University Hill Elementary School
956 16th St
Boulder CO, 80302, Boulder County
Phone: 720-561-5416
Ranking:
(757 out of 1,246, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2
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: | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 446 | 397 | 400 | 371 | 353 | 338 | 321 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 12.1% | 46 | 11.6% | 52 | 13.0% | 48 | 12.9% | 60 | 17.0% | 69 | 20.4% | 47 | 14.6% |
Kindergarten: | 80 | 17.9% | 67 | 16.9% | 71 | 17.8% | 71 | 19.1% | 70 | 19.8% | 66 | 19.5% | 33 | 10.3% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 14.8% | 65 | 16.4% | 65 | 16.3% | 71 | 19.1% | 66 | 18.7% | 31 | 9.2% | 71 | 22.1% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 15.2% | 63 | 15.9% | 67 | 16.8% | 66 | 17.8% | 33 | 9.3% | 60 | 17.8% | 35 | 10.9% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 12.6% | 62 | 15.6% | 64 | 16.0% | 29 | 7.8% | 59 | 16.7% | 34 | 10.1% | 37 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 13.5% | 65 | 16.4% | 29 | 7.3% | 55 | 14.8% | 32 | 9.1% | 32 | 9.5% | 50 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 13.9% | 29 | 7.3% | 52 | 13.0% | 31 | 8.4% | 33 | 9.3% | 46 | 13.6% | 48 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 51.3% | 198 | 49.9% | 204 | 51.0% | 191 | 51.5% | 176 | 49.9% | 162 | 47.9% | 156 | 48.6% |
Female: | 217 | 48.7% | 199 | 50.1% | 196 | 49.0% | 180 | 48.5% | 169 | 47.9% | 168 | 49.7% | 161 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 293 | 65.7% | 254 | 64.0% | 259 | 64.8% | 251 | 67.7% | 227 | 64.3% | 218 | 64.5% | 206 | 64.2% |
Black: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 8 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% |
White: | 134 | 30.0% | 125 | 31.5% | 125 | 31.3% | 109 | 29.4% | 110 | 31.2% | 112 | 33.1% | 104 | 32.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 46.9% | 172 | 43.3% | 194 | 48.5% | 152 | 41.0% | 145 | 41.1% | 160 | 47.3% | 170 | 53.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.0% | 22 | 5.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 15 | 4.0% | 28 | 7.9% | 14 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 12.73 | 12.78 | 12.64 | 13.05 | 11.80 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 81 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 86 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 81 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 82 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 81 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 81 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 81 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 85 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 85 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 85 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 85 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 84 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 83 | 70 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 65 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 72 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 65 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 70 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 62 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 63 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 78 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 81 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 83 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 80 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 82 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 82 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 80 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 75 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 77 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 80 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 78 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 78 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 80 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 80 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 79 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 65 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 66 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 64 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 63 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 67 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 67 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 65 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 69 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 73 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 76 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 79 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 76 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 79 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 76 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 79 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 77 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 80 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 82 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 83 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 82 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 82 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 82 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 83 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 81 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 32 | 60 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 65 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 68 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 66 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 68 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 66 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 29 | 68 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 69 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 74 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 73 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 73 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 73 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 73 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 74 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.4 | 82.6 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 67.3 | 82.1 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 84.0 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87.9 | 84.3 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65.7 | 65.8 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54.6 | 65.1 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72.4 | 82.6 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68.7 | 83.1 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 44.8 | 79.1 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60.9 | 80.6 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34.4 | 62.7 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 50.0 | 66.6 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 79.1 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55.2 | 79.9 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 81.2 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48.3 | 83.0 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 70.1 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 27.5 | 69.4 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 72.7 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37.9 | 73.2 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.1% | 41.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.9% | 58.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.8% | 24.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.2% | 76.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,735.0 | $48,586.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $20,919.0 | $33,670.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,177.0 | $53,297.0 |
* University Hill 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.