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Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8195 East Costilla Blvd

Englewood CO, 80112, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-554-3800

Ranking:

(193 out of 1,246, top 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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		20		19		20		21		23		22
Total Students:	402		399		415		429		428		426		437
Prekindergarten:	52	12.9%	59	14.8%	51	12.3%	55	12.8%	55	12.9%	29	6.8%	35	8.0%
Kindergarten:	59	14.7%	42	10.5%	53	12.8%	49	11.4%	71	16.6%	55	12.9%	58	13.3%
Grade 1:	48	11.9%	58	14.5%	51	12.3%	68	15.9%	54	12.6%	57	13.4%	72	16.5%
Grade 2:	55	13.7%	55	13.8%	71	17.1%	56	13.1%	53	12.4%	71	16.7%	77	17.6%
Grade 3:	59	14.7%	72	18.0%	54	13.0%	56	13.1%	65	15.2%	80	18.8%	65	14.9%
Grade 4:	75	18.7%	51	12.8%	59	14.2%	71	16.6%	75	17.5%	61	14.3%	66	15.1%
Grade 5:	54	13.4%	62	15.5%	76	18.3%	74	17.2%	55	12.9%	73	17.1%	64	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	196	48.8%	201	50.4%	217	52.3%	216	50.3%	210	49.1%	216	50.7%	220	50.3%
Female:	206	51.2%	198	49.6%	198	47.7%	213	49.7%	210	49.1%	202	47.4%	213	48.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	1.2%	3	0.8%	4	1.0%	4	0.9%	4	0.9%	5	1.2%	3	0.7%
Asian:	29	7.2%	29	7.3%	25	6.0%	25	5.8%	29	6.8%	50	11.7%	34	7.8%
Hispanic:	60	14.9%	50	12.5%	49	11.8%	53	12.4%	32	7.5%	22	5.2%	33	7.6%
Black:	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	9	2.2%	9	2.1%	13	3.0%	10	2.3%	15	3.4%
White:	274	68.2%	280	70.2%	303	73.0%	308	71.8%	350	81.8%	339	79.6%	352	80.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	30	7.5%	32	8.0%	24	5.8%	29	6.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	49	12.2%	44	11.0%	32	7.7%	52	12.1%	42	9.8%	19	4.5%	43	9.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	23	5.7%	22	5.5%	23	5.5%	12	2.8%	17	4.0%	28	6.6%	17	3.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.17		20.09		21.73		21.24		20.17		18.80		19.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	89	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	89	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83.0	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.3	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	92.4	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.9	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.2	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.6	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	91.8	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.6	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83.6	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.6	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.9	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.6	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74.2	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81.6	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88.7	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	31.8%	28.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	68.2%	71.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	14.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.9%	85.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$58,311.0	$56,447.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$34,573.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$60,572.0	$60,092.0

* Walnut Hills Community Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.