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Platte Valley Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

601 Clark St

Kersey CO, 80644, Weld County

Phone: 970-336-8520

Ranking:

(769 out of 1,246, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Platte Valley School District RE-7

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:	34		33		33		34		36		36		37
Total Students:	480		452		477		457		508		505		535
Kindergarten:	74	15.4%	65	14.4%	89	18.7%	47	10.3%	75	14.8%	59	11.7%	75	14.0%
Grade 1:	74	15.4%	81	17.9%	56	11.7%	80	17.5%	74	14.6%	81	16.0%	90	16.8%
Grade 2:	82	17.1%	62	13.7%	81	17.0%	74	16.2%	87	17.1%	100	19.8%	92	17.2%
Grade 3:	72	15.0%	76	16.8%	82	17.2%	86	18.8%	94	18.5%	81	16.0%	88	16.4%
Grade 4:	83	17.3%	90	19.9%	76	15.9%	92	20.1%	83	16.3%	95	18.8%	90	16.8%
Grade 5:	95	19.8%	78	17.3%	93	19.5%	78	17.1%	95	18.7%	89	17.6%	100	18.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	243	50.6%	229	50.7%	248	52.0%	235	51.4%	248	48.8%	250	49.5%	266	49.7%
Female:	237	49.4%	223	49.3%	229	48.0%	222	48.6%	252	49.6%	247	48.9%	265	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	162	33.8%	147	32.5%	143	30.0%	132	28.9%	142	28.0%	146	28.9%	170	31.8%
Black:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	315	65.6%	302	66.8%	329	69.0%	323	70.7%	364	71.7%	359	71.1%	365	68.2%
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:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	195	40.6%	156	34.5%	194	40.7%	192	42.0%	188	37.0%	167	33.1%	177	33.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	44	9.2%	33	7.3%	40	8.4%	43	9.4%	59	11.6%	45	8.9%	53	9.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.12		13.54		14.46		13.44		14.09		14.00		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	N/A
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	60	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	54	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	60	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	61	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	68	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	62	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	70	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	62	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	61	N/A
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	N/A
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	47	N/A
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	53	N/A
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	N/A
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	43	N/A
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	46	N/A
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	41	N/A
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	45	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	N/A
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	N/A
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	N/A
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	36	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	N/A
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	N/A
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	N/A
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	N/A
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.2	73.2	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85.5	85.5	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.7	68.7	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.0	75.0	N/A
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.6	47.6	N/A
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.3	51.3	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	71.8	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	68.5	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	66.7	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.0	55.0	N/A
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	51.3	N/A
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.1	47.1	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	66.3	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.2	54.2	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	62.0	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.7	68.7	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	50.0	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	40.9	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	42.4	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	49.4	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.4%	75.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.6%	25.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.4%	15.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	70.6%	84.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,579.0	$36,767.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,403.0	$28,164.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,403.0	$38,361.0

* Platte Valley Elementary 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.