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Plateau Valley School District 50

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Plateau Valley School District 50 is located in west Colorado. Plateau Valley School District 50 has 801.68 square miles of land area and 3.31 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Plateau Valley School District 50 population is 2,507. Plateau Valley School District 50 median household income is $52,837 in 2010-2014. Plateau Valley School District 50 median house value is $284,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Plateau Valley School District 50 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (138 out of 154, bottom 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (85 out of 156, bottom 46%)* Rank: #139
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	2,507 (2010-2014), rank #108
Population Growth	-2.94% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3.11/sq mi, rank #126
Median Household Income:	$52,837 at 2010-2014—-6.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #67
Median House Price:	$284,900 at 2010-2014—26.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	801.68 sq mi, rank #37
Water Area:	3.31 sq mi (0.41%), rank #37
State:	Colorado
County:	Mesa County
City:	Mesa, De Beque, Collbran, Molina
Zip:	81643, 81630, 81624, 81646
Area:	Grand Junction, CO

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Plateau Valley School District 50 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

56600 Hwy 330

Collbran CO, 81624, Mesa County

Phone: 970-487-3547

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	450	508	489	471	489	510	479
English Language Learner Students:	12	15	12	11	9	3	2
Total Teachers:	35.28	32.47	32.13	34.30	35.47	35.70	32.50
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.50
Kindergarten:	1.72	1.50	1.50	1.00	1.50	1.20	0.70
Elementary:	12.60	12.28	12.96	12.66	12.02	12.70	10.20
Secondary:	19.96	17.69	16.67	19.64	20.95	21.30	21.10
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	34.06	31.69	31.57	34.45	36.43	34.50	35.40
Instructional Aides:	7.71	6.52	6.70	10.01	9.61	6.90	7.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.32	1.32	1.20	1.04	1.10	1.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.44	0.44	0.40	0.35	0.40	0.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.88	0.88	0.80	0.69	0.70	0.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.71	0.70	0.70	0.81	0.96	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.19	1.19	1.19	0.99	0.99	0.90	1.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	5.32	4.98	4.98	4.99	4.81	4.80	4.80
School Administrators:	3.69	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.90
School Administrative Support:	1.22	1.55	1.55	1.45	1.34	1.30	1.30
Student Support Services:	2.06	1.12	0.82	1.19	1.18	1.30	1.60
Other Support Services:	10.54	10.31	10.31	9.81	12.50	13.20	13.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.76	15.65	15.22	13.73	13.79	14.29	14.74

Schools

Grand Mesa High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	56600 Hwy 330, Collbran CO 81624
Plateau Valley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	56600 Hwy 330, Collbran CO 81624
Plateau Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	56600 Hwy 330, Collbran CO 81624
Plateau Valley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	56600 Hwy 330, Collbran CO 81624

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	4	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	8	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	72
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	56
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	23	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	69
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	67
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	50
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	41	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	68
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	41
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	57
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	59
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	52	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	73	61
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	24	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	48
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	12	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	16	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	8	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11.6	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9.4	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.8	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	37.2	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	25.0	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73.5	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41.7	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38.2	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.3	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	40.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90.6	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.3	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.3	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	39.4	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	32.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75.7	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79.4	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	38.2	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.9	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83.3	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.3	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	28.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.3	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	16.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.4	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.1	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:	$4,247,000	$8,685		$4,438,000	$9,423		$4,720,000	$9,652
Federal:	$334,000	$683	7.9%	$515,000	$1,093	11.6%	$240,000	$491	5.1%
State:	$454,000	$928	10.7%	$1,102,000	$2,340	24.8%	$176,000	$360	3.7%
Local:	$3,459,000	$7,074	81.4%	$2,821,000	$5,989	63.6%	$4,304,000	$8,802	91.2%
Total Expenditures:	$3,969,000	$8,117		$4,178,000	$8,870		$4,366,000	$8,928
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,750,000	$7,669		$3,863,000	$8,202		$4,078,000	$8,339
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,147,000	$4,391	57.3%	$2,320,000	$4,926	60.1%	$2,422,000	$4,953	59.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$176,000	$360	4.7%	$168,000	$357	4.3%	$178,000	$364	4.4%
Administration:	$837,000	$1,712	22.3%	$803,000	$1,705	20.8%	$849,000	$1,736	20.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$590,000	$1,207	15.7%	$572,000	$1,214	14.8%	$629,000	$1,286	15.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$106,000	$217		$170,000	$361		$137,000	$280
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$106,000	$217		$143,000	$304		$148,000	$303

Total Salary:	$2,428,000	$4,965		$2,478,000	$5,261		$2,637,000	$5,393
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,513,000	$3,094	62.3%	$1,593,000	$3,382	64.3%	$1,679,000	$3,434	63.7%
Other Salary:	$915,000	$1,871	37.7%	$885,000	$1,879	35.7%	$958,000	$1,959	36.3%
Total Benefit:	$630,000	$1,288		$619,000	$1,314		$613,000	$1,254
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$394,000	$806	62.5%	$396,000	$841	64.0%	$383,000	$783	62.5%
Other Benefit:	$236,000	$483	37.5%	$223,000	$473	36.0%	$230,000	$470	37.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	30.8%	29.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	69.2%	70.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.4%	11.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	38.5%	37.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	23.1%	22.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.2%	25.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$38,837.0	$40,562.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,680.0	$29,947.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,029.0	$36,192.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,317.0	$42,671.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,107.0	$47,718.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Plateau Valley School District 50 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.