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Thomson Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7750 Harlan St

Arvada CO, 80003, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-9933

Ranking:

(1,026 out of 1,246, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Jefferson County School District R-1

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		26		26		26		26		22
Total Students:	406		386		417		427		429		405		397
Kindergarten:	76	18.7%	53	13.7%	62	14.9%	55	12.9%	57	13.3%	50	12.3%	50	12.6%
Grade 1:	47	11.6%	60	15.5%	54	12.9%	57	13.3%	52	12.1%	59	14.6%	55	13.9%
Grade 2:	60	14.8%	58	15.0%	61	14.6%	51	11.9%	57	13.3%	61	15.1%	67	16.9%
Grade 3:	61	15.0%	63	16.3%	50	12.0%	54	12.6%	70	16.3%	69	17.0%	67	16.9%
Grade 4:	65	16.0%	48	12.4%	52	12.5%	67	15.7%	74	17.2%	61	15.1%	48	12.1%
Grade 5:	50	12.3%	43	11.1%	64	15.3%	74	17.3%	66	15.4%	53	13.1%	54	13.6%
Grade 6:	47	11.6%	61	15.8%	74	17.7%	69	16.2%	53	12.4%	52	12.8%	56	14.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	217	53.4%	193	50.0%	220	52.8%	235	55.0%	224	52.2%	196	48.4%	193	48.6%
Female:	189	46.6%	193	50.0%	197	47.2%	192	45.0%	197	45.9%	201	49.6%	200	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.5%	7	1.8%	10	2.4%	11	2.6%	12	2.8%	8	2.0%	14	3.5%
Asian:	11	2.7%	9	2.3%	11	2.6%	12	2.8%	17	4.0%	13	3.2%	17	4.3%
Hispanic:	163	40.1%	161	41.7%	166	39.8%	183	42.9%	145	33.8%	131	32.3%	128	32.2%
Black:	5	1.2%	5	1.3%	11	2.6%	10	2.3%	10	2.3%	9	2.2%	4	1.0%
White:	205	50.5%	188	48.7%	207	49.6%	202	47.3%	245	57.1%	244	60.2%	234	58.9%
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:	20	4.9%	16	4.1%	12	2.9%	9	2.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	201	49.5%	216	56.0%	214	51.3%	210	49.2%	198	46.2%	132	32.6%	144	36.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	83	20.4%	63	16.3%	66	15.8%	52	12.2%	58	13.5%	65	16.0%	47	11.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.25		14.21		16.14		16.22		16.50		15.60		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	74	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	72	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	74	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	76	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	75	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	77	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	79	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	62	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	66	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	61	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	59	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	63	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	23	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	22	60	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	73	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	74	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	72	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	75	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	71	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	74	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	71	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	76	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	63	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	63	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	60	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31	58	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	60	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	58	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	63	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	67	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	66	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	70	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	67	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	70	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	71	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	75	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	75	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	42	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24	52	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	57	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	65	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	68	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	62	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	66	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	63	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	62	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	66	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	67	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	70	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	69	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	77	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	80	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	81	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	82	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	68	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	69	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	67	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	68	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	66	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	71	62
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28.6	74.9	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34.4	73.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42.8	80.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.4	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	12.2	58.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	17.2	56.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	76.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	37.6	76.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	75.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	41.7	76.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30.2	55.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	20.8	58.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	68.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	70.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.3	76.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.3	77.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.8	58.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.3	59.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	63.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	62.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.7	71.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	69.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.1	84.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.7	83.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	38.2	64.9	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.4	67.4	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	27.3%	40.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	72.7%	59.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	13.6%	22.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	86.4%	77.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,059.0	$52,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,895.0	$33,567.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$59,085.0	$58,312.0

* Thomson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.