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Mesa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

400 Camino Del Rey

Fountain CO, 80817, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1370

Ranking:

(490 out of 1,246, top 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Fountain School District 8

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:	27		27		25		25		27		26		28
Total Students:	430		435		437		413		422		445		465
Prekindergarten:	31	7.2%	25	5.7%	32	7.3%	28	6.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	85	19.8%	72	16.6%	78	17.8%	56	13.6%	47	11.1%	51	11.5%	59	12.7%
Grade 1:	69	16.0%	72	16.6%	62	14.2%	58	14.0%	61	14.5%	62	13.9%	77	16.6%
Grade 2:	68	15.8%	61	14.0%	63	14.4%	63	15.3%	62	14.7%	83	18.7%	77	16.6%
Grade 3:	58	13.5%	63	14.5%	66	15.1%	64	15.5%	70	16.6%	85	19.1%	90	19.4%
Grade 4:	59	13.7%	68	15.6%	69	15.8%	62	15.0%	92	21.8%	80	18.0%	80	17.2%
Grade 5:	60	14.0%	74	17.0%	67	15.3%	82	19.9%	90	21.3%	84	18.9%	82	17.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	216	50.2%	209	48.0%	203	46.5%	225	54.5%	231	54.7%	240	53.9%	242	52.0%
Female:	214	49.8%	226	52.0%	234	53.5%	188	45.5%	183	43.4%	197	44.3%	219	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	5	1.2%	5	1.2%	8	1.8%	10	2.2%
Asian:	4	0.9%	9	2.1%	8	1.8%	4	1.0%	10	2.4%	10	2.2%	11	2.4%
Hispanic:	114	26.5%	112	25.7%	109	24.9%	109	26.4%	86	20.4%	87	19.6%	95	20.4%
Black:	34	7.9%	41	9.4%	32	7.3%	40	9.7%	58	13.7%	65	14.6%	59	12.7%
White:	230	53.5%	237	54.5%	251	57.4%	229	55.4%	263	62.3%	275	61.8%	290	62.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	1.6%	9	2.1%	6	1.4%	3	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	41	9.5%	26	6.0%	29	6.6%	23	5.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	134	31.2%	120	27.6%	128	29.3%	121	29.3%	113	26.8%	94	21.1%	103	22.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	11.4%	48	11.0%	51	11.7%	47	11.4%	74	17.5%	64	14.4%	72	15.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.88		16.40		17.50		16.21		15.91		16.90		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	78	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	78	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	59	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	64	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	58	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	74	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	76	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	70	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	79	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	55	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	62	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	74	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	73	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	35	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	66	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	58	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	61	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.6	80.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83.9	81.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.8	75.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.9	78.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.9	56.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.2	53.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.2	77.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.5	74.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	65.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.6	53.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	56.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	66.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.1	68.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	73.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.3	71.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.6	54.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.5	63.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	58.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	51.5%	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	48.5%	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	30.3%	43.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	69.7%	56.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,248.0	$40,322.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,290.0	$35,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,839.0	$44,000.0

* Mesa Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.