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Garfield Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

720 Colorado Ave

Loveland CO, 80537, Larimer County

Phone: 970-613-6000

Ranking:

(422 out of 1,246, top 34%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Thompson School District R-2J

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:	18		18		18		19		20		20		20
Total Students:	267		275		276		258		290		280		258
Kindergarten:	42	15.7%	50	18.2%	57	20.7%	39	15.1%	53	18.3%	48	17.1%	43	16.7%
Grade 1:	52	19.5%	53	19.3%	40	14.5%	44	17.1%	53	18.3%	40	14.3%	49	19.0%
Grade 2:	49	18.4%	36	13.1%	47	17.0%	41	15.9%	46	15.9%	51	18.2%	41	15.9%
Grade 3:	36	13.5%	45	16.4%	40	14.5%	48	18.6%	47	16.2%	50	17.9%	42	16.3%
Grade 4:	48	18.0%	40	14.5%	48	17.4%	44	17.1%	49	16.9%	42	15.0%	39	15.1%
Grade 5:	40	15.0%	51	18.5%	44	15.9%	42	16.3%	42	14.5%	49	17.5%	44	17.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	136	50.9%	133	48.4%	126	45.7%	124	48.1%	144	49.7%	145	51.8%	132	51.2%
Female:	131	49.1%	142	51.6%	150	54.3%	134	51.9%	138	47.6%	127	45.4%	122	47.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	7	2.4%	5	1.8%	5	1.9%
Asian:	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	2	0.7%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%
Hispanic:	66	24.7%	71	25.8%	74	26.8%	73	28.3%	62	21.4%	47	16.8%	48	18.6%
Black:	3	1.1%	5	1.8%	6	2.2%	4	1.6%	7	2.4%	7	2.5%	10	3.9%
White:	186	69.7%	189	68.7%	187	67.8%	175	67.8%	212	73.1%	221	78.9%	194	75.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	3.0%	7	2.5%	7	2.5%	6	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	125	46.8%	157	57.1%	143	51.8%	123	47.7%	102	35.2%	95	33.9%	95	36.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	12.4%	20	7.3%	16	5.8%	20	7.8%	12	4.1%	28	10.0%	15	5.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.57		15.26		15.53		13.80		14.23		14.10		13.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	69	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	74	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	77	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	76	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	76	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	73	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	74	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	76	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	78	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	57	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	63	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	59	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	53	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	52	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	56	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	59	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	71	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	73	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	70	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	51	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	50	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	54	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	65	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	63	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	67	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	68	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	75	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	77	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	75	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	77	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	75	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	57	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	55	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	52	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	61	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	63	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	64	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	57	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	64	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97.5	77.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.5	74.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85.4	77.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.4	74.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70.8	60.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55.9	56.6	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.4	76.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78.0	72.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.6	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85.3	72.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	54.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.5	56.7	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	65.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	67.8	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77.8	77.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.4	77.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	52.6	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.0	54.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	62.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	60.5	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.5%	53.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.5%	46.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	38.5%	26.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.5%	73.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,773.0	$45,769.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,994.0	$32,429.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,010.0	$50,620.0

* Garfield 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.