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Niwot High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8989 East Niwot Rd

Longmont CO, 80503, Boulder County

Phone: 303-652-2550

Ranking:

(17 out of 304, top 6%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

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:	57		58		59		61		65		59		59
Total Students:	1,313		1,301		1,295		1,284		1,309		1,344		1,337
Grade 9:	335	25.5%	364	28.0%	359	27.7%	341	26.6%	305	23.3%	343	25.5%	370	27.7%
Grade 10:	355	27.0%	339	26.1%	327	25.3%	300	23.4%	324	24.8%	366	27.2%	366	27.4%
Grade 11:	317	24.1%	312	24.0%	301	23.2%	323	25.2%	336	25.7%	341	25.4%	312	23.3%
Grade 12:	306	23.3%	286	22.0%	308	23.8%	320	24.9%	344	26.3%	294	21.9%	289	21.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	614	46.8%	617	47.4%	628	48.5%	626	48.8%	626	47.8%	658	49.0%	666	49.8%
Female:	699	53.2%	684	52.6%	667	51.5%	658	51.2%	675	51.6%	678	50.4%	667	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	7	0.5%	9	0.7%	10	0.7%
Asian:	91	6.9%	91	7.0%	79	6.1%	76	5.9%	86	6.6%	63	4.7%	52	3.9%
Hispanic:	250	19.0%	256	19.7%	251	19.4%	234	18.2%	206	15.7%	202	15.0%	193	14.4%
Black:	11	0.8%	15	1.2%	10	0.8%	11	0.9%	13	1.0%	11	0.8%	8	0.6%
White:	928	70.7%	917	70.5%	931	71.9%	943	73.4%	997	76.2%	1,059	78.8%	1,074	80.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.5%	7	0.5%	8	0.6%	7	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	1.6%	12	0.9%	13	1.0%	10	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	255	19.4%	211	16.2%	174	13.4%	174	13.6%	177	13.5%	163	12.1%	147	11.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	2.1%	32	2.5%	37	2.9%	32	2.5%	32	2.4%	20	1.5%	41	3.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.10		22.56		21.86		21.20		20.14		22.70		22.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	30	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	32	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	37	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	34	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	37	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	35	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	37	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	66	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	70	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	73	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87	72	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	72	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	76	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	66	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	51	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	54	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	55	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	59	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	53	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	51	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	54	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	57	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	53	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	52	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	56	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	53	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	52	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	38	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	39	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	46	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	42	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	45	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	43	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	88	70	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	84	71	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	72	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	69	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	73	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	75	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	69	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	57	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	57	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	56	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	52	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	56	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	58	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	54	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	56	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.2	36.2	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.2	40.7	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	72.0	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82.8	71.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	68.0	54.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	56.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	54.4	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.0	53.6	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	43.8	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.0	45.8	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.6	73.4	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	84.5	71.0	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	71.6	55.6	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	74.7	57.9	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.5%	52.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.5%	48.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.2%	54.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.8%	46.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,153.0	$46,290.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$44,126.0	$41,704.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,554.0	$51,673.0

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