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Prairie Hills Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8025 Telegraph Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County

Phone: 719-234-5100

Ranking:

(369 out of 1,246, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Academy School District 20

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:	32		31		32		34		34		35		35
Total Students:	498		502		528		548		583		548		584
Kindergarten:	64	12.9%	86	17.1%	78	14.8%	90	16.4%	96	16.5%	91	16.6%	80	13.7%
Grade 1:	88	17.7%	78	15.5%	91	17.2%	80	14.6%	96	16.5%	76	13.9%	101	17.3%
Grade 2:	73	14.7%	92	18.3%	74	14.0%	90	16.4%	80	13.7%	101	18.4%	91	15.6%
Grade 3:	105	21.1%	85	16.9%	96	18.2%	82	15.0%	103	17.7%	88	16.1%	97	16.6%
Grade 4:	79	15.9%	88	17.5%	83	15.7%	96	17.5%	97	16.6%	93	17.0%	99	17.0%
Grade 5:	89	17.9%	73	14.5%	106	20.1%	110	20.1%	111	19.0%	99	18.1%	116	19.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	261	52.4%	277	55.2%	283	53.6%	286	52.2%	274	47.0%	274	50.0%	299	51.2%
Female:	237	47.6%	225	44.8%	245	46.4%	262	47.8%	301	51.6%	266	48.5%	281	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%	4	0.7%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	4	0.7%
Asian:	5	1.0%	6	1.2%	9	1.7%	11	2.0%	29	5.0%	24	4.4%	24	4.1%
Hispanic:	66	13.3%	67	13.3%	68	12.9%	59	10.8%	56	9.6%	39	7.1%	43	7.4%
Black:	14	2.8%	12	2.4%	11	2.1%	14	2.6%	26	4.5%	27	4.9%	38	6.5%
White:	383	76.9%	385	76.7%	398	75.4%	428	78.1%	470	80.6%	457	83.4%	475	81.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.6%	3	0.6%	5	0.9%	6	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	26	5.2%	27	5.4%	33	6.3%	26	4.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	69	13.9%	73	14.5%	68	12.9%	58	10.6%	75	12.9%	46	8.4%	48	8.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	45	9.0%	37	7.4%	31	5.9%	30	5.5%	20	3.4%	22	4.0%	18	3.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.71		16.46		16.40		16.02		17.05		15.60		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	86	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	86	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	85	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	83	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	84	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	87	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	87	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	69	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	71	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	75	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	68	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	66	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	68	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	86	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	85	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	85	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	81	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	83	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	87	84	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	70	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	70	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	70	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	69	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	73	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	81	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	84	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	81	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	82	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	81	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	82	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	89	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	85	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	85	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	58	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	60	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	61	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	78	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	78	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	74	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.0	83.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.1	85.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.4	87.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.9	85.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50.6	65.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43.9	66.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.9	85.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	84.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81.8	82.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79.3	82.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.1	66.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.4	66.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.3	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	81.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	85.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.1	84.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	68.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.8	68.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.3	74.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	72.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	29.4%	29.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	70.6%	71.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	8.8%	9.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.2%	90.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,905.0	$47,309.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,612.0	$34,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,288.0	$48,680.0

* Prairie Hills Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.