Excel Academy Charter School
11500 West 84th Ave
Arvada CO, 80005, Jefferson County
Phone: 303-467-2295
Ranking: 
(491 out of 1,246, top 39%)*
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 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: | 26 | | 25 | | 29 | | 29 | | 30 | | 27 | | 44 | |
Total Students: | 517 | | 520 | | 510 | | 481 | | 449 | | 457 | | 783 | |
Kindergarten: | 47 | 9.1% | 47 | 9.0% | 42 | 8.2% | 49 | 10.2% | 43 | 9.6% | 40 | 8.8% | 72 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 10.3% | 54 | 10.4% | 58 | 11.4% | 51 | 10.6% | 49 | 10.9% | 52 | 11.4% | 55 | 7.0% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 11.4% | 65 | 12.5% | 57 | 11.2% | 63 | 13.1% | 59 | 13.1% | 52 | 11.4% | 77 | 9.8% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 12.8% | 60 | 11.5% | 68 | 13.3% | 62 | 12.9% | 56 | 12.5% | 59 | 12.9% | 83 | 10.6% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 12.0% | 62 | 11.9% | 62 | 12.2% | 62 | 12.9% | 58 | 12.9% | 60 | 13.1% | 82 | 10.5% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 12.2% | 63 | 12.1% | 63 | 12.4% | 60 | 12.5% | 57 | 12.7% | 51 | 11.2% | 88 | 11.2% |
Grade 6: | 60 | 11.6% | 60 | 11.5% | 60 | 11.8% | 61 | 12.7% | 50 | 11.1% | 54 | 11.8% | 78 | 10.0% |
Grade 7: | 58 | 11.2% | 55 | 10.6% | 59 | 11.6% | 39 | 8.1% | 34 | 7.6% | 48 | 10.5% | 73 | 9.3% |
Grade 8: | 49 | 9.5% | 54 | 10.4% | 41 | 8.0% | 34 | 7.1% | 43 | 9.6% | 41 | 9.0% | 58 | 7.4% |
Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 4.0% |
Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 4.1% |
Grade 11: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 3.4% |
Grade 12: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 3.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 259 | 50.1% | 260 | 50.0% | 260 | 51.0% | 237 | 49.3% | 219 | 48.8% | 221 | 48.4% | 389 | 49.7% |
Female: | 258 | 49.9% | 260 | 50.0% | 250 | 49.0% | 244 | 50.7% | 222 | 49.4% | 228 | 49.9% | 390 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 14 | 2.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 13.3% | 69 | 13.3% | 59 | 11.6% | 66 | 13.7% | 28 | 6.2% | 36 | 7.9% | 56 | 7.2% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.2% |
White: | 407 | 78.7% | 412 | 79.2% | 412 | 80.8% | 378 | 78.6% | 401 | 89.3% | 396 | 86.7% | 691 | 88.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.6% | 25 | 4.8% | 25 | 4.9% | 20 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 11.8% | 53 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.8% | 53 | 11.0% | 50 | 11.1% | 45 | 9.8% | 63 | 8.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.4% | 29 | 5.6% | 30 | 5.9% | 23 | 4.8% | 23 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.5% | 38 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.20 | | 20.63 | | 17.47 | | 16.47 | | 15.17 | | 16.90 | | 17.80 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 74 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 72 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 74 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 76 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 74 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 75 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 76 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 77 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 79 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 80 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 66 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 61 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 59 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 63 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 57 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 60 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 73 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 73 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 72 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 72 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 75 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 71 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 71 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 74 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 71 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 73 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 71 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 76 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 73 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 63 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 63 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 60 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 58 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 60 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 58 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 58 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 67 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 69 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 70 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 70 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 67 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 70 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 71 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 76 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 75 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 74 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 77 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 42 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 48 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 52 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 51 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 57 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 58 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 64 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 65 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 68 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 62 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 66 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 63 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 62 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 66 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 66 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 67 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 66 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 68 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 67 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 70 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 71 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 77 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 78 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 79 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 80 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 81 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 81 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 82 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 68 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 70 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 69 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 67 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 68 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 70 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 71 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 57 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 54 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 57 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 55 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 61 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 56 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 61 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 73 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 72 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 72 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 71 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 73 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 74 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 64 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 64 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 68 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 65 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 67 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 65 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 64 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 54 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 54 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 55 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 57 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 61 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 58 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 59 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 71 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 72 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 70 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 74 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 69 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 73 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 72 | N/A |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 64 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 62 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 65 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 58 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 60 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 57 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 58 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 58 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 57 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 59 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 58 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 58 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 60 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 59 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90.9 | 74.9 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78.0 | 73.7 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83.4 | 80.3 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 96.7 | 79.6 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60.6 | 58.4 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76.2 | 56.4 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83.9 | 76.8 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 90.3 | 76.8 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 82.2 | 75.2 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80.7 | 76.0 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 59.7 | 55.6 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67.7 | 58.0 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77.4 | 68.3 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82.6 | 70.4 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79.0 | 76.7 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81.0 | 77.7 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64.6 | 58.9 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63.4 | 59.2 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75.8 | 63.4 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71.4 | 62.6 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76.3 | 71.2 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80.3 | 69.6 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 81.4 | 84.4 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 85.7 | 83.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56.0 | 64.9 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 71.4 | 67.4 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 50.9 | 61.5 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73.6 | 63.5 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 70.2 | 75.0 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 75.5 | 75.9 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 56.1 | 66.9 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 77.4 | 68.3 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 69.3 | 58 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53.7 | 59.0 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74.4 | 74.2 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 76.0 | 74.0 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 69.2 | 57.4 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 63.0 | 61.0 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 69.2 | 58.8 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59.3 | 59.8 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.4% | 78.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.6% | 14.3% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.8% | 50.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.2% | 50.0% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $34,954.0 | $28,664.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,535.0 | $27,279.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,777.0 | $30,049.0 |
* Excel Academy Charter 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.