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Platte Valley Elementary School
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 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 60 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 54 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 60 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 61 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 71 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 71 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 68 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 62 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 70 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 62 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 61 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 50 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 47 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 50 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 43 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 46 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 41 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 50 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 54 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 65 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 65 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 60 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 63 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 60 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 68 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 58 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 55 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 70 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 63 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 67 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 47 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 50 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 49 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 51 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 45 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 50 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 38 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 70 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 73 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 68 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 65 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 73 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 73 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 67 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 66 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 42 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 59 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 54 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 60 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 36 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 48 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 66 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 58 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 62 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 61 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 72 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 53 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.2 | 73.2 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85.5 | 85.5 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68.7 | 68.7 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75.0 | 75.0 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 47.6 | 47.6 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 51.3 | 51.3 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71.8 | 71.8 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68.5 | 68.5 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66.7 | 66.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55.0 | 55.0 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51.3 | 51.3 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47.1 | 47.1 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66.3 | 66.3 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54.2 | 54.2 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62.0 | 62.0 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68.7 | 68.7 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50.0 | 50.0 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40.9 | 40.9 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42.4 | 42.4 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49.4 | 49.4 | 57.2 |
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.