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Garfield School District RE-2

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Garfield School District RE-2 is located in west Colorado. Garfield School District RE-2 has 804.26 square miles of land area and 2.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Garfield School District RE-2 population is 24,414. Garfield School District RE-2 median household income is $53,642 in 2010-2014. Garfield School District RE-2 median house value is $244,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Garfield School District RE-2 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (117 out of 154, bottom 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (124 out of 156, bottom 21%)* Rank: #143
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	24,414 (2010-2014), rank #35
Population Growth	7.77% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	30.25/sq mi, rank #50
Median Household Income:	$53,642 at 2010-2014—-22.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #64
Median House Price:	$244,700 at 2010-2014—-9.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	804.26 sq mi, rank #36
Water Area:	2.70 sq mi (0.33%), rank #42
State:	Colorado
County:	Garfield County
City:	Parachute, Rifle, Silt, New Castle, Glenwood Springs
Zip:	81635, 81650, 81652, 81647, 81601

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Garfield School District RE-2 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

839 Whiteriver Ave

Rifle CO, 81650, Garfield County

Phone: 970-665-7600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,818	4,730	4,717	4,980	4,935	4,848	4,403
English Language Learner Students:	694	621	625	684	779	796	702
Total Teachers:	283.29	282.29	275.11	277.37	281.76	280.60	216.60
Prekindergarten:	6.00	5.19	5.41	5.99	7.05	10.30	5.80
Kindergarten:	22.70	23.08	19.86	21.58	24.53	24.50	14.00
Elementary:	143.12	144.40	144.44	142.94	138.92	137.10	111.00
Secondary:	111.47	109.62	105.40	106.86	111.26	108.70	85.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	364.85	352.71	320.33	292.96	324.14	320.60	259.10
Instructional Aides:	114.22	112.81	91.88	66.33	73.04	82.50	64.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	23.83	15.64	14.67	15.07	19.79	7.90	3.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.78	13.93	14.68	14.88	15.32	13.30	7.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.88	5.50	6.00	5.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.77	7.93	7.80	9.38	9.32	8.30	5.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	8.96	7.96	8.16	9.00	8.72	8.20	7.00
District Administrators:	7.62	7.62	6.62	5.55	11.62	7.80	7.80
District Administrative Support:	17.74	17.52	17.47	15.94	15.90	17.00	12.20
School Administrators:	15.14	15.14	15.14	15.89	15.28	13.10	13.10
School Administrative Support:	23.39	22.84	30.39	31.06	31.59	27.80	23.10
Student Support Services:	29.18	28.33	16.78	14.46	19.69	31.80	22.80
Other Support Services:	108.99	109.92	103.54	103.78	112.19	110.20	97.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.01	16.76	17.15	17.95	17.51	17.28	20.33

Schools

Cactus Valley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	222 Grand Ave, Silt CO 81652
Coal Ridge High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	35947 Hwy 6, New Castle CO 81647
Elk Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	804 West Main St, New Castle CO 81647
Graham Mesa Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1575 Farmstead Parkway, Rifle CO 81650
Highland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1500 East 7th St, Rifle CO 81650
Kathryn Senor Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	101 Alder Ave, New Castle CO 81647
Rifle High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1350 Prefontaine Ave, Rifle CO 81650
Rifle Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	753 Railroad, Rifle CO 81650
Riverside School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	215 Alder Ave, New Castle CO 81647
Wamsley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	225 East 30th St, Rifle CO 81650

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	39	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	30	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	29	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	32	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	36	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65.7	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35.7	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	40.6	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.9	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.1	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.8	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.0	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.6	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64.5	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.7	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.8	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.8	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.9	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48.9	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.3	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33.5	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.3	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	45.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.1	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	41.9	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	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:	$50,122,000	$10,626		$49,275,000	$9,895		$59,190,000	$11,994
Federal:	$1,820,000	$386	3.6%	$3,076,000	$618	6.2%	$1,721,000	$349	2.9%
State:	$22,046,000	$4,674	44.0%	$24,930,000	$5,006	50.6%	$23,908,000	$4,845	40.4%
Local:	$26,256,000	$5,566	52.4%	$21,269,000	$4,271	43.2%	$33,561,000	$6,801	56.7%
Total Expenditures:	$45,393,000	$9,623		$46,296,000	$9,296		$52,864,000	$10,712
Total Current Expenditures:	$37,304,000	$7,908		$38,045,000	$7,640		$40,555,000	$8,218
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,526,000	$4,139	52.3%	$19,105,000	$3,836	50.2%	$20,470,000	$4,148	50.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,158,000	$881	11.1%	$3,984,000	$800	10.5%	$3,969,000	$804	9.8%
Administration:	$5,878,000	$1,246	15.8%	$7,233,000	$1,452	19.0%	$8,234,000	$1,668	20.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,742,000	$1,641	20.8%	$7,723,000	$1,551	20.3%	$7,882,000	$1,597	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,504,000	$319		$1,437,000	$289		$4,979,000	$1,009
Construction:	$207,000	$44		$595,000	$119		$2,439,000	$494
Total Other:	$9,000	$2		$12,000	$2		$12,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$4,802,000	$1,018		$5,047,000	$1,013		$5,389,000	$1,092

Total Salary:	$23,190,000	$4,916		$23,051,000	$4,629		$24,337,000	$4,932
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$14,069,000	$2,983	60.7%	$14,170,000	$2,845	61.5%	$15,072,000	$3,054	61.9%
Other Salary:	$9,121,000	$1,934	39.3%	$8,881,000	$1,783	38.5%	$9,265,000	$1,877	38.1%
Total Benefit:	$6,850,000	$1,452		$6,219,000	$1,249		$6,269,000	$1,270
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,210,000	$893	61.5%	$3,793,000	$762	61.0%	$3,704,000	$751	59.1%
Other Benefit:	$2,640,000	$560	38.5%	$2,426,000	$487	39.0%	$2,565,000	$520	40.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.5%	69.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.5%	30.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.8%	36.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.5%	19.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.2%	29.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	8.9%	11.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	2.5%	4.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,511.0	$38,456.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,337.0	$32,160.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,184.0	$35,801.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,666.0	$41,408.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,083.0	$52,116.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,279.0	$47,013.0

* Garfield School District RE-2 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.