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Whittier Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2008 Pine St

Boulder CO, 80302, Boulder County

Phone: 720-561-5431

Ranking:

(545 out of 1,246, top 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten 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:	27		29		29		26		26		24		22
Total Students:	389		401		394		369		333		347		320
Kindergarten:	71	18.3%	73	18.2%	75	19.0%	61	16.5%	65	19.5%	59	17.0%	56	17.5%
Grade 1:	73	18.8%	71	17.7%	65	16.5%	65	17.6%	57	17.1%	63	18.2%	55	17.2%
Grade 2:	72	18.5%	61	15.2%	60	15.2%	66	17.9%	63	18.9%	50	14.4%	51	15.9%
Grade 3:	54	13.9%	63	15.7%	63	16.0%	68	18.4%	45	13.5%	60	17.3%	57	17.8%
Grade 4:	61	15.7%	60	15.0%	76	19.3%	46	12.5%	54	16.2%	57	16.4%	56	17.5%
Grade 5:	58	14.9%	73	18.2%	55	14.0%	63	17.1%	49	14.7%	58	16.7%	45	14.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	223	57.3%	226	56.4%	216	54.8%	208	56.4%	180	54.1%	169	48.7%	152	47.5%
Female:	166	42.7%	175	43.6%	178	45.2%	161	43.6%	145	43.5%	170	49.0%	164	51.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%
Asian:	20	5.1%	28	7.0%	25	6.3%	15	4.1%	20	6.0%	19	5.5%	18	5.6%
Hispanic:	109	28.0%	113	28.2%	109	27.7%	92	24.9%	79	23.7%	79	22.8%	68	21.3%
Black:	4	1.0%	6	1.5%	12	3.0%	9	2.4%	6	1.8%	7	2.0%	6	1.9%
White:	233	59.9%	233	58.1%	232	58.9%	234	63.4%	227	68.2%	241	69.5%	228	71.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	22	5.7%	20	5.0%	13	3.3%	16	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	130	33.4%	128	31.9%	130	33.0%	115	31.2%	102	30.6%	117	33.7%	114	35.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	4.4%	16	4.0%	11	2.8%	15	4.1%	23	6.9%	14	4.0%	7	2.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.20		13.80		13.50		14.24		12.87		14.20		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	81	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	86	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	81	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	81	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	81	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	81	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	85	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	85	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	85	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	84	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	83	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	84	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	65	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	72	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	65	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	70	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	62	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	69	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	63	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	63	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	78	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	80	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	82	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	82	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	75	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	77	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	80	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	78	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	78	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	80	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	79	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	65	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	66	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	64	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	67	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	65	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	69	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	73	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	79	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	76	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	79	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	76	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	82	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	83	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	82	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	82	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	82	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	83	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	81	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	60	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	65	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	68	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	66	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	68	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	69	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	74	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	73	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	73	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	73	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	73	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.0	82.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86.2	82.1	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.0	84.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77.0	84.3	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45.0	65.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49.3	65.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	82.6	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86.0	83.1	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.2	79.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	80.6	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.9	62.7	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	66.6	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.0	79.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	81.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.2	83.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.3	70.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	69.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	72.7	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	73.2	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	33.3%	35.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	66.7%	64.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.3%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.7%	94.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,455.0	$58,434.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,567.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$60,103.0	$59,840.0

* Whittier Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.