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Douglas County High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2842 Front St

Castle Rock CO, 80104, Douglas County

Phone: 303-387-1000

Ranking:

(65 out of 304, top 21%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

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:	91		84		89		88		98		106		115
Total Students:	1,820		1,876		1,807		1,796		1,762		1,811		1,963
Grade 9:	484	26.6%	526	28.0%	471	26.1%	500	27.8%	531	30.1%	527	29.1%	484	24.7%
Grade 10:	491	27.0%	461	24.6%	475	26.3%	469	26.1%	465	26.4%	438	24.2%	370	18.8%
Grade 11:	416	22.9%	441	23.5%	451	25.0%	425	23.7%	410	23.3%	380	21.0%	530	27.0%
Grade 12:	429	23.6%	448	23.9%	410	22.7%	402	22.4%	356	20.2%	466	25.7%	579	29.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	915	50.3%	948	50.5%	899	49.8%	912	50.8%	876	49.7%	897	49.5%	974	49.6%
Female:	905	49.7%	928	49.5%	908	50.2%	884	49.2%	878	49.8%	906	50.0%	985	50.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	15	0.8%	11	0.6%	8	0.4%	8	0.4%	17	1.0%	15	0.8%	17	0.9%
Asian:	51	2.8%	65	3.5%	68	3.8%	66	3.7%	100	5.7%	95	5.2%	84	4.3%
Hispanic:	241	13.2%	277	14.8%	245	13.6%	238	13.3%	176	10.0%	147	8.1%	140	7.1%
Black:	22	1.2%	21	1.1%	11	0.6%	15	0.8%	27	1.5%	38	2.1%	41	2.1%
White:	1,410	77.5%	1,418	75.6%	1,397	77.3%	1,386	77.2%	1,442	81.8%	1,516	83.7%	1,681	85.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	4	0.2%	5	0.3%	4	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	80	4.4%	80	4.3%	73	4.0%	79	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	176	9.7%	192	10.2%	149	8.2%	144	8.0%	86	4.9%	86	4.7%	81	4.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	82	4.5%	56	3.0%	50	2.8%	41	2.3%	49	2.8%	34	1.9%	35	1.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.10		22.37		20.37		20.37		18.03		17.10		17.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	39	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	44	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	44	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	42	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	43	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	41	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	41	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	85	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	83	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	86	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	81	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	81	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	77	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	60	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	64	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	59	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	65	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	59	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	58	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	68	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	63	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	63	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	61	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	49	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	51	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	54	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	51	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	51	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	50	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	85	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	84	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	83	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	85	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	80	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	79	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	79	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	70	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	68	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	65	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	67	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	62	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	42.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43.4	45.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72.2	78.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81.3	80.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60.1	60.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	63.4	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.8	60.5	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	62.0	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	51.2	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	52.6	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80.6	79.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.2	80.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65.6	66.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72.0	71.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.6%	40.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.4%	59.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.5%	24.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.5%	75.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,552.0	$49,615.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,560.0	$37,354.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,079.0	$53,625.0

* Douglas County High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.