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Cottonwood Plains Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

525 Turman Dr

Fort Collins CO, 80525, Larimer County

Phone: 970-613-5900

Ranking:

(403 out of 1,246, top 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Thompson School District R-2J

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:	27		24		22		24		25		26		28
Total Students:	408		413		416		426		438		458		561
Kindergarten:	69	16.9%	85	20.6%	65	15.6%	71	16.7%	59	13.5%	68	14.8%	95	16.9%
Grade 1:	78	19.1%	66	16.0%	72	17.3%	61	14.3%	64	14.6%	67	14.6%	96	17.1%
Grade 2:	61	15.0%	64	15.5%	61	14.7%	67	15.7%	64	14.6%	73	15.9%	103	18.4%
Grade 3:	67	16.4%	61	14.8%	72	17.3%	70	16.4%	75	17.1%	90	19.7%	99	17.6%
Grade 4:	65	15.9%	65	15.7%	72	17.3%	71	16.7%	86	19.6%	87	19.0%	82	14.6%
Grade 5:	68	16.7%	72	17.4%	74	17.8%	86	20.2%	90	20.5%	73	15.9%	86	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	220	53.9%	218	52.8%	220	52.9%	232	54.5%	249	56.8%	259	56.6%	301	53.7%
Female:	188	46.1%	195	47.2%	196	47.1%	194	45.5%	181	41.3%	191	41.7%	256	45.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	4	0.7%
Asian:	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	3	0.7%	4	0.9%	15	3.4%	13	2.8%	14	2.5%
Hispanic:	113	27.7%	98	23.7%	90	21.6%	88	20.7%	77	17.6%	79	17.2%	100	17.8%
Black:	7	1.7%	7	1.7%	7	1.7%	2	0.5%	8	1.8%	7	1.5%	8	1.4%
White:	274	67.2%	289	70.0%	294	70.7%	312	73.2%	337	76.9%	356	77.7%	435	77.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	10	2.5%	14	3.4%	22	5.3%	20	4.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	163	40.0%	146	35.4%	144	34.6%	138	32.4%	102	23.3%	109	23.8%	133	23.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	26	6.4%	27	6.5%	20	4.8%	16	3.8%	29	6.6%	29	6.3%	26	4.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.36		17.22		19.00		17.85		17.44		17.40		19.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	74	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	71	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	71	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	77	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	76	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	76	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	73	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	74	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	76	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	78	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	57	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	63	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	59	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	53	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	52	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	56	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	59	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	67	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	71	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	74	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	73	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	73	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	71	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	59	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	51	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	50	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	54	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	65	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	63	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	67	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	63	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	64	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	64	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	75	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	73	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	75	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	77	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	73	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	75	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	57	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	55	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	61	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	63	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	64	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	57	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.4	77.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.7	74.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.9	77.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.2	74.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.0	60.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.7	56.6	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78.0	76.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78.8	72.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.9	72.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.9	54.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	56.7	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.7	65.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	67.8	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.3	77.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.2	77.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	52.6	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.6	54.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.4	62.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.4	60.5	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.6%	71.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.4%	28.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.0%	57.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.0%	42.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,749.0	$37,592.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,275.0	$34,682.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,223.0	$41,473.0

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