Park Elementary School
510 East 6th Ave
Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County
Phone: 970-247-3718
Ranking: 
(514 out of 1,246, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 33 | | 32 | | 30 | | 30 | | 30 | | 30 | | 31 | |
Total Students: | 488 | | 465 | | 438 | | 422 | | 436 | | 442 | | 441 | |
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 6.4% | 31 | 6.7% | 30 | 6.8% | 30 | 7.1% | 28 | 6.4% | 15 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten: | 80 | 16.4% | 93 | 20.0% | 81 | 18.5% | 72 | 17.1% | 63 | 14.4% | 80 | 18.1% | 73 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 19.1% | 81 | 17.4% | 68 | 15.5% | 54 | 12.8% | 76 | 17.4% | 64 | 14.5% | 79 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 15.8% | 65 | 14.0% | 61 | 13.9% | 73 | 17.3% | 62 | 14.2% | 83 | 18.8% | 73 | 16.6% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 15.4% | 58 | 12.5% | 73 | 16.7% | 58 | 13.7% | 80 | 18.3% | 72 | 16.3% | 63 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 12.7% | 76 | 16.3% | 54 | 12.3% | 75 | 17.8% | 71 | 16.3% | 62 | 14.0% | 71 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 14.3% | 61 | 13.1% | 71 | 16.2% | 60 | 14.2% | 56 | 12.8% | 66 | 14.9% | 67 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 245 | 50.2% | 237 | 51.0% | 216 | 49.3% | 204 | 48.3% | 212 | 48.6% | 211 | 47.7% | 218 | 49.4% |
Female: | 243 | 49.8% | 228 | 49.0% | 222 | 50.7% | 218 | 51.7% | 216 | 49.5% | 223 | 50.5% | 219 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 28 | 5.7% | 26 | 5.6% | 38 | 8.7% | 40 | 9.5% | 50 | 11.5% | 48 | 10.9% | 49 | 11.1% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 119 | 24.4% | 109 | 23.4% | 92 | 21.0% | 95 | 22.5% | 101 | 23.2% | 83 | 18.8% | 70 | 15.9% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.9% |
White: | 312 | 63.9% | 305 | 65.6% | 286 | 65.3% | 267 | 63.3% | 264 | 60.6% | 288 | 65.2% | 298 | 67.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 33.2% | 137 | 29.5% | 134 | 30.6% | 139 | 32.9% | 131 | 30.0% | 154 | 34.8% | 115 | 26.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.9% | 42 | 9.0% | 23 | 5.3% | 26 | 6.2% | 39 | 8.9% | 30 | 6.8% | 50 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.83 | | 14.41 | | 14.47 | | 14.15 | | 14.43 | | 14.70 | | 14.20 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 80 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 82 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 85 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 77 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 78 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 75 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 89 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 83 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 84 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 81 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 81 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 67 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 67 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 67 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 56 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 62 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 54 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 61 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 77 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 83 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 79 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 76 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 77 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 76 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 83 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 85 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 76 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 75 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 74 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 70 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 68 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 58 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 62 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 58 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 61 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 72 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 78 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 76 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 65 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 69 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 74 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 84 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 84 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 84 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 83 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 83 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 75 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 80 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 48 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 56 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 56 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 51 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 58 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 72 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 72 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 75 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 70 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 69 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 63 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 68 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71.8 | 75.4 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77.5 | 73.0 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82.0 | 78.4 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77.0 | 75.2 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57.7 | 59.1 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46.8 | 51.3 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75.5 | 75.2 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74.3 | 73.6 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57.9 | 71.7 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71.2 | 72.7 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33.4 | 52.8 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58.9 | 57.4 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67.7 | 70.0 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59.1 | 69.5 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72.1 | 75.0 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65.6 | 77.0 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47.0 | 60.3 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36.1 | 58.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44.1 | 63.8 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52.4 | 62.9 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 52.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 47.8% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% | 17.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% | 82.6% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $44,694.0 | $44,473.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,952.0 | $33,133.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,514.0 | $46,860.0 |
* Park Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.