31.4 | 29.6 | 38.8 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 56.3 | 61 | 67.3 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 63.0 | 62.5 | 67.7 |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 35.3 | 39.2 | 51.1 |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 46.7 | 46.4 | 55.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.8% | 49.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.3% | 48.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% | 32.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.8% | 67.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,912.0 | $48,910.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,289.0 | $34,102.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,588.0 | $55,962.0 |
* Brighton High 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.