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Arvada High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7951 West 65th Ave

Arvada CO, 80004, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-0162

Ranking:

(252 out of 304, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Jefferson County School District R-1

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:	59		62		63		75		72		74		79
Total Students:	906		910		993		1,039		1,199		1,229		1,364
Grade 9:	258	28.5%	238	26.2%	250	25.2%	250	24.1%	310	25.9%	303	24.7%	322	23.6%
Grade 10:	249	27.5%	237	26.0%	249	25.1%	287	27.6%	292	24.4%	290	23.6%	399	29.3%
Grade 11:	208	23.0%	209	23.0%	257	25.9%	277	26.7%	276	23.0%	350	28.5%	344	25.2%
Grade 12:	191	21.1%	226	24.8%	237	23.9%	225	21.7%	321	26.8%	286	23.3%	299	21.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	492	54.3%	467	51.3%	479	48.2%	537	51.7%	599	50.0%	618	50.3%	717	52.6%
Female:	414	45.7%	443	48.7%	514	51.8%	502	48.3%	592	49.4%	603	49.1%	643	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	16	1.8%	17	1.9%	24	2.4%	19	1.8%	20	1.7%	24	2.0%	21	1.5%
Asian:	35	3.9%	32	3.5%	46	4.6%	52	5.0%	67	5.6%	71	5.8%	72	5.3%
Hispanic:	386	42.6%	360	39.6%	360	36.3%	364	35.0%	412	34.4%	411	33.4%	433	31.7%
Black:	22	2.4%	14	1.5%	19	1.9%	15	1.4%	23	1.9%	25	2.0%	47	3.4%
White:	426	47.0%	461	50.7%	517	52.1%	569	54.8%	677	56.5%	698	56.8%	791	58.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	2.2%	24	2.6%	26	2.6%	18	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	510	56.3%	465	51.1%	477	48.0%	492	47.4%	581	48.5%	445	36.2%	487	35.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	120	13.2%	112	12.3%	136	13.7%	117	11.3%	122	10.2%	127	10.3%	147	10.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.30		14.64		15.87		13.78		16.55		16.70		17.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	35	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	38	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	38	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	39	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	41	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	40	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	38	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	42	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	72	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	70	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	70	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	74	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	72	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	76	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	71	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	53	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	58	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	54	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	57	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	52	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	57	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	57	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	55	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	54	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	58	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	54	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	56	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	53	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	52	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	42	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	41	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	47	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	45	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	48	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	45	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	50	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	47	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	74	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	72	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	72	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	73	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	74	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	75	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	73	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	54	72	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	61	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	59	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	58	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	57	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	56	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	59	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	56	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	59	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20.9	41.6	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14.9	42.7	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	71.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.2	74.8	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.9	54.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.8	58.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31.7	52.3	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27.1	53.5	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	16.1	42.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	22.0	46.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49.2	72	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	44.0	72.4	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	31.0	55.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.3	59.4	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.3%	46.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.7%	53.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.4%	28.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	76.6%	71.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,388.0	$48,887.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,361.0	$33,787.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,668.0	$54,980.0

* Arvada High 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.