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Needham Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2425 West Third Ave

Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-4791

Ranking:

(437 out of 1,246, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	29		29		28		28		32		33		28
Total Students:	490		438		405		536		447		484		442
Prekindergarten:	36	7.3%	15	3.4%	15	3.7%	15	2.8%	15	3.4%	15	3.1%	14	3.2%
Kindergarten:	81	16.5%	85	19.4%	65	16.0%	82	15.3%	75	16.8%	77	15.9%	81	18.3%
Grade 1:	85	17.3%	74	16.9%	63	15.6%	85	15.9%	78	17.4%	93	19.2%	74	16.7%
Grade 2:	70	14.3%	68	15.5%	58	14.3%	92	17.2%	77	17.2%	82	16.9%	62	14.0%
Grade 3:	71	14.5%	59	13.5%	73	18.0%	98	18.3%	69	15.4%	64	13.2%	68	15.4%
Grade 4:	59	12.0%	77	17.6%	67	16.5%	93	17.4%	53	11.9%	76	15.7%	71	16.1%
Grade 5:	88	18.0%	60	13.7%	64	15.8%	71	13.2%	80	17.9%	77	15.9%	72	16.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	250	51.0%	214	48.9%	205	50.6%	276	51.5%	235	52.6%	244	50.4%	232	52.5%
Female:	240	49.0%	224	51.1%	200	49.4%	260	48.5%	204	45.6%	232	47.9%	206	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	30	6.1%	26	5.9%	25	6.2%	31	5.8%	29	6.5%	35	7.2%	27	6.1%
Asian:	6	1.2%	6	1.4%	4	1.0%	5	0.9%	7	1.6%	7	1.4%	6	1.4%
Hispanic:	92	18.8%	73	16.7%	75	18.5%	70	13.1%	54	12.1%	59	12.2%	47	10.6%
Black:	2	0.4%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	7	1.6%
White:	346	70.6%	323	73.7%	289	71.4%	424	79.1%	355	79.4%	380	78.5%	355	80.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	2.7%	7	1.6%	8	2.0%	6	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	150	30.6%	138	31.5%	119	29.4%	146	27.2%	116	26.0%	113	23.3%	100	22.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	24	4.9%	25	5.7%	32	7.9%	28	5.2%	29	6.5%	26	5.4%	24	5.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.70		15.09		14.30		18.84		14.12		14.60		15.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	85	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	77	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	84	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	81	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	75	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	81	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	67	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	67	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	67	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	56	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	62	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	54	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	61	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	77	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	79	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	76	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	83	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	74	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	74	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	70	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	61	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	78	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	74	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	84	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	83	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	83	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	77	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	80	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	48	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	63	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	75	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.7	75.4	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.5	73.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.8	78.4	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.2	75.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.7	59.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.4	51.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.9	75.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	73.6	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.0	71.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.3	72.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	52.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	57.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	70.0	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	69.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.0	75.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85.5	77.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.6	60.3	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	58.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	63.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.8	62.9	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.4%	26.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.6%	73.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.3%	95.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,733.0	$45,803.0
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:	$46,431.0	$46,232.0

* Needham 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.