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Durango High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2390 Main Ave

Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County

Phone: 970-259-1630

Ranking:

(71 out of 304, top 23%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	62		69		71		72		81		91		92
Total Students:	1,110		1,239		1,269		1,360		1,393		1,512		1,504
Grade 9:	292	26.3%	300	24.2%	272	21.4%	308	22.6%	319	22.9%	349	23.1%	400	26.6%
Grade 10:	267	24.1%	272	22.0%	297	23.4%	316	23.2%	341	24.5%	380	25.1%	375	24.9%
Grade 11:	250	22.5%	298	24.1%	304	24.0%	332	24.4%	366	26.3%	364	24.1%	384	25.5%
Grade 12:	301	27.1%	369	29.8%	396	31.2%	404	29.7%	367	26.3%	419	27.7%	345	22.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	549	49.5%	607	49.0%	603	47.5%	655	48.2%	702	50.4%	775	51.3%	782	52.0%
Female:	561	50.5%	632	51.0%	666	52.5%	705	51.8%	683	49.0%	729	48.2%	718	47.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	48	4.3%	61	4.9%	67	5.3%	78	5.7%	73	5.2%	82	5.4%	74	4.9%
Asian:	9	0.8%	9	0.7%	16	1.3%	21	1.5%	19	1.4%	20	1.3%	19	1.3%
Hispanic:	191	17.2%	216	17.4%	213	16.8%	212	15.6%	193	13.9%	207	13.7%	171	11.4%
Black:	6	0.5%	7	0.6%	9	0.7%	10	0.7%	10	0.7%	13	0.9%	11	0.7%
White:	838	75.5%	923	74.5%	954	75.2%	1,035	76.1%	1,098	78.8%	1,190	78.7%	1,229	81.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	1.5%	22	1.8%	8	0.6%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	181	16.3%	209	16.9%	229	18.0%	223	16.4%	195	14.0%	185	12.2%	186	12.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	53	4.8%	79	6.4%	66	5.2%	56	4.1%	68	4.9%	67	4.4%	101	6.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.85		17.92		17.83		18.94		17.10		16.70		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	30	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	36	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	33	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	41	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	37	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	37	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	37	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	75	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	80	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	81	80	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	71	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	57	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	61	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	65	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60	59	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	58	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	55	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	57	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	45	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	43	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	50	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	47	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	49	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	47	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	43	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	81	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	78	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	62	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	61	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	64	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	62	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	52	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	63	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	36.9	36.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	41.1	41.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.5	70.9	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	70.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.4	57.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	60.1	59.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	51.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.4	50.2	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	48.1	47.7	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	42.4	42.0	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75.3	74.9	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73.5	72.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	62.7	62	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56.9	56.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.8%	37.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%	61.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.0%	23.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.0%	76.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,613.0	$41,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,906.0	$33,618.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,150.0	$43,937.0

* Durango High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.