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Prairie Ridge Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6632 St Vrain Ranch Blvd

Longmont CO, 80504, Weld County

Phone: 720-494-3641

Ranking:

(520 out of 1,246, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

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:	23		25		24		23		25		24		38
Total Students:	401		450		452		408		379		404		744
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	39	8.7%	43	9.5%	44	10.8%	44	11.6%	42	10.4%	58	7.8%
Kindergarten:	72	18.0%	68	15.1%	70	15.5%	55	13.5%	71	18.7%	55	13.6%	121	16.3%
Grade 1:	65	16.2%	71	15.8%	67	14.8%	72	17.6%	46	12.1%	77	19.1%	126	16.9%
Grade 2:	73	18.2%	66	14.7%	83	18.4%	48	11.8%	72	19.0%	63	15.6%	115	15.5%
Grade 3:	64	16.0%	83	18.4%	52	11.5%	73	17.9%	55	14.5%	63	15.6%	110	14.8%
Grade 4:	77	19.2%	53	11.8%	74	16.4%	61	15.0%	47	12.4%	51	12.6%	98	13.2%
Grade 5:	50	12.5%	70	15.6%	63	13.9%	55	13.5%	44	11.6%	53	13.1%	116	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	223	55.6%	234	52.0%	223	49.3%	216	52.9%	204	53.8%	206	51.0%	391	52.6%
Female:	178	44.4%	216	48.0%	229	50.7%	192	47.1%	167	44.1%	190	47.0%	349	46.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	10	1.3%
Asian:	2	0.5%	6	1.3%	5	1.1%	4	1.0%	9	2.4%	9	2.2%	14	1.9%
Hispanic:	68	17.0%	68	15.1%	66	14.6%	65	15.9%	55	14.5%	89	22.0%	181	24.3%
Black:	4	1.0%	6	1.3%	9	2.0%	3	0.7%	3	0.8%	2	0.5%	5	0.7%
White:	323	80.5%	366	81.3%	371	82.1%	333	81.6%	312	82.3%	303	75.0%	534	71.8%
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:	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	55	13.7%	55	12.2%	55	12.2%	41	10.0%	41	10.8%	77	19.1%	157	21.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	29	7.2%	26	5.8%	30	6.6%	44	10.8%	28	7.4%	32	7.9%	49	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.14		17.89		18.63		17.51		15.28		17.00		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	64	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	74	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	76	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	71	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	76	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	74	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	77	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	74	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	78	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	76	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	81	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	52	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	60	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	55	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	58	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	52	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	56	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	55	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	59	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	63	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	71	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	75	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	71	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	71	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	69	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	72	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	65	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	69	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	64	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	65	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	67	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	52	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	52	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	51	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	50	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	51	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	49	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	58	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	57	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	66	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	69	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	64	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	68	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	73	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	74	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	70	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	70	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	71	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	73	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	43	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	47	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	49	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	49	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	63	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	59	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	65	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83.7	71.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.7	75.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.8	81.1	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.5	81.4	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.3	58.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51.9	57.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	73.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	73.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.9	68.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	71.8	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.9	51.4	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.0	57.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	63.8	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	68.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79.4	71.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.4	74.4	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.0	50.6	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	53.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.5	59.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	62.0	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	57.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	42.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	53.1%	57.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	46.9%	42.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,227.0	$41,619.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,260.0	$36,669.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,723.0	$48,336.0

* Prairie Ridge 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.