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Murphy Creek K-8 School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1400 South Old Tom Morris Rd

Aurora CO, 80018, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-366-0579

Ranking:

(763 out of 1,246, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	33		31		31		33		37		34		32
Total Students:	688		636		590		600		689		613		578
Prekindergarten:	28	4.1%	26	4.1%	26	4.4%	28	4.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	72	10.5%	91	14.3%	59	10.0%	61	10.2%	96	13.9%	99	16.2%	81	14.0%
Grade 1:	98	14.2%	62	9.7%	59	10.0%	65	10.8%	91	13.2%	75	12.2%	72	12.5%
Grade 2:	57	8.3%	61	9.6%	63	10.7%	79	13.2%	72	10.4%	71	11.6%	79	13.7%
Grade 3:	70	10.2%	69	10.8%	81	13.7%	64	10.7%	79	11.5%	84	13.7%	65	11.2%
Grade 4:	76	11.0%	84	13.2%	57	9.7%	60	10.0%	83	12.0%	62	10.1%	56	9.7%
Grade 5:	85	12.4%	61	9.6%	65	11.0%	66	11.0%	72	10.4%	68	11.1%	60	10.4%
Grade 6:	76	11.0%	63	9.9%	67	11.4%	61	10.2%	76	11.0%	60	9.8%	60	10.4%
Grade 7:	55	8.0%	67	10.5%	53	9.0%	66	11.0%	67	9.7%	52	8.5%	46	8.0%
Grade 8:	71	10.3%	52	8.2%	60	10.2%	50	8.3%	53	7.7%	42	6.9%	59	10.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	341	49.6%	333	52.4%	322	54.6%	326	54.3%	353	51.2%	303	49.4%	296	51.2%
Female:	347	50.4%	303	47.6%	268	45.4%	274	45.7%	328	47.6%	302	49.3%	278	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	10	1.5%	5	0.8%	5	0.9%
Asian:	28	4.1%	28	4.4%	30	5.1%	31	5.2%	31	4.5%	31	5.1%	39	6.7%
Hispanic:	221	32.1%	200	31.4%	159	26.9%	155	25.8%	153	22.2%	142	23.2%	125	21.6%
Black:	120	17.4%	118	18.6%	132	22.4%	153	25.5%	153	22.2%	128	20.9%	125	21.6%
White:	260	37.8%	245	38.5%	227	38.5%	225	37.5%	342	49.6%	307	50.1%	284	49.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.6%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	54	7.8%	42	6.6%	38	6.4%	33	5.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	205	29.8%	171	26.9%	177	30.0%	167	27.8%	112	16.3%	85	13.9%	71	12.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	6.7%	34	5.3%	40	6.8%	41	6.8%	55	8.0%	68	11.1%	47	8.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.56		20.36		19.05		17.92		18.66		18.00		17.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	48	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	48	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	45	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	43	69
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	45	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	46	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	49	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	46	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	49	73
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	27	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	28	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	29	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	29	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	28	51
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	52	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	49	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	51	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	51	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	51	71
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	39	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	40	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	40	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	43	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	41	66
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	23	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	30	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	30	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	31	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	35	56
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	46	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	51	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	48	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	52	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	46	66
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	48	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	51	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	49	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	50	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	69
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	19	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	22	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	23	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	23	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	20	46
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	34	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	39	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	42	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	41	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	40	61
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	39	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	42	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	49	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	46	63
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	42	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	47	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	50	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	50	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	71
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	31	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	33	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	40	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	36	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	46	62
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	32	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	26	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	37	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	33	53
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	44	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	42	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	44	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	48	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	47	67
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	35	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	33	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	36	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	36	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	38	59
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	27	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	32	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	34	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	37	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	35	51
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	43	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	74	46	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	44	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	48	67
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	30	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	26	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	32	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	27	49
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	27	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	29	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	29	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	32	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	30	55
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.5	47.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.6	48.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.4	51.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.0	48.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49.3	34.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.5	30.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.6	49.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.5	51.5	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.9	43.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62.2	43.5	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38.6	30.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	33.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	47.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	42.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.6	47.9	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.9	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35.5	25.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.5	23.6	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	42.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	37.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.7	42.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	41.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	50.0	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85.3	54.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.7	38.5	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	40.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	32.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	31.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.3	49.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	45.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.9	45.5	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.7	42.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	33.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	32.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64.8	44.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.8	47.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.3	29.2	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	27.5	31.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	33.9	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	39.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.1%	69.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.9%	31.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	31.8%	55.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	68.2%	44.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,773.0	$44,466.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,484.0	$35,090.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,442.0	$56,004.0

* Murphy Creek K-8 School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.