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Dakota Valley Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3950 South Kirk Way

Aurora CO, 80013, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-886-3000

Ranking:

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

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	46		46		46		45		44		46		46
Total Students:	810		885		869		869		871		841		850
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	66	7.5%	62	7.1%	65	7.5%	47	5.4%	31	3.7%	33	3.9%
Kindergarten:	137	16.9%	136	15.4%	116	13.3%	127	14.6%	140	16.1%	127	15.1%	134	15.8%
Grade 1:	142	17.5%	131	14.8%	135	15.5%	137	15.8%	146	16.8%	132	15.7%	142	16.7%
Grade 2:	134	16.5%	139	15.7%	134	15.4%	140	16.1%	134	15.4%	147	17.5%	126	14.8%
Grade 3:	141	17.4%	131	14.8%	137	15.8%	135	15.5%	150	17.2%	127	15.1%	149	17.5%
Grade 4:	127	15.7%	134	15.1%	140	16.1%	143	16.5%	125	14.4%	142	16.9%	137	16.1%
Grade 5:	129	15.9%	148	16.7%	145	16.7%	122	14.0%	129	14.8%	135	16.1%	129	15.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	449	55.4%	477	53.9%	474	54.5%	461	53.0%	460	52.8%	441	52.4%	456	53.6%
Female:	361	44.6%	408	46.1%	395	45.5%	408	47.0%	403	46.3%	392	46.6%	390	45.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	6	0.7%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	4	0.5%	4	0.5%	7	0.8%
Asian:	73	9.0%	80	9.0%	93	10.7%	103	11.9%	104	11.9%	90	10.7%	87	10.2%
Hispanic:	125	15.4%	145	16.4%	135	15.5%	132	15.2%	102	11.7%	109	13.0%	105	12.4%
Black:	79	9.8%	92	10.4%	96	11.0%	86	9.9%	99	11.4%	103	12.2%	109	12.8%
White:	490	60.5%	527	59.5%	514	59.1%	515	59.3%	562	64.5%	535	63.6%	542	63.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	39	4.8%	35	4.0%	24	2.8%	26	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	98	12.1%	107	12.1%	98	11.3%	108	12.4%	96	11.0%	69	8.2%	61	7.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	42	5.2%	45	5.1%	51	5.9%	51	5.9%	59	6.8%	42	5.0%	46	5.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.60		19.26		18.72		19.18		20.02		18.30		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.6	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83.3	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.7	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.6	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.4	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.5	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83.8	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78.2	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.8	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.7	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.0	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.0	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.1	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.9	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	34.8%	39.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	65.2%	60.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.6%	39.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.4%	60.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,198.0	$48,081.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,053.0	$34,093.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,882.0	$57,227.0

* Dakota Valley 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.