Sand Creek Elementary School
550 Sand Creek Dr
Colorado Springs CO, 80916, El Paso County
Phone: 719-579-3760
Ranking: 
(899 out of 1,246, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 32 | | 33 | | 31 | | 34 | | 37 | | 35 | | 33 | |
Total Students: | 479 | | 519 | | 555 | | 531 | | 539 | | 496 | | 510 | |
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 8.5% | 47 | 8.9% | 24 | 4.5% | 23 | 4.6% | 23 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten: | 81 | 16.9% | 102 | 19.7% | 96 | 17.3% | 96 | 18.1% | 89 | 16.5% | 71 | 14.3% | 69 | 13.5% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 19.6% | 93 | 17.9% | 92 | 16.6% | 87 | 16.4% | 87 | 16.1% | 68 | 13.7% | 95 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 87 | 18.2% | 84 | 16.2% | 81 | 14.6% | 74 | 13.9% | 96 | 17.8% | 89 | 17.9% | 91 | 17.8% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 16.1% | 86 | 16.6% | 77 | 13.9% | 87 | 16.4% | 89 | 16.5% | 93 | 18.8% | 69 | 13.5% |
Grade 4: | 77 | 16.1% | 75 | 14.5% | 91 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.1% | 78 | 14.5% | 71 | 14.3% | 89 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 13.2% | 79 | 15.2% | 71 | 12.8% | 65 | 12.2% | 76 | 14.1% | 81 | 16.3% | 74 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 248 | 51.8% | 276 | 53.2% | 290 | 52.3% | 291 | 54.8% | 293 | 54.4% | 253 | 51.0% | 256 | 50.2% |
Female: | 231 | 48.2% | 243 | 46.8% | 265 | 47.7% | 240 | 45.2% | 238 | 44.2% | 235 | 47.4% | 250 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.7% | 13 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.3% | 22 | 4.4% | 31 | 6.1% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.5% | 51 | 9.8% | 20 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.8% | 24 | 4.5% | 26 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.5% |
Hispanic: | 251 | 52.4% | 251 | 48.4% | 252 | 45.4% | 268 | 50.5% | 250 | 46.4% | 224 | 45.2% | 220 | 43.1% |
Black: | 91 | 19.0% | 66 | 12.7% | 112 | 20.2% | 104 | 19.6% | 130 | 24.1% | 106 | 21.4% | 115 | 22.5% |
White: | 91 | 19.0% | 123 | 23.7% | 123 | 22.2% | 104 | 19.6% | 117 | 21.7% | 118 | 23.8% | 121 | 23.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 5.8% | 15 | 2.9% | 29 | 5.2% | 28 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 66.4% | 343 | 66.1% | 353 | 63.6% | 328 | 61.8% | 338 | 62.7% | 317 | 63.9% | 281 | 55.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.8% | 59 | 11.4% | 44 | 7.9% | 50 | 9.4% | 63 | 11.7% | 39 | 7.9% | 38 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.12 | | 15.73 | | 17.90 | | 15.59 | | 14.67 | | 14.20 | | 15.50 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 64 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 64 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 63 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 68 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 68 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 66 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 63 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 60 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 59 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 69 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 65 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 67 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 39 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 45 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 40 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 51 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 44 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 54 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 54 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 49 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 61 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 66 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 64 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 64 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 66 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 70 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 66 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 51 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 54 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 60 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 51 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 59 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 58 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 64 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 35 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 39 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 40 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 39 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 42 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 45 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 47 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 50 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 50 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 53 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 63 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 62 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 55 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 60 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 64 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 64 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 57 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 58 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 62 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 62 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 59 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 61 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 64 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 66 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 17 | 23 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 27 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 30 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 33 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 34 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 38 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 41 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 44 | 37 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 50 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 47 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 50 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 53 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 52 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 59 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63.5 | 72.3 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.8 | 74.5 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69.5 | 73.0 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74.2 | 75.9 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 44.6 | 55.2 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 48.8 | 55.4 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58.3 | 66.7 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 47.3 | 72.4 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 61.1 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51.4 | 70.0 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45.1 | 44.1 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36.5 | 55.2 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50.8 | 57.4 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52.6 | 61.4 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61.9 | 66.1 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75.0 | 67.7 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28.2 | 44.9 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 29.0 | 44.2 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 36.5 | 57.4 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59.2 | 55.8 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.9% | 56.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% | 44.0% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.9% | 40.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.1% | 60.0% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $39,678.0 | $40,318.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,288.0 | $34,687.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,215.0 | $44,072.0 |
* Sand Creek Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.