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Samuels Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3985 South Vincennes Court

Denver CO, 80237, Denver County

Phone: 720-424-4450

Ranking:

(1,000 out of 1,246, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Denver County School District 1

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:	33		31		29		35		33		29		24
Total Students:	574		575		615		643		597		525		458
Prekindergarten:	44	7.7%	54	9.4%	77	12.5%	80	12.4%	78	13.1%	46	8.8%	40	8.7%
Kindergarten:	117	20.4%	112	19.5%	116	18.9%	114	17.7%	99	16.6%	88	16.8%	81	17.7%
Grade 1:	107	18.6%	92	16.0%	104	16.9%	95	14.8%	87	14.6%	93	17.7%	81	17.7%
Grade 2:	85	14.8%	96	16.7%	77	12.5%	81	12.6%	91	15.2%	94	17.9%	72	15.7%
Grade 3:	87	15.2%	68	11.8%	75	12.2%	103	16.0%	94	15.7%	78	14.9%	66	14.4%
Grade 4:	62	10.8%	74	12.9%	83	13.5%	96	14.9%	76	12.7%	61	11.6%	69	15.1%
Grade 5:	72	12.5%	79	13.7%	83	13.5%	74	11.5%	72	12.1%	65	12.4%	49	10.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	309	53.8%	317	55.1%	327	53.2%	348	54.1%	305	51.1%	264	50.3%	237	51.7%
Female:	265	46.2%	258	44.9%	288	46.8%	295	45.9%	284	47.6%	253	48.2%	217	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	1.0%	3	0.5%	5	0.8%	8	1.2%	6	1.0%	12	2.3%	11	2.4%
Asian:	39	6.8%	58	10.1%	53	8.6%	47	7.3%	39	6.5%	27	5.1%	23	5.0%
Hispanic:	274	47.7%	267	46.4%	275	44.7%	276	42.9%	249	41.7%	209	39.8%	199	43.4%
Black:	123	21.4%	123	21.4%	131	21.3%	133	20.7%	139	23.3%	124	23.6%	108	23.6%
White:	115	20.0%	110	19.1%	135	22.0%	157	24.4%	164	27.5%	153	29.1%	117	25.5%
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:	17	3.0%	14	2.4%	16	2.6%	22	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	417	72.6%	378	65.7%	418	68.0%	416	64.7%	349	58.5%	334	63.6%	254	55.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	6.8%	43	7.5%	44	7.2%	58	9.0%	70	11.7%	46	8.8%	55	12.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.53		18.47		21.39		18.24		17.95		18.20		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	46	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	46	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	46	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	46	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	48	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	52	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	51	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	52	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	50	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	51	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	51	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	52	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	50	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	55	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	32	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	34	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	29	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	33	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	31	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28	34	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	24	34	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	22	36	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	43	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	47	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	50	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	48	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	52	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	52	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	54	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	38	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	39	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	43	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	41	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	42	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	44	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	28	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	29	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	26	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	27	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	31	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29	30	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	33	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	36	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	41	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	45	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	44	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	47	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	46	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	51	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	44	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	47	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	49	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	50	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	49	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	17	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	18	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	21	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	23	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21	24	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	25	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	33	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	34	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	36	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	35	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	37	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	40	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	46	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50.7	54.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62.5	59.3	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.9	59.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54.0	60.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28.6	42.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39.6	39.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.2	55.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.6	58.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	49.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	52.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32.5	35.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	41.6	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	49.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	51.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.6	51.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	55.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22.2	29.4	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33.4	31.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	44.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.7	44.9	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.8%	65.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.2%	35.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.6%	45.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.4%	55.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,397.0	$43,290.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,145.0	$35,843.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,296.0	$49,384.0

* Samuels Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.