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Highline Community Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11000 East Exposition

Aurora CO, 80012, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-747-2300

Ranking:

(965 out of 1,246, bottom 23%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	47		46		40		47		50		47		49
Total Students:	642		618		619		599		616		611		637
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	50	7.8%
Kindergarten:	99	15.4%	103	16.7%	110	17.8%	99	16.5%	101	16.4%	94	15.4%	96	15.1%
Grade 1:	114	17.8%	106	17.2%	110	17.8%	101	16.9%	89	14.4%	100	16.4%	94	14.8%
Grade 2:	107	16.7%	114	18.4%	101	16.3%	86	14.4%	105	17.0%	99	16.2%	123	19.3%
Grade 3:	106	16.5%	95	15.4%	99	16.0%	94	15.7%	95	15.4%	126	20.6%	89	14.0%
Grade 4:	102	15.9%	112	18.1%	92	14.9%	103	17.2%	114	18.5%	99	16.2%	92	14.4%
Grade 5:	114	17.8%	88	14.2%	107	17.3%	116	19.4%	112	18.2%	93	15.2%	93	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	324	50.5%	315	51.0%	294	47.5%	301	50.3%	291	47.2%	299	48.9%	316	49.6%
Female:	318	49.5%	303	49.0%	325	52.5%	298	49.7%	317	51.5%	304	49.8%	317	49.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	1.4%	7	1.1%	6	1.0%	7	1.2%	8	1.3%	8	1.3%	9	1.4%
Asian:	24	3.7%	17	2.8%	19	3.1%	18	3.0%	21	3.4%	21	3.4%	21	3.3%
Hispanic:	328	51.1%	324	52.4%	312	50.4%	316	52.8%	309	50.2%	313	51.2%	336	52.7%
Black:	127	19.8%	127	20.6%	122	19.7%	131	21.9%	155	25.2%	140	22.9%	141	22.1%
White:	123	19.2%	112	18.1%	127	20.5%	102	17.0%	123	20.0%	129	21.1%	130	20.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.6%	4	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	4.2%	27	4.4%	33	5.3%	25	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	435	67.8%	430	69.6%	427	69.0%	406	67.8%	405	65.7%	347	56.8%	346	54.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	65	10.1%	62	10.0%	69	11.1%	50	8.3%	66	10.7%	80	13.1%	91	14.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.60		13.43		15.43		12.82		12.44		13.10		12.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	18	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	15	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.5	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.4	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60.6	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.4	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46.2	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40.8	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.1	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.7	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.9	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.4	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.9	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.5	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21.4	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.0	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.7	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.0	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.2%	59.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.8%	40.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.8%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.2%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,111.0	$50,200.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,868.0	$36,057.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,055.0	$55,857.0

* Highline Community Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.