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Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9451 Hooker St

Westminster CO, 80030, Adams County

Phone: 303-426-8907

Ranking:

(979 out of 1,246, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Westminster School District 50

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:	21		21		22		21		21		19		22
Total Students:	363		344		340		348		373		348		365
Kindergarten:	86	23.7%	48	14.0%	56	16.5%	47	13.5%	69	18.5%	51	14.7%	56	15.3%
Grade 1:	53	14.6%	60	17.4%	51	15.0%	70	20.1%	54	14.5%	58	16.7%	65	17.8%
Grade 2:	53	14.6%	46	13.4%	67	19.7%	53	15.2%	60	16.1%	64	18.4%	73	20.0%
Grade 3:	42	11.6%	77	22.4%	54	15.9%	58	16.7%	60	16.1%	65	18.7%	68	18.6%
Grade 4:	73	20.1%	59	17.2%	58	17.1%	59	17.0%	65	17.4%	55	15.8%	57	15.6%
Grade 5:	56	15.4%	54	15.7%	54	15.9%	61	17.5%	65	17.4%	55	15.8%	46	12.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	193	53.2%	174	50.6%	167	49.1%	166	47.7%	192	51.5%	186	53.4%	196	53.7%
Female:	170	46.8%	170	49.4%	173	50.9%	182	52.3%	173	46.4%	154	44.3%	165	45.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	1.1%	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	7	1.9%	8	2.3%	4	1.1%
Asian:	10	2.8%	20	5.8%	17	5.0%	14	4.0%	10	2.7%	17	4.9%	19	5.2%
Hispanic:	268	73.8%	240	69.8%	233	68.5%	236	67.8%	236	63.3%	211	60.6%	209	57.3%
Black:	3	0.8%	3	0.9%	6	1.8%	4	1.1%	6	1.6%	4	1.1%	5	1.4%
White:	69	19.0%	74	21.5%	79	23.2%	91	26.1%	114	30.6%	108	31.0%	128	35.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	2.5%	4	1.2%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	272	74.9%	255	74.1%	249	73.2%	238	68.4%	260	69.7%	213	61.2%	213	58.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	33	9.1%	35	10.2%	34	10.0%	38	10.9%	29	7.8%	43	12.4%	46	12.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.54		16.15		15.81		16.91		18.09		18.00		16.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	43	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	50	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	49	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	52	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	44	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	46	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	47	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	48	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	50	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	49	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	48	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	39	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	41	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	30	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	28	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	26	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	24	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	28	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	25	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32	23	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	29	22	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	45	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	49	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	50	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	51	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	47	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	42	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	47	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	46	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	42	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	45	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	39	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	44	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	39	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	35	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	37	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	35	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	26	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	26	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	25	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	30	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	28	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	20	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	25	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	44	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	42	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	47	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	43	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	43	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	42	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	42	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	47	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	53	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	51	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	50	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	45	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	44	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	47	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	40	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	45	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	16	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	13	16	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	17	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	20	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	21	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	20	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	36	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	37	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	38	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	36	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	33	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	38	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	30	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	33	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60.0	51.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.2	59.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60.4	46.9	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.7	49.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36.4	25.6	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28.4	27.6	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.8	52.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.0	56.1	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	39.6	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	35.0	40.8	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38.9	25.4	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31.7	29.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.1	47.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	44.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.9	48.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.1	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.0	27.3	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	23.0	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.0	35.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	33.4	34.1	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.4%	70.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.6%	29.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.8%	35.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.2%	64.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,154.0	$44,922.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,887.0	$35,382.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,829.0	$50,126.0

* Sunset Ridge 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.