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Explorer Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4190 Bardot Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County

Phone: 719-234-4400

Ranking:

(102 out of 1,246, top 8%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Academy School District 20

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:	32		33		33		32		31		31		31
Total Students:	517		521		522		529		515		499		514
Prekindergarten:	35	6.8%	40	7.7%	46	8.8%	54	10.2%	56	10.9%	56	11.2%	63	12.3%
Kindergarten:	71	13.7%	84	16.1%	72	13.8%	77	14.6%	63	12.2%	68	13.6%	62	12.1%
Grade 1:	78	15.1%	75	14.4%	78	14.9%	72	13.6%	66	12.8%	63	12.6%	72	14.0%
Grade 2:	81	15.7%	84	16.1%	74	14.2%	72	13.6%	75	14.6%	76	15.2%	78	15.2%
Grade 3:	84	16.2%	72	13.8%	82	15.7%	80	15.1%	84	16.3%	82	16.4%	71	13.8%
Grade 4:	80	15.5%	83	15.9%	84	16.1%	88	16.6%	87	16.9%	70	14.0%	81	15.8%
Grade 5:	88	17.0%	83	15.9%	86	16.5%	86	16.3%	84	16.3%	84	16.8%	87	16.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	267	51.6%	270	51.8%	251	48.1%	258	48.8%	252	48.9%	229	45.9%	259	50.4%
Female:	250	48.4%	251	48.2%	271	51.9%	271	51.2%	255	49.5%	262	52.5%	251	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	1.0%	3	0.6%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%
Asian:	4	0.8%	8	1.5%	7	1.3%	12	2.3%	17	3.3%	21	4.2%	28	5.4%
Hispanic:	69	13.3%	71	13.6%	76	14.6%	71	13.4%	46	8.9%	26	5.2%	29	5.6%
Black:	10	1.9%	16	3.1%	14	2.7%	13	2.5%	22	4.3%	23	4.6%	20	3.9%
White:	392	75.8%	382	73.3%	389	74.5%	411	77.7%	428	83.1%	428	85.8%	434	84.4%
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:	36	7.0%	40	7.7%	34	6.5%	21	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	55	10.6%	55	10.6%	49	9.4%	41	7.8%	42	8.2%	27	5.4%	19	3.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	22	4.3%	17	3.3%	27	5.2%	16	3.0%	20	3.9%	21	4.2%	10	1.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.06		15.69		15.72		16.43		16.51		16.10		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	86	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	86	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	85	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	83	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	84	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	87	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	95	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	87	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	71	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	75	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	68	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	66	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	68	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	96	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	86	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	85	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	85	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	81	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	83	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	84	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	74	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	70	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	70	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	70	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	69	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	73	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	81	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	93	84	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	81	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	91	82	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	81	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	82	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	89	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	94	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	85	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	93	85	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	84	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	58	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	60	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	78	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	74	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91.4	83.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.6	85.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92.6	87.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.1	85.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.3	65.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.4	66.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88.3	85.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91.5	84.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84.7	82.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	82.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.4	66.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.9	66.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.1	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	81.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.5	85.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85.4	84.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	68.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	68.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.7	74.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	72.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	43.3%	43.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.7%	56.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.7%	23.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	83.3%	76.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,483.0	$45,657.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,998.0	$33,344.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,981.0	$49,405.0

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