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Mountainside Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5506 Harr Ave

Colorado Springs CO, 80902, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1430

Ranking:

(727 out of 1,246, bottom 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	35		33		35		36		40		34		33
Total Students:	485		535		555		523		610		589		583
Kindergarten:	118	24.3%	116	21.7%	145	26.1%	123	23.5%	106	17.4%	121	20.5%	128	22.0%
Grade 1:	97	20.0%	127	23.7%	101	18.2%	94	18.0%	107	17.5%	119	20.2%	104	17.8%
Grade 2:	89	18.4%	97	18.1%	90	16.2%	85	16.3%	106	17.4%	101	17.1%	107	18.4%
Grade 3:	72	14.8%	78	14.6%	87	15.7%	87	16.6%	87	14.3%	84	14.3%	77	13.2%
Grade 4:	56	11.5%	62	11.6%	72	13.0%	75	14.3%	87	14.3%	72	12.2%	68	11.7%
Grade 5:	53	10.9%	55	10.3%	60	10.8%	59	11.3%	60	9.8%	44	7.5%	52	8.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	244	50.3%	277	51.8%	290	52.3%	279	53.3%	298	48.9%	281	47.7%	285	48.9%
Female:	241	49.7%	258	48.2%	265	47.7%	244	46.7%	304	49.8%	300	50.9%	294	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	6	1.1%	13	2.1%	14	2.4%	12	2.1%
Asian:	0	0.0%	4	0.7%	9	1.6%	8	1.5%	28	4.6%	20	3.4%	19	3.3%
Hispanic:	124	25.6%	118	22.1%	105	18.9%	87	16.6%	97	15.9%	97	16.5%	112	19.2%
Black:	78	16.1%	80	15.0%	69	12.4%	74	14.1%	122	20.0%	132	22.4%	135	23.2%
White:	236	48.7%	297	55.5%	335	60.4%	311	59.5%	350	57.4%	326	55.3%	305	52.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	1.0%	7	1.3%	7	1.3%	4	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	41	8.5%	25	4.7%	25	4.5%	33	6.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	206	42.5%	256	47.9%	249	44.9%	232	44.4%	260	42.6%	200	34.0%	180	30.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	87	17.9%	94	17.6%	129	23.2%	124	23.7%	96	15.7%	115	19.5%	122	20.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.86		16.18		16.04		14.59		15.07		17.30		17.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	78	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	78	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	59	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	64	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	58	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	74	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	76	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	70	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	79	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	69	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	55	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	62	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	70	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	73	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21	35	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	66	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	66	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	58	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	61	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.5	80.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.2	81.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.4	75.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.2	78.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.3	56.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.0	53.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.5	77.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.4	74.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	65.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.9	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.4	53.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	56.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.4	66.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	68.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	73.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	71.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	54.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.4	63.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	58.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	48.4%	63.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	51.6%	36.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.3%	36.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.7%	63.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,851.0	$43,653.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,000.0	$34,992.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,065.0	$48,602.0

* Mountainside Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.