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Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

900 Jimmy Camp Rd

Fountain CO, 80817, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1640

Ranking:

(166 out of 304, bottom 45%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Fountain School District 8

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:	100		96		92		94		94		86		83
Total Students:	1,713		1,662		1,645		1,620		1,649		1,529		1,511
Grade 9:	525	30.6%	485	29.2%	485	29.5%	436	26.9%	499	30.3%	425	27.8%	391	25.9%
Grade 10:	446	26.0%	421	25.3%	417	25.3%	450	27.8%	402	24.4%	377	24.7%	404	26.7%
Grade 11:	390	22.8%	379	22.8%	411	25.0%	374	23.1%	380	23.0%	368	24.1%	383	25.3%
Grade 12:	352	20.5%	377	22.7%	332	20.2%	360	22.2%	368	22.3%	359	23.5%	333	22.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	892	52.1%	868	52.2%	853	51.9%	810	50.0%	821	49.8%	773	50.6%	766	50.7%
Female:	821	47.9%	794	47.8%	792	48.1%	810	50.0%	820	49.7%	748	48.9%	741	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	14	0.8%	15	0.9%	15	0.9%	15	0.9%	31	1.9%	25	1.6%	26	1.7%
Asian:	21	1.2%	22	1.3%	38	2.3%	26	1.6%	67	4.1%	73	4.8%	66	4.4%
Hispanic:	434	25.3%	358	21.5%	364	22.1%	337	20.8%	312	18.9%	260	17.0%	237	15.7%
Black:	248	14.5%	285	17.1%	287	17.4%	300	18.5%	386	23.4%	362	23.7%	342	22.6%
White:	809	47.2%	823	49.5%	803	48.8%	830	51.2%	853	51.7%	809	52.9%	840	55.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	19	1.1%	15	0.9%	7	0.4%	15	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	168	9.8%	144	8.7%	131	8.0%	97	6.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	514	30.0%	452	27.2%	406	24.7%	330	20.4%	329	20.0%	287	18.8%	258	17.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	184	10.7%	196	11.8%	181	11.0%	186	11.5%	193	11.7%	164	10.7%	136	9.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.14		17.23		17.82		17.29		17.54		17.70		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	18	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	26	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	27	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	27	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	27	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	24	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	19	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	55	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	74	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	44	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	49	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	43	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	40	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	55	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	46	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	44	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	31	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	27	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	38	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	34	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	31	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	25	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	31	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	29	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	76	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	77	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	70	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	56	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	57	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	59	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	57	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	47	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	42	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	51	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27.4	26.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.0	26.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	71.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72.7	71.3	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.8	50.0	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	51.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	52.6	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.6	49.2	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29.6	28.4	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28.7	27.9	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	65.0	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	69.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	52.1	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	54.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.1%	62.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.9%	37.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.5%	37.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.5%	62.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,918.0	$40,726.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,590.0	$33,546.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,697.0	$44,968.0

* Fountain-Fort Carson High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.