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Columbia Middle School

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17600 East Columbia Ave

Aurora CO, 80013, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-690-6570

Ranking:

(890 out of 1,246, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

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:	37		36		37		38		42		48		53
Total Students:	745		783		779		785		789		834		893
Grade 6:	264	35.4%	225	28.7%	248	31.8%	272	34.6%	236	29.9%	261	31.3%	305	34.2%
Grade 7:	228	30.6%	266	34.0%	284	36.5%	255	32.5%	264	33.5%	296	35.5%	286	32.0%
Grade 8:	253	34.0%	292	37.3%	247	31.7%	258	32.9%	289	36.6%	277	33.2%	302	33.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	394	52.9%	403	51.5%	393	50.4%	390	49.7%	412	52.2%	419	50.2%	437	48.9%
Female:	351	47.1%	380	48.5%	386	49.6%	395	50.3%	369	46.8%	407	48.8%	452	50.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.1%	12	1.5%	13	1.7%	12	1.5%	10	1.3%	8	1.0%	8	0.9%
Asian:	31	4.2%	27	3.4%	30	3.9%	32	4.1%	48	6.1%	39	4.7%	43	4.8%
Hispanic:	257	34.5%	260	33.2%	260	33.4%	263	33.5%	240	30.4%	241	28.9%	276	30.9%
Black:	157	21.1%	159	20.3%	150	19.3%	151	19.2%	159	20.2%	187	22.4%	177	19.8%
White:	254	34.1%	290	37.0%	294	37.7%	305	38.9%	332	42.1%	359	43.0%	389	43.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	37	5.0%	32	4.1%	29	3.7%	19	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	331	44.4%	362	46.2%	326	41.8%	327	41.7%	308	39.0%	289	34.7%	284	31.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	80	10.7%	82	10.5%	87	11.2%	97	12.4%	71	9.0%	76	9.1%	84	9.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.38		21.88		21.23		20.64		18.91		17.30		17.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	30	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	33	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	35	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	39	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	42	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	49	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	46	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	46	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	44	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	45	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	42	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	47	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	50	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	50	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	52	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	34	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	36	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	32	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	31	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	33	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	40	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	36	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	46	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	20	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	26	22	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	25	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	32	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	26	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	37	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	33	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	39	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	43	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	45	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	44	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	42	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	44	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	48	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	47	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	29	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	35	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	32	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	35	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	33	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	36	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	36	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	38	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	17	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	21	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	24	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	27	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	32	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	34	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	37	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	35	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	41	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	42	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	47	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	43	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	46	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	44	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	48	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	25	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	26	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	28	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	30	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	26	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	32	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	27	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	29	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	31	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	29	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	27	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	29	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	29	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	32	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	30	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	42.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	41.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.6	50.0	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	54.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45.0	38.5	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	40.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37.4	32.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	31.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57.5	49.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60.5	45.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.0	45.5	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	42.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	33.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.8	32.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	44.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57.4	47.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.6	29.2	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.4	31.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.1	33.9	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55.3	39.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.8%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.2%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.2%	32.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.8%	68.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,914.0	$50,645.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,997.0	$37,915.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,067.0	$56,636.0

* Columbia Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.