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Florida Mesa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

216 Hwy 172

Durango CO, 81303, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-4250

Ranking:

(804 out of 1,246, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	26		26		23		21		23		28		25
Total Students:	328		319		317		313		313		346		325
Prekindergarten:	14	4.3%	15	4.7%	15	4.7%	15	4.8%	15	4.8%	15	4.3%	14	4.3%
Kindergarten:	55	16.8%	69	21.6%	59	18.6%	60	19.2%	45	14.4%	65	18.8%	49	15.1%
Grade 1:	62	18.9%	56	17.6%	53	16.7%	47	15.0%	62	19.8%	56	16.2%	53	16.3%
Grade 2:	54	16.5%	54	16.9%	43	13.6%	58	18.5%	51	16.3%	51	14.7%	50	15.4%
Grade 3:	52	15.9%	39	12.2%	57	18.0%	43	13.7%	46	14.7%	51	14.7%	52	16.0%
Grade 4:	40	12.2%	51	16.0%	49	15.5%	45	14.4%	44	14.1%	54	15.6%	63	19.4%
Grade 5:	51	15.5%	35	11.0%	41	12.9%	45	14.4%	50	16.0%	54	15.6%	44	13.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	174	53.0%	157	49.2%	163	51.4%	163	52.1%	156	49.8%	171	49.4%	167	51.4%
Female:	154	47.0%	162	50.8%	154	48.6%	150	47.9%	149	47.6%	167	48.3%	154	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	27	8.2%	27	8.5%	32	10.1%	36	11.5%	24	7.7%	23	6.6%	21	6.5%
Asian:	1	0.3%	4	1.3%	3	0.9%	6	1.9%	5	1.6%	2	0.6%	3	0.9%
Hispanic:	84	25.6%	72	22.6%	63	19.9%	69	22.0%	60	19.2%	62	17.9%	51	15.7%
Black:	2	0.6%	7	2.2%	3	0.9%	5	1.6%	4	1.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
White:	207	63.1%	206	64.6%	214	67.5%	196	62.6%	220	70.3%	258	74.6%	250	76.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	2.1%	3	0.9%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	140	42.7%	112	35.1%	107	33.8%	107	34.2%	97	31.0%	114	32.9%	106	32.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	23	7.0%	41	12.9%	42	13.2%	33	10.5%	32	10.2%	37	10.7%	40	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.58		12.10		14.03		14.84		13.78		12.50		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	85	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	77	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	84	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	81	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	75	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	81	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	67	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	67	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	67	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	56	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	62	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	54	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	61	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	79	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	76	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	83	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	74	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	75	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	77	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	74	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	68	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	61	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	78	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	74	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	69	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	84	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	83	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	83	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	75	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	77	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	80	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	48	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	56	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	58	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	63	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	75	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	69	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	68	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.2	75.4	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.0	73.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.6	78.4	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.5	75.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35.8	59.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	23.8	51.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.5	75.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	73.6	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	71.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.5	72.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44.4	52.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.1	57.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.4	70.0	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.6	69.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	75.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	77.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.4	60.3	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.4	58.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	63.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.6	62.9	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.5%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.5%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	20.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.3%	80.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,901.0	$41,427.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$33,098.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,396.0	$43,510.0

* Florida Mesa Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.