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South Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

305 South 5th Ave

Brighton CO, 80601, Adams County

Phone: 303-655-2600

Ranking:

(649 out of 1,246, bottom 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Brighton School District 27J

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:	29		27		29		30		31		29		26
Total Students:	508		535		589		572		600		563		521
Kindergarten:	82	16.1%	85	15.9%	103	17.5%	89	15.6%	104	17.3%	101	17.9%	83	15.9%
Grade 1:	90	17.7%	101	18.9%	110	18.7%	109	19.1%	114	19.0%	94	16.7%	95	18.2%
Grade 2:	81	15.9%	99	18.5%	99	16.8%	103	18.0%	84	14.0%	89	15.8%	89	17.1%
Grade 3:	99	19.5%	90	16.8%	86	14.6%	85	14.9%	100	16.7%	82	14.6%	103	19.8%
Grade 4:	79	15.6%	77	14.4%	93	15.8%	93	16.3%	93	15.5%	115	20.4%	86	16.5%
Grade 5:	77	15.2%	83	15.5%	98	16.6%	93	16.3%	105	17.5%	82	14.6%	65	12.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	266	52.4%	278	52.0%	311	52.8%	282	49.3%	302	50.3%	283	50.3%	268	51.4%
Female:	242	47.6%	257	48.0%	278	47.2%	290	50.7%	290	48.3%	272	48.3%	249	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	8	1.6%	5	0.9%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	5	0.8%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Hispanic:	395	77.8%	423	79.1%	448	76.1%	429	75.0%	429	71.5%	404	71.8%	377	72.4%
Black:	11	2.2%	6	1.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%	4	0.7%	5	0.9%	5	1.0%
White:	90	17.7%	96	17.9%	129	21.9%	130	22.7%	159	26.5%	151	26.8%	136	26.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	6	1.0%	6	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	342	67.3%	332	62.1%	353	59.9%	329	57.5%	326	54.3%	282	50.1%	272	52.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	51	10.0%	38	7.1%	43	7.3%	49	8.6%	56	9.3%	61	10.8%	38	7.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.34		19.93		20.30		19.39		19.55		19.40		20.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	68	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	70	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	63	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	68	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	70	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	69	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	66	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	72	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	68	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	70	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	65	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	75	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	72	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	72	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	51	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	54	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	46	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	51	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	49	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	54	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	50	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	48	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	68	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	64	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	66	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	65	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	70	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	70	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	69	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	56	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	64	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	59	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	61	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	60	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	63	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	46	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	51	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	45	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31	42	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	47	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	46	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	46	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	52	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	52	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	54	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	57	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	54	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	54	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	59	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	59	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	63	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	58	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	62	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	65	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	66	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	32	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	33	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	37	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	39	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	39	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	38	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	44	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	47	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	60	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	51	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	52	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	53	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	54	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.0	73.2	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62.2	72.4	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.8	76.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54.9	73.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55.3	53.3	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	21.9	48.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	70.1	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	72.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64.2	65.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	68.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49.0	45.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49.3	55.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.3	62.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.8	64.1	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.6	66.6	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	70.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.2	41.6	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19.7	39.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	56.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40.2	55.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	44.0%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.0%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	12.0%	39.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	88.0%	60.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,003.0	$47,288.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,730.0	$37,692.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,813.0	$53,496.0

* South Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.