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Central High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3130 E1/2 Rd

Grand Junction CO, 81504, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-6200

Ranking:

(207 out of 304, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Mesa County Valley School District 51

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:	85		83		86		88		88		88		83
Total Students:	1,462		1,486		1,572		1,599		1,664		1,670		1,697
Grade 9:	422	28.9%	410	27.6%	442	28.1%	408	25.5%	451	27.1%	414	24.8%	470	27.7%
Grade 10:	380	26.0%	405	27.3%	391	24.9%	431	27.0%	414	24.9%	479	28.7%	425	25.0%
Grade 11:	357	24.4%	331	22.3%	388	24.7%	369	23.1%	421	25.3%	395	23.7%	396	23.3%
Grade 12:	303	20.7%	340	22.9%	351	22.3%	391	24.5%	378	22.7%	382	22.9%	406	23.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	746	51.0%	766	51.5%	820	52.2%	869	54.3%	874	52.5%	880	52.7%	875	51.6%
Female:	716	49.0%	720	48.5%	752	47.8%	730	45.7%	782	47.0%	782	46.8%	818	48.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	1.0%	10	0.7%	30	1.9%	22	1.4%	34	2.0%	41	2.5%	29	1.7%
Asian:	15	1.0%	10	0.7%	11	0.7%	13	0.8%	18	1.1%	24	1.4%	15	0.9%
Hispanic:	381	26.1%	400	26.9%	407	25.9%	404	25.3%	393	23.6%	382	22.9%	353	20.8%
Black:	12	0.8%	11	0.7%	16	1.0%	12	0.8%	22	1.3%	18	1.1%	11	0.6%
White:	991	67.8%	1,011	68.0%	1,072	68.2%	1,124	70.3%	1,197	71.9%	1,205	72.2%	1,289	76.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	47	3.2%	41	2.8%	34	2.2%	22	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	488	33.4%	561	37.8%	569	36.2%	605	37.8%	598	35.9%	521	31.2%	455	26.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	140	9.6%	138	9.3%	155	9.9%	157	9.8%	141	8.5%	86	5.1%	130	7.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.24		17.80		18.38		18.14		18.94		19.10		20.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	27	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	33	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	27	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	26	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	28	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	31	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	67	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	68	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	76	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	70	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	72	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	70	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	53	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	52	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	56	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	50	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	49	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	55	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	47	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	50	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	48	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	50	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	33	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	31	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	38	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	32	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	36	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	33	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	38	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	35	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	71	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	73	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	69	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	53	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	56	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	51	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	51	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	50	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	51	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20.7	29.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21.5	31.2	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.0	70.8	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	71.3	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	58.0	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	59.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	48.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.1	50.0	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22.7	33.3	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28.7	36.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	69.6	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	68.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40.5	50.2	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	50.5	57.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.8%	54.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.2%	45.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.4%	20.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.6%	79.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,550.0	$42,760.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,247.0	$31,484.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,278.0	$45,684.0

* Central High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.