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Pikes Peak Elementary School
1520 Verde Dr
Colorado Springs CO, 80910, El Paso County
Phone: 719-579-2180
Ranking:
(1,013 out of 1,246, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Harrison School District 2
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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 398 | 406 | 443 | 441 | 427 | 423 | 400 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 8.8% | 40 | 9.1% | 43 | 10.1% | 35 | 8.3% | 18 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten: | 63 | 15.8% | 78 | 19.2% | 82 | 18.5% | 77 | 17.5% | 68 | 15.9% | 79 | 18.7% | 70 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 22.1% | 79 | 19.5% | 83 | 18.7% | 72 | 16.3% | 76 | 17.8% | 71 | 16.8% | 76 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 17.8% | 68 | 16.7% | 64 | 14.4% | 67 | 15.2% | 68 | 15.9% | 74 | 17.5% | 74 | 18.5% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 18.1% | 63 | 15.5% | 69 | 15.6% | 73 | 16.6% | 62 | 14.5% | 60 | 14.2% | 52 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 14.6% | 65 | 16.0% | 59 | 13.3% | 56 | 12.7% | 56 | 13.1% | 49 | 11.6% | 56 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 11.6% | 53 | 13.1% | 47 | 10.6% | 56 | 12.7% | 54 | 12.6% | 55 | 13.0% | 54 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 211 | 53.0% | 217 | 53.4% | 231 | 52.1% | 223 | 50.6% | 223 | 52.2% | 220 | 52.0% | 217 | 54.3% |
Female: | 187 | 47.0% | 189 | 46.6% | 212 | 47.9% | 218 | 49.4% | 196 | 45.9% | 195 | 46.1% | 179 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 30 | 7.4% | 13 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.8% | 17 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.3% |
Hispanic: | 224 | 56.3% | 226 | 55.7% | 240 | 54.2% | 253 | 57.4% | 244 | 57.1% | 247 | 58.4% | 232 | 58.0% |
Black: | 55 | 13.8% | 39 | 9.6% | 81 | 18.3% | 72 | 16.3% | 80 | 18.7% | 80 | 18.9% | 75 | 18.8% |
White: | 94 | 23.6% | 105 | 25.9% | 100 | 22.6% | 83 | 18.8% | 81 | 19.0% | 71 | 16.8% | 71 | 17.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 16 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 314 | 78.9% | 343 | 84.5% | 344 | 77.7% | 320 | 72.6% | 318 | 74.5% | 306 | 72.3% | 304 | 76.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.5% | 25 | 6.2% | 17 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.3% | 18 | 4.2% | 25 | 5.9% | 33 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.75 | 14.26 | 15.82 | 15.69 | 14.98 | 15.40 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 64 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 64 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 66 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 63 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 68 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 68 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 66 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 63 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 60 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 63 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 59 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 69 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 67 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 39 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 45 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 40 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 51 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 44 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 54 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 54 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 49 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 61 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 66 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 64 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 64 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 66 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 70 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 66 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 51 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 54 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 60 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 51 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 59 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 58 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 64 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 63 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 35 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 39 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 40 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 39 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 42 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 45 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 47 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 50 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 50 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 53 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 63 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 62 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 55 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 60 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 64 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 64 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 57 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 58 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 62 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 62 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 59 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 61 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 64 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 66 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 23 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 27 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 30 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 33 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 34 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 38 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 41 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 37 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 50 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 47 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 50 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 53 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 52 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 59 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76.2 | 72.3 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62.9 | 74.5 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62.1 | 73.0 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63.5 | 75.9 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 47.6 | 55.2 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 30.6 | 55.4 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47.2 | 66.7 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73.0 | 72.4 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44.5 | 61.1 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52.4 | 70.0 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 23.6 | 44.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36.5 | 55.2 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61.2 | 57.4 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55.6 | 61.4 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59.2 | 66.1 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55.6 | 67.7 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47.0 | 44.9 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31.5 | 44.2 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55.1 | 57.4 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40.8 | 55.8 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.5% | 57.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.5% | 42.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.7% | 31.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.3% | 68.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,898.0 | $40,907.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,920.0 | $34,713.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,657.0 | $43,765.0 |
* Pikes Peak Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.