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Frontier Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3755 Meadow Ridge Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County

Phone: 719-234-4600

Ranking:

(331 out of 1,246, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Academy School District 20

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:	29		31		30		30		29		31		31
Total Students:	434		390		417		408		427		444		456
Prekindergarten:	23	5.3%	23	5.9%	28	6.7%	25	6.1%	26	6.1%	24	5.4%	27	5.9%
Kindergarten:	52	12.0%	59	15.1%	61	14.6%	49	12.0%	66	15.5%	66	14.9%	59	12.9%
Grade 1:	73	16.8%	70	17.9%	53	12.7%	66	16.2%	66	15.5%	64	14.4%	72	15.8%
Grade 2:	70	16.1%	54	13.8%	64	15.3%	69	16.9%	71	16.6%	79	17.8%	69	15.1%
Grade 3:	65	15.0%	64	16.4%	68	16.3%	71	17.4%	80	18.7%	66	14.9%	67	14.7%
Grade 4:	71	16.4%	56	14.4%	72	17.3%	71	17.4%	64	15.0%	65	14.6%	75	16.4%
Grade 5:	80	18.4%	64	16.4%	71	17.0%	57	14.0%	54	12.6%	80	18.0%	87	19.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	228	52.5%	202	51.8%	209	50.1%	196	48.0%	201	47.1%	207	46.6%	223	48.9%
Female:	206	47.5%	188	48.2%	208	49.9%	212	52.0%	218	51.1%	229	51.6%	229	50.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	2	0.5%	5	1.1%	5	1.1%
Asian:	14	3.2%	17	4.4%	15	3.6%	16	3.9%	15	3.5%	24	5.4%	26	5.7%
Hispanic:	82	18.9%	66	16.9%	60	14.4%	55	13.5%	52	12.2%	54	12.2%	50	11.0%
Black:	20	4.6%	24	6.2%	32	7.7%	32	7.8%	43	10.1%	43	9.7%	39	8.6%
White:	299	68.9%	260	66.7%	286	68.6%	284	69.6%	315	73.8%	318	71.6%	336	73.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	19	4.4%	18	4.6%	19	4.6%	16	3.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	96	22.1%	94	24.1%	92	22.1%	93	22.8%	76	17.8%	72	16.2%	55	12.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	9.0%	38	9.7%	33	7.9%	25	6.1%	33	7.7%	35	7.9%	19	4.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.76		12.75		13.85		13.69		14.57		14.30		14.70

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	85	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	86	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	85	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	83	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	84	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	87	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	87	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	69	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	71	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	75	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	68	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	66	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	68	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	86	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	85	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	85	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	81	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	83	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	84	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	74	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	70	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	70	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	70	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	81	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	84	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	82	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	81	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	82	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	89	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	85	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	85	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	58	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	60	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	68	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	78	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	78	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	74	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	74	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85.9	83.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.4	85.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.5	87.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.9	85.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.7	65.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.3	66.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	85.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85.5	84.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	82.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.4	82.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.8	66.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	66.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82.3	81.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.1	85.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.9	84.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	68.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	68.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	74.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77.9	72.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.4%	43.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.6%	56.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.2%	33.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.8%	66.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,174.0	$42,340.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,462.0	$34,487.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,198.0	$46,267.0

* Frontier Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.