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Ponderosa High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7007 East Bayou Gulch Rd

Parker CO, 80134, Douglas County

Phone: 303-387-4000

Ranking:

(50 out of 304, top 16%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

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:	58		52		56		70		87		105		111
Total Students:	1,160		1,141		1,166		1,429		1,677		1,844		2,024
Grade 9:	310	26.7%	286	25.1%	268	23.0%	295	20.6%	352	21.0%	354	19.2%	525	25.9%
Grade 10:	276	23.8%	265	23.2%	296	25.4%	326	22.8%	340	20.3%	527	28.6%	553	27.3%
Grade 11:	273	23.5%	285	25.0%	286	24.5%	303	21.2%	494	29.5%	502	27.2%	517	25.5%
Grade 12:	301	25.9%	305	26.7%	316	27.1%	505	35.3%	491	29.3%	461	25.0%	429	21.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	602	51.9%	579	50.7%	572	49.1%	688	48.1%	804	47.9%	870	47.2%	994	49.1%
Female:	558	48.1%	562	49.3%	594	50.9%	741	51.9%	865	51.6%	966	52.4%	1,026	50.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	6	0.5%	9	0.8%	7	0.5%	9	0.5%	5	0.3%	8	0.4%
Asian:	13	1.1%	18	1.6%	18	1.5%	20	1.4%	49	2.9%	45	2.4%	51	2.5%
Hispanic:	127	10.9%	114	10.0%	111	9.5%	136	9.5%	102	6.1%	100	5.4%	108	5.3%
Black:	13	1.1%	18	1.6%	16	1.4%	17	1.2%	22	1.3%	25	1.4%	30	1.5%
White:	945	81.5%	934	81.9%	967	82.9%	1,198	83.8%	1,495	89.1%	1,669	90.5%	1,827	90.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	59	5.1%	51	4.5%	43	3.7%	50	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	54	4.7%	62	5.4%	60	5.1%	76	5.3%	56	3.3%	47	2.5%	44	2.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	3.4%	36	3.2%	38	3.3%	48	3.4%	35	2.1%	21	1.1%	16	0.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.08		21.79		20.82		20.43		19.21		17.60		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	39	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	44	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	44	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	43	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	43	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	41	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	85	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	85	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	83	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	86	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	81	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	81	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	75	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	60	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	59	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	65	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	58	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	68	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	68	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	63	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	49	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	51	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	54	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	51	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	53	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	51	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	85	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	84	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	83	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	80	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	79	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	73	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	70	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	70	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	67	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	62	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	67	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49.8	42.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	45.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84.7	78.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	78.4	80.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62.3	60.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	63.4	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.4	60.5	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.3	62.0	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.8	51.2	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	52.6	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.2	79.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80.4	80.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	67.4	66.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.7	71.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	36.3%	44.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	63.7%	55.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.7%	24.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.3%	75.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$53,266.0	$50,685.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,687.0	$37,875.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,780.0	$54,839.0

* Ponderosa High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.