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Highland Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

101 2nd St

Pierce CO, 80650, Weld County

Phone: 970-834-2853

Ranking:

(867 out of 1,246, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Ault-Highland School District RE-9

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:	25		24		25		25		24		25		26
Total Students:	342		359		386		389		366		386		374
Kindergarten:	49	14.3%	58	16.2%	51	13.2%	70	18.0%	67	18.3%	72	18.7%	66	17.6%
Grade 1:	61	17.8%	52	14.5%	59	15.3%	57	14.7%	65	17.8%	65	16.8%	78	20.9%
Grade 2:	45	13.2%	52	14.5%	63	16.3%	79	20.3%	59	16.1%	75	19.4%	39	10.4%
Grade 3:	55	16.1%	61	17.0%	70	18.1%	58	14.9%	68	18.6%	42	10.9%	70	18.7%
Grade 4:	62	18.1%	67	18.7%	70	18.1%	75	19.3%	46	12.6%	65	16.8%	63	16.8%
Grade 5:	70	20.5%	69	19.2%	73	18.9%	50	12.9%	61	16.7%	67	17.4%	58	15.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	169	49.4%	176	49.0%	190	49.2%	194	49.9%	177	48.4%	201	52.1%	186	49.7%
Female:	173	50.6%	183	51.0%	196	50.8%	195	50.1%	181	49.5%	177	45.9%	184	49.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	2	0.5%	3	0.8%	4	1.1%
Asian:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	3	0.8%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%
Hispanic:	115	33.6%	121	33.7%	130	33.7%	138	35.5%	140	38.3%	152	39.4%	136	36.4%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	3	0.8%	3	0.8%
White:	217	63.5%	226	63.0%	240	62.2%	235	60.4%	220	60.1%	227	58.8%	229	61.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	7	2.0%	9	2.5%	11	2.8%	11	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	158	46.2%	176	49.0%	202	52.3%	202	51.9%	189	51.6%	185	47.9%	163	43.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	38	11.1%	35	9.7%	30	7.8%	26	6.7%	31	8.5%	25	6.5%	32	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.52		14.74		15.76		15.72		15.46		15.40		14.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	66	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	55	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	64	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	64	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	67	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	65	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	66	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	53	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	63	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	67	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	56	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	30	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	41	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	43	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	48	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	39	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33	33	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	49	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.5	51.5	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.6	72.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55.9	55.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.0	75.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36.3	36.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.0	45.0	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	53.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.2	67.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	58.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	58.2	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43.3	43.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.8	41.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.6	48.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.8	58.8	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.2	47.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	64.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.5	30.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39.7	39.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.6	41.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	54.4	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.0%	72.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.0%	28.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.0%	64.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.0%	36.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,557.0	$34,279.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,370.0	$31,522.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,846.0	$39,180.0

* Highland 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.