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North Star Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

16700 Keystone Blvd

Parker CO, 80134, Douglas County

Phone: 303-471-6677

Ranking:

(109 out of 1,246, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

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:	39		38		36		33		31		24		25
Total Students:	669		651		595		587		548		473		414
Kindergarten:	79	11.8%	84	12.9%	77	12.9%	76	12.9%	75	13.7%	55	11.6%	52	12.6%
Grade 1:	82	12.3%	81	12.4%	74	12.4%	75	12.8%	74	13.5%	73	15.4%	99	23.9%
Grade 2:	81	12.1%	80	12.3%	75	12.6%	75	12.8%	73	13.3%	97	20.5%	98	23.7%
Grade 3:	81	12.1%	81	12.4%	76	12.8%	74	12.6%	99	18.1%	99	20.9%	50	12.1%
Grade 4:	81	12.1%	81	12.4%	72	12.1%	100	17.0%	100	18.2%	50	10.6%	47	11.4%
Grade 5:	81	12.1%	81	12.4%	100	16.8%	99	16.9%	50	9.1%	50	10.6%	47	11.4%
Grade 6:	67	10.0%	75	11.5%	70	11.8%	48	8.2%	44	8.0%	49	10.4%	21	5.1%
Grade 7:	68	10.2%	57	8.8%	36	6.1%	21	3.6%	33	6.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 8:	49	7.3%	31	4.8%	15	2.5%	19	3.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	320	47.8%	312	47.9%	278	46.7%	275	46.8%	257	46.9%	220	46.5%	201	48.6%
Female:	349	52.2%	339	52.1%	317	53.3%	312	53.2%	283	51.6%	245	51.8%	209	50.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%
Asian:	38	5.7%	37	5.7%	23	3.9%	34	5.8%	38	6.9%	36	7.6%	34	8.2%
Hispanic:	90	13.5%	82	12.6%	71	11.9%	63	10.7%	33	6.0%	27	5.7%	28	6.8%
Black:	11	1.6%	9	1.4%	15	2.5%	13	2.2%	8	1.5%	5	1.1%	4	1.0%
White:	494	73.8%	489	75.1%	463	77.8%	449	76.5%	469	85.6%	405	85.6%	347	83.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	34	5.1%	32	4.9%	20	3.4%	25	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	15	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.11		17.26		16.49		18.02		17.45		19.60		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	81	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	83	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	82	69
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	84	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	81	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	91	83	73
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	68	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	62	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	63	51
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	87	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	97	84	71
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	80	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	78	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	79	66
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	65	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	72	56
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	91	80	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	81	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	80	66
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	96	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	83	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	82	69
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	60	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	60	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	59	46
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	92	73	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	72	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	82	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	79	63
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	89	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	86	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	91	86	71
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	82	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	78	62
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	68	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	95	70	53
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	82	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	95	79	67
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	73	59
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	67	51
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	67
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	60	49
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	55
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	97.3	81.8	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92.6	81.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90.4	82.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.8	81.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.8	62.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.0	62.8	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	94.2	84.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	97.6	83.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.9	80.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	92.5	79.2	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	64.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.3	66.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	90.8	78.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	87.6	79.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	93.8	84.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	92.5	82.4	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	84.5	62.4	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	62.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	91.7	72.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.4	71.1	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.6	77.9	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85.1	76.8	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	92.9	87.2	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89.2	86.5	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	72.2	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	83.8	73.1	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	65.7	70.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	83.9	68.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	85.7	81.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	91.1	79.0	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	88.6	75.9	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	87.5	74.4	61.3
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58.6	66.5	51.5
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	89.6	80.0	66.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	63.0	51.7
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	68.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	55.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	44.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$37,500.0

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