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Colony High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

9550 East Colony School Dr

Palmer AK, 99645, Matanuska Susitna County

Phone: 907-861-5500

Ranking:

(9 out of 130, top 7%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

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:	47		37		56		60		61		58		59
Total Students:	1,100		1,107		1,187		1,204		1,245		1,199		1,162
Grade 9:	287	26.1%	300	27.1%	325	27.4%	346	28.7%	338	27.1%	346	28.9%	305	26.2%
Grade 10:	277	25.2%	289	26.1%	316	26.6%	311	25.8%	323	25.9%	284	23.7%	345	29.7%
Grade 11:	285	25.9%	264	23.8%	285	24.0%	315	26.2%	313	25.1%	343	28.6%	292	25.1%
Grade 12:	251	22.8%	254	22.9%	261	22.0%	232	19.3%	271	21.8%	226	18.8%	220	18.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	593	53.9%	589	53.2%	612	51.6%	585	48.6%	573	46.0%	564	47.0%	560	48.2%
Female:	507	46.1%	518	46.8%	575	48.4%	619	51.4%	672	54.0%	635	53.0%	561	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	159	14.5%	149	13.5%	168	14.2%	132	11.0%	128	10.3%	124	10.3%	119	10.2%
Asian:	46	4.2%	41	3.7%	46	3.9%	28	2.3%	24	1.9%	22	1.8%	20	1.7%
Hispanic:	39	3.5%	41	3.7%	42	3.5%	28	2.3%	34	2.7%	33	2.8%	31	2.7%
Black:	26	2.4%	20	1.8%	30	2.5%	24	2.0%	24	1.9%	23	1.9%	18	1.5%
White:	815	74.1%	838	75.7%	880	74.1%	945	78.5%	982	78.9%	946	78.9%	937	80.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	13	1.2%	18	1.6%	19	1.6%	6	0.5%	7	0.6%	4	0.3%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	41	3.4%	46	3.7%	47	3.9%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	221	20.1%	174	15.7%	197	16.6%	199	16.5%	168	13.5%	152	12.7%	154	13.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	2.6%	51	4.6%	48	4.0%	49	4.1%	50	4.0%	59	4.9%	53	4.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.19		30.01		21.19		20.07		20.31		20.90		19.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
HSGQE
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	88.4%	80.2%	76.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	90.7%	83.7%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.3%	77.2%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.3%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	90.24%	83.97%	77.50%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.04%	83.10%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93.5%	89.9%	85.2%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	97.7%	94%	90%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.8%	88.8%	84.2%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94.9%	88.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.78%	90.46%	84.20%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92.39%	90.98%	N/A
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.7%	80.5%	76.3%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	90.7%	82.9%	78.8%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.6%	77.5%	74.3%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	86.1%	75%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.47%	80.49%	74.40%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	81.29%	76.54%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.4%	30%	32%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	52.2%	45.1%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40%	38.4%	31.9%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.4%	43%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.37%	50.77%	39.20%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	31.25%	28.08%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	69.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.33%	61.33%	48.40%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.00%	63.57%	N/A
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	52.9%	49.3%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	46.5%	40.9%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	57.8%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	33.33%	52.55%	42.50%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	42.42%	40.95%	N/A
SBA
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74%	63.6%	61.9%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81.6%	72.5%	69.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71.6%	62.8%	60.9%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	70.7%	67.6%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	65.2%	60.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	66.6%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75.96%	66.23%	61.00%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77.01%	70.46%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.3%	81.2%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.1%	88.9%	84.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.4%	86.2%	80.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94.3%	88.6%	83%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.4%	79.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.9%	82.7%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.41%	86.70%	79.30%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.68%	85.56%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71.2%	65.5%	60.2%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	66%	62.9%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75.4%	69.6%	64%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	80.1%	71.2%	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73.87%	66.94%	62.80%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	78.34%	74.06%	N/A
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.5%	79.1%	75.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89.3%	81.4%	78.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.1%	78.2%	73.7%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	88.8%	80.5%	76.6%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.9%	78.3%	72.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	89%	78.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.12%	78.14%	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.81%	79.63%	N/A
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	68.7%	54.8%	56.5%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	66.7%	53%	56.4%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	71%	64.5%	62.7%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	71.5%	62.6%	63.1%
2009	Math	9th Grade	% met std	67%	64.7%	59.5%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	75.6%	70.4%	63.7%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	76.3%	68.5%	N/A
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79.80%	73.18%	63.40%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79.64%	73.24%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83.8%	78.8%	77.3%
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.6%	76.3%
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88.8%	85.3%	81.9%
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88.1%	83.5%	82.2%
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.8%	79.2%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91.2%	89.9%	83.6%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90.5%	86.8%	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90.49%	91.25%	83.60%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93.82%	89.04%	N/A
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	78.8%	73.5%	73%
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	78.7%	71.7%	72%
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	81.9%	77.1%	73.1%
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	80.4%	72.6%	72%
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.7%	76%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81%	73.9%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.3%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	83.28%	83.68%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	89.09%	83.19%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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