North Star Elementary School
8740 North Star Dr Denver CO, 80221, Adams County Phone: 720-972-5560 Ranking: (1,185 out of 1,246, bottom 5%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Northglenn-Thornton School District 12 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: | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 456 | 471 | 467 | 469 | 471 | 505 | 494 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 74 | 16.2% | 101 | 21.4% | 86 | 18.4% | 88 | 18.8% | 83 | 17.6% | 87 | 17.2% | 68 | 13.8% |
Grade 1: | 77 | 16.9% | 82 | 17.4% | 87 | 18.6% | 85 | 18.1% | 88 | 18.7% | 80 | 15.8% | 85 | 17.2% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 19.5% | 77 | 16.3% | 78 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.6% | 73 | 15.5% | 78 | 15.4% | 86 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 73 | 16.0% | 74 | 15.7% | 77 | 16.5% | 71 | 15.1% | 68 | 14.4% | 80 | 15.8% | 90 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 15.6% | 72 | 15.3% | 71 | 15.2% | 80 | 17.1% | 71 | 15.1% | 91 | 18.0% | 85 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 15.8% | 65 | 13.8% | 68 | 14.6% | 67 | 14.3% | 88 | 18.7% | 65 | 12.9% | 80 | 16.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 247 | 54.2% | 248 | 52.7% | 238 | 51.0% | 247 | 52.7% | 254 | 53.9% | 265 | 52.5% | 250 | 50.6% |
Female: | 209 | 45.8% | 223 | 47.3% | 229 | 49.0% | 222 | 47.3% | 209 | 44.4% | 232 | 45.9% | 240 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 383 | 84.0% | 371 | 78.8% | 373 | 79.9% | 374 | 79.7% | 369 | 78.3% | 393 | 77.8% | 370 | 74.9% |
Black: | 15 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.6% | 17 | 3.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 19 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.8% |
White: | 47 | 10.3% | 71 | 15.1% | 65 | 13.9% | 83 | 17.7% | 71 | 15.1% | 81 | 16.0% | 92 | 18.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 393 | 86.2% | 395 | 83.9% | 322 | 69.0% | 400 | 85.3% | 385 | 81.7% | 375 | 74.3% | 365 | 73.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.1% | 34 | 7.2% | 98 | 21.0% | 27 | 5.8% | 40 | 8.5% | 46 | 9.1% | 47 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.89 | 18.12 | 15.78 | 15.58 | 15.08 | 16.10 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 66 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 69 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 68 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 69 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 68 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 66 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 70 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 64 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 62 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 67 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 66 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 68 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 68 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 43 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 49 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 43 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 47 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 11 | 43 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 48 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 40 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 44 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 67 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 69 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 71 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 69 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 73 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 73 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 58 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 59 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 63 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 59 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 64 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 63 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 57 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 60 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 45 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 45 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 15 | 43 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 42 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 12 | 48 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 16 | 46 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 45 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 52 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 54 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 61 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 65 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 67 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 65 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 63 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 62 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 65 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 65 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 66 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 66 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 67 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 67 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 66 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 62 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 65 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 6 | 32 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 37 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 6 | 38 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 7 | 42 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 45 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 43 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 49 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 51 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 55 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 54 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 55 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 53 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 19 | 50 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 56 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57.9 | 68.6 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52.1 | 70.2 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 42.1 | 67.9 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 42.6 | 66.7 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 44.4 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 13.0 | 41.8 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46.9 | 72.7 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46.6 | 70.4 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36.4 | 63.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34.2 | 63.9 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 27.3 | 44.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 20.6 | 48.7 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37.5 | 63.3 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37.9 | 64.7 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37.5 | 65.2 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36.2 | 67.1 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 16.7 | 44.7 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 12.1 | 45.7 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 30.6 | 52.6 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 19.0 | 51.7 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.6% | 52.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.4% | 47.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 38.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 61.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,208.0 | $46,015.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,989.0 | $35,951.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,173.0 | $52,246.0 |
* North Star Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.