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Custer County Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

709 Main St

Westcliffe CO, 81252, Custer County

Phone: 719-783-2291

Ranking:

(456 out of 1,246, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Custer County School District C-1

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	12		11		11		16		18		18		18
Total Students:	174		174		176		181		198		211		215
Prekindergarten:	32	18.4%	31	17.8%	26	14.8%	24	13.3%	32	16.2%	35	16.6%	28	13.0%
Kindergarten:	23	13.2%	19	10.9%	17	9.7%	18	9.9%	23	11.6%	23	10.9%	26	12.1%
Grade 1:	19	10.9%	20	11.5%	19	10.8%	28	15.5%	27	13.6%	27	12.8%	24	11.2%
Grade 2:	23	13.2%	22	12.6%	31	17.6%	24	13.3%	25	12.6%	24	11.4%	34	15.8%
Grade 3:	25	14.4%	30	17.2%	26	14.8%	27	14.9%	23	11.6%	35	16.6%	31	14.4%
Grade 4:	24	13.8%	25	14.4%	29	16.5%	26	14.4%	33	16.7%	33	15.6%	34	15.8%
Grade 5:	28	16.1%	27	15.5%	28	15.9%	34	18.8%	35	17.7%	34	16.1%	38	17.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	80	46.0%	79	45.4%	87	49.4%	88	48.6%	92	46.5%	98	46.4%	103	47.9%
Female:	94	54.0%	95	54.6%	89	50.6%	93	51.4%	98	49.5%	105	49.8%	108	50.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	4	2.0%	4	1.9%	3	1.4%
Asian:	1	0.6%	2	1.1%	4	2.3%	2	1.1%	3	1.5%	5	2.4%	3	1.4%
Hispanic:	2	1.1%	0	0.0%	6	3.4%	8	4.4%	1	0.5%	3	1.4%	4	1.9%
Black:	2	1.1%	2	1.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	1	0.5%	3	1.4%	2	0.9%
White:	160	92.0%	164	94.3%	159	90.3%	167	92.3%	189	95.5%	196	92.9%	203	94.4%
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:	8	4.6%	6	3.4%	7	4.0%	2	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	65	37.4%	70	40.2%	70	39.8%	60	33.1%	62	31.3%	49	23.2%	41	19.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	23	13.2%	18	10.3%	15	8.5%	18	9.9%	18	9.1%	21	10.0%	20	9.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.60		16.37		15.38		11.49		10.96		11.80		12.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	61	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	78	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	80	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	88	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	77	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	83	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	66	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	88	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	76	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	85	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	37	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	39	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	61	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	49	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	60	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	39	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	46	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	88	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	97	97	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	100	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	93	93	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.2	65.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92.8	92.8	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.2	65.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.3	89.3	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56.5	56.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.4	71.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89.7	89.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	79.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.2	86.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	66.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	69.0	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.7	41.7	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	72.4	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	69.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	75.8	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	62.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	44.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	51.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	44.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	51.7	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.0%	53.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%	46.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.7%	53.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	53.3%	46.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,892.0	$33,301.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,186.0	$29,649.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$37,135.0	$37,475.0

* Custer County 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.