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Omar D Blair Charter School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4905 Cathay St

Denver CO, 80249, Denver County

Phone: 303-371-9570

Ranking:

(831 out of 1,246, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Denver County School District 1

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:	44		40		40		40		38		38		36
Total Students:	800		785		783		800		799		791		782
Kindergarten:	85	10.6%	73	9.3%	83	10.6%	93	11.6%	93	11.6%	89	11.3%	95	12.1%
Grade 1:	95	11.9%	95	12.1%	102	13.0%	94	11.8%	93	11.6%	103	13.0%	101	12.9%
Grade 2:	100	12.5%	101	12.9%	92	11.7%	101	12.6%	105	13.1%	101	12.8%	96	12.3%
Grade 3:	92	11.5%	91	11.6%	98	12.5%	101	12.6%	101	12.6%	95	12.0%	103	13.2%
Grade 4:	88	11.0%	85	10.8%	86	11.0%	94	11.8%	90	11.3%	89	11.3%	82	10.5%
Grade 5:	93	11.6%	87	11.1%	86	11.0%	91	11.4%	90	11.3%	87	11.0%	84	10.7%
Grade 6:	75	9.4%	82	10.4%	80	10.2%	76	9.5%	77	9.6%	78	9.9%	75	9.6%
Grade 7:	85	10.6%	86	11.0%	76	9.7%	76	9.5%	78	9.8%	76	9.6%	71	9.1%
Grade 8:	87	10.9%	85	10.8%	80	10.2%	74	9.3%	72	9.0%	73	9.2%	75	9.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	407	50.9%	402	51.2%	380	48.5%	400	50.0%	399	49.9%	385	48.7%	374	47.8%
Female:	393	49.1%	383	48.8%	403	51.5%	400	50.0%	392	49.1%	398	50.3%	404	51.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.6%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	7	0.9%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%
Asian:	65	8.1%	70	8.9%	68	8.7%	72	9.0%	63	7.9%	63	8.0%	50	6.4%
Hispanic:	288	36.0%	281	35.8%	302	38.6%	305	38.1%	229	28.7%	247	31.2%	232	29.7%
Black:	298	37.3%	283	36.1%	251	32.1%	266	33.3%	274	34.3%	317	40.1%	338	43.2%
White:	104	13.0%	106	13.5%	115	14.7%	107	13.4%	226	28.3%	157	19.8%	156	19.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	37	4.6%	40	5.1%	47	6.0%	48	6.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	422	52.8%	389	49.6%	392	50.1%	371	46.4%	294	36.8%	281	35.5%	239	30.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	67	8.4%	72	9.2%	53	6.8%	60	7.5%	82	10.3%	63	8.0%	84	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.13		19.39		19.34		19.86		21.13		20.60		21.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	46	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	46	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	48	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	52	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	51	69
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	51	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	51	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	52	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	50	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	55	73
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	33	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	31	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	34	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	34	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	36	51
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	50	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	48	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	52	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	52	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	54	71
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	40	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	41	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	42	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	45	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	44	66
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	27	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	26	31	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	30	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	33	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	38	56
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	44	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	47	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	46	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	50	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	51	66
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	45	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	49	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	49	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	50	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	49	69
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	18	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	21	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	17	23	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	24	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	25	46
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	35	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	37	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	40	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	40	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	46	61
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	40	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	42	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	46	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	52	63
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	45	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	49	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	48	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	54	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	50	71
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	38	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	38	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	41	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	42	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	46	62
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	30	29	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	27	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	35	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	40	38	53
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	40	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	45	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	46	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	50	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	49	67
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	38	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	36	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	44	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	40	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	44	59
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	22	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	25	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	29	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	35	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	36	51
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	38	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	45	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	42	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	51	67
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	18	23	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	21	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	25	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	30	49
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	33	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	34	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	36	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	37	55
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62.5	54.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.8	59.3	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.5	59.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.0	60.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44.8	42.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42.0	39.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	55.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.9	58.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.1	49.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	52.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.0	35.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.7	41.6	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	49.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	51.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	51.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77.4	55.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.5	29.4	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	31.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.0	44.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.5	44.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	50.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	51.7	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	54.8	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.7	57.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	45.4	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	47.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	39.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45.9	45.7	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	50.1	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58.9	51.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	49.3	47.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.3	49.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	36.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	32.9	39.3	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	45.0	47.4	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.5	47.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	28.8	32.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.3	34.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	41.7	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38.9	41.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.0%	65.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.0%	31.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	54.3%	65.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	45.7%	34.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,770.0	$37,898.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,539.0	$35,049.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,606.0	$43,312.0

* Omar D Blair Charter 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.