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Sierra High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2250 Jet Wing Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80916, El Paso County

Phone: 719-579-2090

Ranking:

(263 out of 304, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Harrison School District 2

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:	48		48		51		69		77		76		75
Total Students:	864		848		861		887		983		1,073		1,175
Grade 9:	240	27.8%	242	28.5%	223	25.9%	211	23.8%	229	23.3%	262	24.4%	315	26.8%
Grade 10:	234	27.1%	226	26.7%	210	24.4%	215	24.2%	254	25.8%	276	25.7%	298	25.4%
Grade 11:	209	24.2%	191	22.5%	198	23.0%	216	24.4%	256	26.0%	261	24.3%	288	24.5%
Grade 12:	181	20.9%	189	22.3%	230	26.7%	245	27.6%	244	24.8%	274	25.5%	274	23.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	455	52.7%	433	51.1%	441	51.2%	471	53.1%	514	52.3%	563	52.5%	623	53.0%
Female:	409	47.3%	415	48.9%	420	48.8%	416	46.9%	461	46.9%	502	46.8%	548	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	1.5%	14	1.7%	13	1.5%	13	1.5%	29	3.0%	24	2.2%	17	1.4%
Asian:	22	2.5%	102	12.0%	42	4.9%	40	4.5%	58	5.9%	55	5.1%	60	5.1%
Hispanic:	303	35.1%	318	37.5%	311	36.1%	319	36.0%	322	32.8%	341	31.8%	368	31.3%
Black:	295	34.1%	250	29.5%	309	35.9%	281	31.7%	335	34.1%	379	35.3%	434	36.9%
White:	184	21.3%	159	18.8%	178	20.7%	195	22.0%	239	24.3%	274	25.5%	296	25.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	11	1.3%	2	0.2%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	4.2%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	34	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	539	62.4%	501	59.1%	480	55.7%	474	53.4%	549	55.8%	517	48.2%	514	43.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	51	5.9%	63	7.4%	79	9.2%	84	9.5%	89	9.1%	104	9.7%	126	10.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.00		17.73		16.98		12.77		12.73		14.20		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9	11	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	10	13	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	17	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	17	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	17	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	8	17	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	15	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	21	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	54	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	57	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	59	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	57	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	58	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	57	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	60	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	30	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	34	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	31	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	35	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	31	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	37	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	35	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	35	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	38	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	42	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	40	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	37	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	41	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	11	14	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	18	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	23	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	20	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	21	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	19	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	26	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	24	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	53	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	54	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	56	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	58	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	57	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	57	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	39	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	42	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	42	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	40	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	41	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	41	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	44	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14.6	23.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12.7	25.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54.2	63.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	68.2	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	37.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.5	48.5	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	45.4	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.7	45.9	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18.0	26.6	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18.4	31.9	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58.5	66.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.2	60.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	50.4	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30.9	47.4	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%	63.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.0%	36.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.0%	44.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.0%	55.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,785.0	$40,468.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,521.0	$34,532.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$40,627.0	$45,310.0

* Sierra High 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.