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Palmer High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

301 North Nevada Ave

Colorado Springs CO, 80903, El Paso County

Phone: 719-328-5000

Ranking:

(74 out of 304, top 24%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Colorado Springs School District 11

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:	95		87		99		105		98		104		103
Total Students:	2,071		1,947		2,024		1,975		2,069		2,022		2,062
Grade 9:	477	23.0%	516	26.5%	551	27.2%	496	25.1%	513	24.8%	523	25.9%	509	24.7%
Grade 10:	553	26.7%	509	26.1%	465	23.0%	472	23.9%	529	25.6%	485	24.0%	465	22.6%
Grade 11:	512	24.7%	449	23.1%	479	23.7%	465	23.5%	487	23.5%	443	21.9%	500	24.2%
Grade 12:	529	25.5%	473	24.3%	529	26.1%	542	27.4%	540	26.1%	571	28.2%	588	28.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,037	50.1%	985	50.6%	1,019	50.3%	1,006	50.9%	1,049	50.7%	1,021	50.5%	995	48.3%
Female:	1,034	49.9%	962	49.4%	1,005	49.7%	969	49.1%	1,012	48.9%	993	49.1%	1,063	51.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	24	1.2%	21	1.1%	28	1.4%	36	1.8%	37	1.8%	37	1.8%	41	2.0%
Asian:	55	2.7%	50	2.6%	42	2.1%	46	2.3%	61	2.9%	66	3.3%	61	3.0%
Hispanic:	569	27.5%	536	27.5%	515	25.4%	444	22.5%	370	17.9%	339	16.8%	342	16.6%
Black:	123	5.9%	110	5.6%	111	5.5%	122	6.2%	196	9.5%	175	8.7%	146	7.1%
White:	1,132	54.7%	1,085	55.7%	1,185	58.5%	1,175	59.5%	1,405	67.9%	1,405	69.5%	1,472	71.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	8	0.4%	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	6	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	160	7.7%	140	7.2%	141	7.0%	146	7.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	809	39.1%	696	35.7%	671	33.2%	570	28.9%	538	26.0%	510	25.2%	481	23.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	163	7.9%	140	7.2%	147	7.3%	140	7.1%	160	7.7%	134	6.6%	118	5.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.80		22.33		20.36		18.85		21.18		19.50		19.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	26	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	24	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	31	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	29	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	32	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	32	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	31	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	27	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	66	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	64	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	68	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	71	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	66	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	79	69	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	60	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	45	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	47	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	49	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	49	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	46	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	50	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	52	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	49	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	50	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	45	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	40	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	31	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	33	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	41	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	39	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	41	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	39	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	40	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	35	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	68	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	70	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	67	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	69	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	63	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	55	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	54	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	56	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	52	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	51	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	52	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	45	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	49	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.8	29.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	28.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	66.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	67.4	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.8	45.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.7	45.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.0	43.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.9	45.4	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	33.3	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.8	34.0	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	64.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	66.2	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	46.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55.3	51.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	28.9%	44.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	71.1%	55.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.8%	38.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.2%	61.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,340.0	$45,494.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,641.0	$38,514.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,160.0	$49,926.0

* Palmer High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.