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Merino Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

315 Lee

Merino CO, 80741, Logan County

Phone: 970-522-7229

Ranking:

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

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Buffalo School District RE-4

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:	10		10		10		10		12		12		12
Total Students:	165		160		155		157		167		154		164
Kindergarten:	21	12.7%	20	12.5%	19	12.3%	21	13.4%	21	12.6%	14	9.1%	23	14.0%
Grade 1:	24	14.5%	22	13.8%	22	14.2%	23	14.6%	23	13.8%	22	14.3%	25	15.2%
Grade 2:	25	15.2%	24	15.0%	23	14.8%	20	12.7%	21	12.6%	20	13.0%	21	12.8%
Grade 3:	25	15.2%	22	13.8%	22	14.2%	21	13.4%	22	13.2%	23	14.9%	24	14.6%
Grade 4:	23	13.9%	25	15.6%	24	15.5%	22	14.0%	24	14.4%	26	16.9%	31	18.9%
Grade 5:	24	14.5%	25	15.6%	20	12.9%	23	14.6%	27	16.2%	25	16.2%	22	13.4%
Grade 6:	23	13.9%	22	13.8%	25	16.1%	27	17.2%	29	17.4%	24	15.6%	18	11.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	81	49.1%	84	52.5%	77	49.7%	74	47.1%	72	43.1%	72	46.8%	84	51.2%
Female:	84	50.9%	76	47.5%	78	50.3%	83	52.9%	87	52.1%	74	48.1%	76	46.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	1.8%	3	1.9%	3	1.9%	2	1.3%	3	1.8%	1	0.6%	4	2.4%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	1	0.6%	3	1.8%
Hispanic:	13	7.9%	13	8.1%	12	7.7%	16	10.2%	10	6.0%	12	7.8%	9	5.5%
Black:	4	2.4%	4	2.5%	4	2.6%	5	3.2%	5	3.0%	4	2.6%	5	3.0%
White:	142	86.1%	138	86.3%	136	87.7%	134	85.4%	148	88.6%	136	88.3%	143	87.2%
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:	3	1.8%	2	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	34	20.6%	40	25.0%	30	19.4%	35	22.3%	30	18.0%	24	15.6%	25	15.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	10.3%	16	10.0%	20	12.9%	25	15.9%	29	17.4%	17	11.0%	22	13.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.83		16.21		15.69		15.20		13.99		13.30		14.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	82	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	93	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	88	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	87	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	90	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	68	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	96	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	96	96	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	56	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	60	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	79	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	60	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	78	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	100	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	100	100	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	89	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	92	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	86	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	90	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	87	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	89	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	87	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	96	96	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	100	100	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	92	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	89	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	87	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	95	95	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	86	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	90	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	87	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	96	96	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	62
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	68.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.9	90.9	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.2	68.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.9	90.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.5	45.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86.4	86.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	62.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	60.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.8	70.8	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.0	48.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	54.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	56.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	62.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	66.6	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	54.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.1	54.1	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	79.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.2	76.2	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87.5	87.5	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	71.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	79.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	4.8	4.8	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%	55.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.0%	44.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.0%	77.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,276.0	$37,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,491.0	$40,371.0

* Merino 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.