Highland Elementary School
1500 East 7th St
Rifle CO, 81650, Garfield County
Phone: 970-665-6800
Ranking: (1,016 out of 1,246, bottom 18%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Garfield School District RE-2
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: | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 414 | 394 | 396 | 395 | 369 | 534 | 530 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.8% | 30 | 7.6% | 27 | 6.8% | 28 | 7.1% | 27 | 7.3% | 26 | 4.9% | 26 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten: | 79 | 19.1% | 71 | 18.0% | 64 | 16.2% | 77 | 19.5% | 75 | 20.3% | 91 | 17.0% | 92 | 17.4% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 18.8% | 74 | 18.8% | 83 | 21.0% | 80 | 20.3% | 69 | 18.7% | 101 | 18.9% | 104 | 19.6% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 18.8% | 80 | 20.3% | 72 | 18.2% | 69 | 17.5% | 65 | 17.6% | 103 | 19.3% | 111 | 20.9% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 19.6% | 76 | 19.3% | 66 | 16.7% | 71 | 18.0% | 66 | 17.9% | 113 | 21.2% | 106 | 20.0% |
Grade 4: | 70 | 16.9% | 63 | 16.0% | 84 | 21.2% | 70 | 17.7% | 67 | 18.2% | 100 | 18.7% | 91 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 48.3% | 188 | 47.7% | 199 | 50.3% | 200 | 50.6% | 179 | 48.5% | 258 | 48.3% | 252 | 47.5% |
Female: | 214 | 51.7% | 206 | 52.3% | 197 | 49.7% | 195 | 49.4% | 182 | 49.3% | 268 | 50.2% | 274 | 51.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 206 | 49.8% | 226 | 57.4% | 226 | 57.1% | 229 | 58.0% | 203 | 55.0% | 263 | 49.3% | 266 | 50.2% |
Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
White: | 191 | 46.1% | 159 | 40.4% | 164 | 41.4% | 160 | 40.5% | 163 | 44.2% | 263 | 49.3% | 251 | 47.4% |
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: | 9 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 54.6% | 219 | 55.6% | 216 | 54.5% | 201 | 50.9% | 177 | 48.0% | 183 | 34.3% | 175 | 33.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 9.9% | 38 | 9.6% | 39 | 9.8% | 27 | 6.8% | 28 | 7.6% | 77 | 14.4% | 55 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.07 | 14.94 | 15.52 | 16.00 | 14.75 | 17.10 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 74 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 63 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 66 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 60 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 62 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 65 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 67 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 68 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 63 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 59 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 61 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 68 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 61 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 73 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 47 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 56 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 47 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 41 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 39 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 40 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 38 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 48 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 65 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 67 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 64 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 58 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 71 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 69 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 58 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 59 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 64 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 57 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 57 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 56 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 64 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 62 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 46 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 52 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 44 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 42 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 41 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 35 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 41 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 50 | 56 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46.1 | 69.9 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63.2 | 71.1 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58.5 | 75.2 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58.6 | 71.8 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 32.3 | 53.0 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 37.6 | 47.6 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77.6 | 77.5 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60.3 | 75.3 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57.6 | 64.5 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56.4 | 70.7 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32.6 | 42.3 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32.2 | 48.7 | 53.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 67.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 32.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.4% | 35.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.6% | 64.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,440.0 | $40,511.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,759.0 | $31,698.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,363.0 | $45,407.0 |
* Highland Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.