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Alamosa School District RE-11J

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Alamosa School District RE-11J is located in south Colorado. Alamosa School District RE-11J has 329.03 square miles of land area and 0.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Alamosa School District RE-11J population is 14,931. Alamosa School District RE-11J median household income is $30,327 in 2010-2014. Alamosa School District RE-11J median house value is $141,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Alamosa School District RE-11J is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (122 out of 154, bottom 21%) Elementary/Middle School: (132 out of 156, bottom 15%)* Rank: #151
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	14,931 (2010-2014), rank #47
Population Growth	4.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.30/sq mi, rank #38
Median Household Income:	$30,327 at 2010-2014—-4.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #173
Median House Price:	$141,000 at 2010-2014—0.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #114
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	329.03 sq mi, rank #116
Water Area:	0.58 sq mi (0.18%), rank #104
State:	Colorado
County:	Conejos County, Alamosa County
City:	Alamosa, La Jara, Monte Vista, Alamosa East
Zip:	81101, 81140, 81144

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Alamosa School District RE-11J Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

209 Victoria Ave

Alamosa CO, 81101, Alamosa County

Phone: 303-866-6600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,046	2,072	2,098	2,081	2,046	2,119	2,147
English Language Learner Students:	244	256	268	233	229	220	207
Total Teachers:	118.40	119.27	116.98	125.14	134.27	131.90	136.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	13.75	14.33	12.50	10.90	10.90	9.80	9.50
Elementary:	53.85	57.10	57.92	64.85	68.67	69.10	64.60
Secondary:	50.80	47.84	46.56	49.39	54.70	53.00	62.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	122.33	114.44	109.32	116.63	125.87	120.70	126.40
Instructional Aides:	18.13	15.77	15.40	19.83	21.09	19.00	23.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.20	1.20	1.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.18	6.03	6.07	9.16	9.46	8.60	8.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.18	4.03	4.07	6.16	6.46	5.10	5.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.01	2.01	2.01	2.01	2.01	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	4.49	3.00	3.07	3.07	3.54	4.10	5.10
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.80	1.80
District Administrative Support:	9.72	10.19	10.19	10.33	11.18	11.20	11.20
School Administrators:	10.09	8.44	7.88	7.88	8.46	8.60	8.60
School Administrative Support:	11.10	10.97	9.97	12.79	14.59	14.60	14.60
Student Support Services:	4.16	4.26	4.26	3.99	4.99	4.70	5.10
Other Support Services:	55.45	51.77	48.47	45.57	47.35	44.90	45.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.28	17.37	17.93	16.63	15.24	16.07	15.76

Schools

Alamosa Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1709 West 10th St, Alamosa CO 81101
Alamosa High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	805 Craft Dr, Alamosa CO 81101
Alamosa Ombudsman School Of Excellence	Grade 6 to Grade 12	2431 Main St, Alamosa CO 81101
Ortega Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	401 Victoria Ave, Alamosa CO 81101

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	33	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	37	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	47	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	20	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	14	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23.4	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64.6	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	48.8	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.8	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.1	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37.2	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.1	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.9	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.0	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.1	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43.0	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	55.7	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	28.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.8	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59.7	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.5	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36.0	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39.5	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.7	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44.3	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.2	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	54.5	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61.7	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.1	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$20,154,000	$9,606		$21,520,000	$10,341		$48,013,000	$23,467
Federal:	$2,265,000	$1,080	11.2%	$2,863,000	$1,376	13.3%	$2,608,000	$1,275	5.4%
State:	$10,321,000	$4,919	51.2%	$12,404,000	$5,961	57.6%	$39,174,000	$19,147	81.6%
Local:	$7,568,000	$3,607	37.6%	$6,253,000	$3,005	29.1%	$6,231,000	$3,045	13.0%
Total Expenditures:	$18,335,000	$8,739		$27,011,000	$12,980		$46,846,000	$22,896
Total Current Expenditures:	$16,141,000	$7,694		$16,594,000	$7,974		$17,292,000	$8,452
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,667,000	$4,608	59.9%	$9,328,000	$4,482	56.2%	$10,697,000	$5,228	61.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,255,000	$598	7.8%	$1,857,000	$892	11.2%	$1,357,000	$663	7.8%
Administration:	$2,253,000	$1,074	14.0%	$2,632,000	$1,265	15.9%	$2,321,000	$1,134	13.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,966,000	$1,414	18.4%	$2,777,000	$1,334	16.7%	$2,917,000	$1,426	16.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,400,000	$667		$9,578,000	$4,603		$28,919,000	$14,134
Construction:	$43,000	$20		$98,000	$47		$576,000	$282
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$622,000	$296		$685,000	$329		$568,000	$278

Total Salary:	$9,461,000	$4,510		$10,115,000	$4,861		$10,850,000	$5,303
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,308,000	$3,007	66.7%	$6,440,000	$3,095	63.7%	$7,327,000	$3,581	67.5%
Other Salary:	$3,153,000	$1,503	33.3%	$3,675,000	$1,766	36.3%	$3,523,000	$1,722	32.5%
Total Benefit:	$2,241,000	$1,068		$2,411,000	$1,159		$2,353,000	$1,150
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,564,000	$745	69.8%	$1,256,000	$604	52.1%	$1,556,000	$761	66.1%
Other Benefit:	$677,000	$323	30.2%	$1,155,000	$555	47.9%	$797,000	$390	33.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	33.1%	38.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	66.9%	61.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	20.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	25.5%	20.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.6%	42.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.6%	16.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,871.0	$41,906.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,598.0	$30,893.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,341.0	$38,579.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,586.0	$45,391.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,708.0	$50,777.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Alamosa School District RE-11J was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.