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Foothills Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

825 Allegheny Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80919, El Paso County

Phone: 719-234-4500

Ranking:

(179 out of 1,246, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	27		28		26		27		26		26		26
Total Students:	439		439		430		416		400		416		390
Kindergarten:	72	16.4%	74	16.9%	63	14.7%	70	16.8%	52	13.0%	63	15.1%	50	12.8%
Grade 1:	73	16.6%	63	14.4%	69	16.0%	61	14.7%	64	16.0%	59	14.2%	62	15.9%
Grade 2:	62	14.1%	81	18.5%	66	15.3%	67	16.1%	67	16.8%	72	17.3%	70	17.9%
Grade 3:	81	18.5%	74	16.9%	77	17.9%	73	17.5%	69	17.3%	74	17.8%	72	18.5%
Grade 4:	76	17.3%	66	15.0%	71	16.5%	66	15.9%	72	18.0%	73	17.5%	65	16.7%
Grade 5:	75	17.1%	81	18.5%	84	19.5%	79	19.0%	76	19.0%	75	18.0%	71	18.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	210	47.8%	206	46.9%	212	49.3%	201	48.3%	190	47.5%	197	47.4%	187	47.9%
Female:	229	52.2%	233	53.1%	218	50.7%	215	51.7%	202	50.5%	211	50.7%	199	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	7	1.8%	6	1.4%	6	1.5%
Asian:	14	3.2%	18	4.1%	13	3.0%	15	3.6%	18	4.5%	21	5.0%	26	6.7%
Hispanic:	57	13.0%	59	13.4%	63	14.7%	57	13.7%	29	7.3%	30	7.2%	21	5.4%
Black:	6	1.4%	7	1.6%	8	1.9%	3	0.7%	11	2.8%	18	4.3%	20	5.1%
White:	329	74.9%	335	76.3%	316	73.5%	319	76.7%	335	83.8%	341	82.0%	317	81.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	7.5%	19	4.3%	29	6.7%	19	4.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	63	14.4%	60	13.7%	56	13.0%	56	13.5%	49	12.3%	38	9.1%	33	8.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	15	3.4%	23	5.2%	15	3.5%	12	2.9%	14	3.5%	9	2.2%	6	1.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.26		15.68		16.54		15.66		15.38		16.00		14.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	86	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	85	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	83	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	84	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	87	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	87	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	71	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	75	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	68	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	66	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	68	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	86	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	85	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	85	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	81	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	93	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	83	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	84	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	70	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	81	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	84	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	81	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	82	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	81	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	82	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	91	89	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	85	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	85	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	84	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	58	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	61	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	78	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	78	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	74	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.3	83.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.0	85.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.4	87.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.7	85.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	65.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.2	66.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.6	85.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	84.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.4	82.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.3	82.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	66.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	66.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.9	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	81.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.1	85.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	84.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	68.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.4	68.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.1	74.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.2	72.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	34.6%	38.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	65.4%	61.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	92.3%	92.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,648.0	$46,575.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,419.0	$47,922.0

* Foothills Elementary 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.