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Sand Creek Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

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

School District: Harrison School District 2

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	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	64	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	66	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	63	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	68	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	68	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	66	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	63	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	60	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	63	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	59	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	69	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	65	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	67	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	39	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	45	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	29	40	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	51	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	44	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	54	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	54	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	49	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	61	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	64	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	66	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	51	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	60	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	59	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	58	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	63	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	35	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	39	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	40	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	42	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	45	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	47	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	50	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	50	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	53	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	63	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	55	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	60	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	64	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	57	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	62	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	62	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	59	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	61	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	17	23	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	27	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	14	30	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	33	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	34	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	38	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	41	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	37	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	50	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	47	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	50	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	53	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	52	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.5	72.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.8	74.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.5	73.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.2	75.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44.6	55.2	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.8	55.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	66.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.3	72.4	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	61.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	70.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45.1	44.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	55.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.8	57.4	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	61.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	66.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	67.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28.2	44.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29.0	44.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	57.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.2	55.8	57.2

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.