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Colorado's Finest Alternative High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2323 West Baker

Englewood CO, 80110, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-934-5786

Type: Other/Alternative School, High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Englewood School District 1

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:	20		17		18		18		20		23		22
Total Students:	287		339		335		387		470		433		540
Grade 9:	54	18.8%	81	23.9%	68	20.3%	84	21.7%	113	24.0%	127	29.3%	93	17.2%
Grade 10:	78	27.2%	86	25.4%	84	25.1%	110	28.4%	134	28.5%	85	19.6%	153	28.3%
Grade 11:	84	29.3%	96	28.3%	101	30.1%	92	23.8%	124	26.4%	144	33.3%	163	30.2%
Grade 12:	71	24.7%	76	22.4%	82	24.5%	101	26.1%	99	21.1%	77	17.8%	131	24.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	161	56.1%	192	56.6%	180	53.7%	206	53.2%	251	53.4%	216	49.9%	281	52.0%
Female:	126	43.9%	147	43.4%	155	46.3%	181	46.8%	211	44.9%	209	48.3%	255	47.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	1.0%	9	2.7%	11	3.3%	9	2.3%	18	3.8%	17	3.9%	15	2.8%
Asian:	0	0.0%	3	0.9%	0	0.0%	6	1.6%	7	1.5%	5	1.2%	6	1.1%
Hispanic:	130	45.3%	140	41.3%	136	40.6%	148	38.2%	167	35.5%	151	34.9%	194	35.9%
Black:	4	1.4%	8	2.4%	15	4.5%	19	4.9%	20	4.3%	10	2.3%	19	3.5%
White:	141	49.1%	172	50.7%	167	49.9%	194	50.1%	258	54.9%	250	57.7%	306	56.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	3.1%	5	1.5%	6	1.8%	11	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	118	41.1%	105	31.0%	116	34.6%	132	34.1%	159	33.8%	126	29.1%	144	26.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	10	3.5%	6	1.8%	14	4.2%	19	4.9%	18	3.8%	11	2.5%	11	2.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.10		19.66		19.06		21.00		23.45		18.70		24.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	3	14	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	22	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	21	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	8	21	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	14	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	17	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	11	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	1	16	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	56	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	57	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	66	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	68	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	61	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	41	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	42	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	40	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	26	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	27	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	36	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	37	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	39	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	41	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	33	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	35	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	34	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	30	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	7	23	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10	27	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	33	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	7	16	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	29	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	11	13	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	12	26	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10	17	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	56	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	53	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	62	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	53	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	41	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	37	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	43	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	35	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	36	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	31	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	27	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	1.7	9.4	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	4.9	14.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	39.7	45.8	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	51.3	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	10.3	21.4	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	19.7	28.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	8.5	22.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	13.1	24.1	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	3.3	18	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10.9	3.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	27.4	38.8	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.7	47.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	14.5	24.9	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.6	36.5	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.0%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	70.0%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.0%	45.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.0%	54.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,306.0	$45,670.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,610.0	$35,485.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,066.0	$54,157.0