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Calhan Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 Bulldog Dr

Calhan CO, 80808, El Paso County

Phone: 719-347-2766

Ranking:

(557 out of 1,246, top 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Calhan School District RJ-1

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:	14		14		17		17		20		17		18
Total Students:	204		221		229		246		242		235		242
Prekindergarten:	23	11.3%	29	13.1%	25	10.9%	29	11.8%	24	9.9%	26	11.1%	27	11.2%
Kindergarten:	37	18.1%	24	10.9%	28	12.2%	31	12.6%	34	14.0%	29	12.3%	34	14.0%
Grade 1:	26	12.7%	30	13.6%	35	15.3%	36	14.6%	36	14.9%	35	14.9%	31	12.8%
Grade 2:	24	11.8%	32	14.5%	26	11.4%	39	15.9%	38	15.7%	38	16.2%	33	13.6%
Grade 3:	34	16.7%	29	13.1%	37	16.2%	40	16.3%	35	14.5%	33	14.0%	38	15.7%
Grade 4:	20	9.8%	37	16.7%	40	17.5%	30	12.2%	41	16.9%	36	15.3%	35	14.5%
Grade 5:	40	19.6%	40	18.1%	38	16.6%	41	16.7%	34	14.0%	38	16.2%	44	18.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	106	52.0%	118	53.4%	115	50.2%	114	46.3%	109	45.0%	101	43.0%	111	45.9%
Female:	98	48.0%	103	46.6%	114	49.8%	132	53.7%	125	51.7%	126	53.6%	127	52.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	2	0.9%	2	0.8%	2	0.8%	1	0.4%	3	1.2%
Hispanic:	18	8.8%	22	10.0%	20	8.7%	21	8.5%	12	5.0%	7	3.0%	12	5.0%
Black:	2	1.0%	4	1.8%	5	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%
White:	178	87.3%	189	85.5%	197	86.0%	220	89.4%	228	94.2%	227	96.6%	226	93.4%
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:	4	2.0%	4	1.8%	5	2.2%	3	1.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	80	39.2%	103	46.6%	90	39.3%	96	39.0%	91	37.6%	39	16.6%	46	19.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	12	5.9%	10	4.5%	21	9.2%	19	7.7%	14	5.8%	22	9.4%	26	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.25		15.97		13.42		14.42		12.27		13.80		13.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	80	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	71	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	74	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	76	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	76	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	81	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	81	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	69	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	76	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	52	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	68	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	58	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	63	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	60	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	48	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	80	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	79	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	82	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	85	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	65	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	81	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	51	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	62	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	41	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	57	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	79	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	72	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	60	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	84	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	72	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	75	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	56	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	31	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	50	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	61	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	47	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	51	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	50	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	45	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54.3	54.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.4	71.4	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.9	63.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.3	59.3	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37.1	37.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35.7	35.7	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.5	71.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	51.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	71.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	43.6	43.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	54.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	33.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.5	61.5	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	61.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	69.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	75.6	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.1	46.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	48.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	56.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	48.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	69.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	30.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.6%	30.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	71.4%	69.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,898.0	$33,800.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,840.0	$31,460.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,521.0	$34,840.0

* Calhan 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.