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Thunderridge High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway

Littleton CO, 80129, Douglas County

Phone: 303-387-2000

Ranking:

(32 out of 304, top 11%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Douglas County School District RE-1

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:	94		86		84		86		88		90		90
Total Students:	1,989		1,942		1,854		1,790		1,803		1,677		1,593
Grade 9:	536	26.9%	517	26.6%	508	27.4%	477	26.6%	545	30.2%	482	28.7%	453	28.4%
Grade 10:	522	26.2%	502	25.8%	459	24.8%	515	28.8%	447	24.8%	414	24.7%	438	27.5%
Grade 11:	492	24.7%	444	22.9%	477	25.7%	416	23.2%	392	21.7%	423	25.2%	372	23.4%
Grade 12:	439	22.1%	479	24.7%	410	22.1%	382	21.3%	419	23.2%	358	21.3%	330	20.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	981	49.3%	982	50.6%	942	50.8%	929	51.9%	923	51.2%	851	50.7%	819	51.4%
Female:	1,008	50.7%	960	49.4%	912	49.2%	861	48.1%	872	48.4%	818	48.8%	770	48.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	0.6%	12	0.6%	10	0.5%	8	0.4%	8	0.4%	8	0.5%	7	0.4%
Asian:	78	3.9%	74	3.8%	80	4.3%	61	3.4%	66	3.7%	67	4.0%	59	3.7%
Hispanic:	223	11.2%	228	11.7%	225	12.1%	215	12.0%	143	7.9%	151	9.0%	123	7.7%
Black:	21	1.1%	17	0.9%	17	0.9%	23	1.3%	34	1.9%	26	1.6%	27	1.7%
White:	1,578	79.3%	1,534	79.0%	1,467	79.1%	1,426	79.7%	1,552	86.1%	1,425	85.0%	1,377	86.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	77	3.9%	75	3.9%	52	2.8%	54	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	81	4.1%	85	4.4%	77	4.2%	72	4.0%	49	2.7%	26	1.6%	27	1.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	56	2.8%	57	2.9%	42	2.3%	44	2.5%	31	1.7%	17	1.0%	21	1.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.14		22.55		21.98		20.70		20.38		18.60		17.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	39	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	44	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	44	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	43	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	42	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	43	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	41	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	41	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	85	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	89	85	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	83	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	86	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	81	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	91	81	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	77	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	86	75	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	59	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	68	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	63	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	63	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	70	61	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	59	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	49	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	51	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	54	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	51	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	53	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	51	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	50	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	85	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	89	84	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	83	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	85	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	81	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	80	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	79	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83	79	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	70	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	67	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	62	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	67	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.5	42.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	45.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87.2	78.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82.6	80.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.0	60.9	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.4	63.4	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	68.5	60.5	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.1	62.0	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	51.2	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	52.6	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	79.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	80.8	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	66.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	71.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	34.8%	28.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	65.2%	71.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.7%	22.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	84.3%	77.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,951.0	$50,249.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,428.0	$36,800.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,476.0	$54,059.0

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