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Sierra Grande Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

17523 East Hwy 160

Blanca CO, 81123, Costilla County

Phone: 719-379-3257

Ranking:

(825 out of 1,246, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular School

Status: Closed

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Sierra Grande School District R-30

Title I Eligible School: 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:	NA	NA	9		9		9		10		10		11
Total Students:	NA	NA	114		114		118		116		109		127
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	21	18.4%	19	16.7%	23	19.5%	13	11.2%	27	24.8%	13	10.2%
Grade 1:	NA	NA	15	13.2%	20	17.5%	13	11.0%	30	25.9%	12	11.0%	22	17.3%
Grade 2:	NA	NA	17	14.9%	14	12.3%	31	26.3%	14	12.1%	18	16.5%	18	14.2%
Grade 3:	NA	NA	18	15.8%	33	28.9%	13	11.0%	20	17.2%	20	18.3%	17	13.4%
Grade 4:	NA	NA	31	27.2%	13	11.4%	16	13.6%	20	17.2%	20	18.3%	16	12.6%
Grade 5:	NA	NA	12	10.5%	15	13.2%	22	18.6%	19	16.4%	12	11.0%	16	12.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	NA	NA	62	54.4%	65	57.0%	63	53.4%	53	45.7%	50	45.9%	71	55.9%
Female:	NA	NA	52	45.6%	49	43.0%	55	46.6%	55	47.4%	51	46.8%	52	40.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%
Asian:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	3.1%
Hispanic:	NA	NA	91	79.8%	89	78.1%	91	77.1%	88	75.9%	88	80.7%	100	78.7%
Black:	NA	NA	1	0.9%	1	0.9%	1	0.8%	3	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	NA	NA	19	16.7%	20	17.5%	22	18.6%	24	20.7%	20	18.3%	23	18.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	NA	NA	3	2.6%	3	2.6%	4	3.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	100	87.7%	94	82.5%	88	74.6%	81	69.8%	74	67.9%	79	62.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	10	8.8%	12	10.5%	15	12.7%	15	12.9%	14	12.8%	22	17.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	12.42		12.42		12.55		11.55		10.70		11.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	84	71
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	94	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	53	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	78	71
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	52	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	75	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	63	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	58	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73	70
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33	33	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	46	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	43	52
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	75	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	31	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	72	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	94	94	70
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	70
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	64
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	65
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	49
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	51
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	65
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	70
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	29	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	25	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	44
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	13	13	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	59
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	61
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	85	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	59
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.3	61.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.7	64.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64.5	64.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.9	52.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38.8	38.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.9	52.9	50.9
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	51.7	71.7
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.3	41.3	67.9
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.4	41.4	53.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

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

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	0.0%	30.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	100.0%	70.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,600.0	$39,370.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$32,533.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,600.0	$42,300.0

* Sierra Grande Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.