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Cotton Creek Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11100 Vrain St

Westminster CO, 80030, Adams County

Phone: 720-972-5340

Ranking:

(473 out of 1,246, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Northglenn-Thornton School District 12

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:	32		31		32		33		31		33		34
Total Students:	608		591		614		660		620		664		647
Kindergarten:	89	14.6%	94	15.9%	100	16.3%	123	18.6%	108	17.4%	84	12.7%	93	14.4%
Grade 1:	116	19.1%	103	17.4%	118	19.2%	129	19.5%	89	14.4%	115	17.3%	127	19.6%
Grade 2:	98	16.1%	118	20.0%	109	17.8%	94	14.2%	107	17.3%	120	18.1%	109	16.8%
Grade 3:	115	18.9%	105	17.8%	92	15.0%	108	16.4%	107	17.3%	108	16.3%	94	14.5%
Grade 4:	111	18.3%	83	14.0%	95	15.5%	101	15.3%	114	18.4%	94	14.2%	108	16.7%
Grade 5:	79	13.0%	88	14.9%	100	16.3%	105	15.9%	95	15.3%	112	16.9%	89	13.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	296	48.7%	282	47.7%	294	47.9%	332	50.3%	307	49.5%	326	49.1%	326	50.4%
Female:	312	51.3%	309	52.3%	320	52.1%	328	49.7%	305	49.2%	330	49.7%	317	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.8%	3	0.5%	5	0.8%	1	0.2%	7	1.1%	5	0.8%	3	0.5%
Asian:	27	4.4%	25	4.2%	33	5.4%	19	2.9%	60	9.7%	71	10.7%	71	11.0%
Hispanic:	112	18.4%	107	18.1%	112	18.2%	116	17.6%	90	14.5%	92	13.9%	87	13.4%
Black:	17	2.8%	11	1.9%	10	1.6%	7	1.1%	10	1.6%	17	2.6%	12	1.9%
White:	427	70.2%	419	70.9%	429	69.9%	504	76.4%	453	73.1%	479	72.1%	474	73.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	3.1%	26	4.4%	24	3.9%	13	2.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	123	20.2%	100	16.9%	125	20.4%	116	17.6%	111	17.9%	95	14.3%	91	14.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	28	4.6%	29	4.9%	25	4.1%	30	4.5%	25	4.0%	33	5.0%	29	4.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.00		19.06		19.19		20.00		19.84		20.10		19.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	66	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	69	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	68	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	69	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	68	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	66	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	70	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	64	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	62	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	67	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	66	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	68	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	65	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	68	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	43	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	49	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	43	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	47	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	43	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	48	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	40	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	44	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	67	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	71	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	69	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	73	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	65	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	58	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	59	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	63	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	57	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	45	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	45	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	43	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	42	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	48	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	46	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	45	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	54	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	61	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	65	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	67	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	65	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	63	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	62	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	65	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	65	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	66	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	66	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	67	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	62	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	65	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	32	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	37	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	38	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	42	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	45	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	43	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	49	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	51	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	55	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	54	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	55	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	50	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	56	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.7	68.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.7	70.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.3	67.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.0	66.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31.4	44.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.8	41.8	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.9	72.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.8	70.4	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.3	63.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	63.9	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.2	44.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	48.7	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	63.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.6	64.7	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.4	65.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.5	67.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	44.7	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	45.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.4	52.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	51.7	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.4%	33.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.6%	66.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	18.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.1%	81.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,360.0	$49,110.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,927.0	$35,097.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,932.0	$52,295.0

* Cotton Creek 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.