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Tope Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2220 North 7th St

Grand Junction CO, 81501, Mesa County

Phone: 970-254-7070

Ranking:

(842 out of 1,246, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Mesa County Valley School District 51

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:	18		19		19		24		24		24		24
Total Students:	356		337		366		379		389		443		455
Prekindergarten:	60	16.9%	25	7.4%	26	7.1%	26	6.9%	27	6.9%	52	11.7%	53	11.6%
Kindergarten:	54	15.2%	54	16.0%	55	15.0%	46	12.1%	54	13.9%	64	14.4%	67	14.7%
Grade 1:	55	15.4%	51	15.1%	52	14.2%	55	14.5%	61	15.7%	66	14.9%	60	13.2%
Grade 2:	51	14.3%	47	13.9%	53	14.5%	63	16.6%	59	15.2%	67	15.1%	68	14.9%
Grade 3:	48	13.5%	43	12.8%	59	16.1%	61	16.1%	60	15.4%	66	14.9%	62	13.6%
Grade 4:	40	11.2%	53	15.7%	61	16.7%	58	15.3%	68	17.5%	55	12.4%	68	14.9%
Grade 5:	48	13.5%	64	19.0%	60	16.4%	70	18.5%	60	15.4%	73	16.5%	77	16.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	186	52.2%	172	51.0%	189	51.6%	183	48.3%	187	48.1%	215	48.5%	236	51.9%
Female:	170	47.8%	165	49.0%	177	48.4%	196	51.7%	194	49.9%	220	49.7%	215	47.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.8%	4	1.2%	3	0.8%	5	1.3%	5	1.3%	5	1.1%	7	1.5%
Asian:	7	2.0%	7	2.1%	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	8	2.1%	14	3.2%	13	2.9%
Hispanic:	70	19.7%	53	15.7%	63	17.2%	49	12.9%	84	21.6%	83	18.7%	80	17.6%
Black:	3	0.8%	5	1.5%	7	1.9%	4	1.1%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	9	2.0%
White:	252	70.8%	249	73.9%	277	75.7%	308	81.3%	290	74.6%	338	76.3%	346	76.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	5.6%	17	5.0%	11	3.0%	9	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	127	35.7%	129	38.3%	116	31.7%	119	31.4%	120	30.8%	100	22.6%	130	28.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	20	5.6%	14	4.2%	17	4.6%	29	7.7%	33	8.5%	35	7.9%	27	5.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.78		18.22		18.89		16.13		16.05		18.50		19.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	69	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	70	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	68	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	64	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	66	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	65	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	64	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	72	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	71	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	65	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	71	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	67	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	70	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	46	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	56	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	48	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	50	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	39	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	47	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	40	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	40	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	64	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	68	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	66	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	62	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	62	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	63	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	66	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	64	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	64	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	62	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	68	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	64	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	50	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	51	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	47	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	41	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	45	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	39	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	42	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	48	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	56	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	60	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	61	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	55	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	54	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	57	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	59	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	69	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	72	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	70	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	67	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	69	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	38	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	41	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	39	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	41	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	41	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	40	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	50	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	57	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	57	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	54	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	52	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	48	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	54	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63.2	65.8	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.8	68.4	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.0	72.1	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.8	74.1	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35.1	41	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36.6	42.7	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.0	67.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	69.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	65.6	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	66.9	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	41.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31.5	44.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.5	58.7	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.7	60.6	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	68.5	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.2	67.3	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.7	42.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.3	44.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	54.3	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.3	53.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.1%	38.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	61.9%	61.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	21.0 years	20.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	0.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	95.2%	100.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,824.0	$52,961.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,809.0	$52,961.0

* Tope Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.