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Polton Community Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2985 South Oakland St

Aurora CO, 80014, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-747-2600

Ranking:

(602 out of 1,246, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	30		31		30		29		31		29		31
Total Students:	526		503		502		485		462		468		504
Prekindergarten:	81	15.4%	57	11.3%	42	8.4%	58	12.0%	66	14.3%	55	11.8%	71	14.1%
Kindergarten:	78	14.8%	73	14.5%	66	13.1%	74	15.3%	60	13.0%	66	14.1%	69	13.7%
Grade 1:	69	13.1%	63	12.5%	79	15.7%	71	14.6%	76	16.5%	76	16.2%	73	14.5%
Grade 2:	67	12.7%	75	14.9%	86	17.1%	73	15.1%	70	15.2%	73	15.6%	63	12.5%
Grade 3:	77	14.6%	81	16.1%	78	15.5%	81	16.7%	69	14.9%	64	13.7%	71	14.1%
Grade 4:	76	14.4%	81	16.1%	80	15.9%	68	14.0%	58	12.6%	68	14.5%	74	14.7%
Grade 5:	78	14.8%	73	14.5%	71	14.1%	60	12.4%	63	13.6%	66	14.1%	83	16.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	275	52.3%	278	55.3%	272	54.2%	262	54.0%	248	53.7%	234	50.0%	264	52.4%
Female:	251	47.7%	225	44.7%	230	45.8%	223	46.0%	206	44.6%	226	48.3%	236	46.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%
Asian:	24	4.6%	27	5.4%	28	5.6%	26	5.4%	25	5.4%	23	4.9%	17	3.4%
Hispanic:	104	19.8%	80	15.9%	84	16.7%	74	15.3%	62	13.4%	64	13.7%	71	14.1%
Black:	92	17.5%	88	17.5%	82	16.3%	91	18.8%	105	22.7%	112	23.9%	143	28.4%
White:	253	48.1%	258	51.3%	262	52.2%	242	49.9%	268	58.0%	269	57.5%	271	53.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	48	9.1%	44	8.7%	42	8.4%	49	10.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	154	29.3%	142	28.2%	158	31.5%	157	32.4%	98	21.2%	126	26.9%	126	25.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	37	7.0%	44	8.7%	37	7.4%	36	7.4%	47	10.2%	49	10.5%	45	8.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.64		16.38		16.74		16.96		15.00		16.10		16.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.4	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.0	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.6	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.4	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43.4	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46.8	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.5	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.4	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.7	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.2	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.1	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.2	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.7	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.5	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	36.4%	34.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	63.6%	65.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.2%	25.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	78.8%	75.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,640.0	$52,584.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,138.0	$32,705.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,621.0	$59,210.0

* Polton Community 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.