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Foothills Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

13165 West Ohio Ave

Denver CO, 80228, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-9324

Ranking:

(830 out of 1,246, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

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:	18		17		20		20		17		20		20
Total Students:	351		339		355		360		332		335		343
Prekindergarten:	28	8.0%	29	8.6%	30	8.5%	29	8.1%	34	10.2%	28	8.4%	32	9.3%
Kindergarten:	45	12.8%	53	15.6%	52	14.6%	52	14.4%	53	16.0%	53	15.8%	38	11.1%
Grade 1:	57	16.2%	43	12.7%	51	14.4%	51	14.2%	46	13.9%	43	12.8%	54	15.7%
Grade 2:	43	12.3%	40	11.8%	45	12.7%	47	13.1%	45	13.6%	43	12.8%	44	12.8%
Grade 3:	37	10.5%	44	13.0%	47	13.2%	51	14.2%	37	11.1%	43	12.8%	50	14.6%
Grade 4:	52	14.8%	44	13.0%	47	13.2%	41	11.4%	44	13.3%	44	13.1%	40	11.7%
Grade 5:	46	13.1%	46	13.6%	40	11.3%	43	11.9%	47	14.2%	40	11.9%	46	13.4%
Grade 6:	43	12.3%	40	11.8%	43	12.1%	46	12.8%	26	7.8%	41	12.2%	39	11.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	160	45.6%	166	49.0%	185	52.1%	181	50.3%	158	47.6%	161	48.1%	171	49.9%
Female:	191	54.4%	173	51.0%	170	47.9%	179	49.7%	166	50.0%	166	49.6%	168	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.9%	4	1.2%	4	1.1%	9	2.5%	7	2.1%	5	1.5%	8	2.3%
Asian:	15	4.3%	12	3.5%	14	3.9%	16	4.4%	19	5.7%	18	5.4%	17	5.0%
Hispanic:	109	31.1%	98	28.9%	102	28.7%	91	25.3%	69	20.8%	58	17.3%	51	14.9%
Black:	12	3.4%	10	2.9%	10	2.8%	18	5.0%	17	5.1%	19	5.7%	14	4.1%
White:	190	54.1%	198	58.4%	212	59.7%	207	57.5%	220	66.3%	235	70.1%	253	73.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	5.7%	15	4.4%	12	3.4%	18	5.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	176	50.1%	161	47.5%	168	47.3%	169	46.9%	145	43.7%	126	37.6%	125	36.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	42	12.0%	49	14.5%	27	7.6%	29	8.1%	28	8.4%	24	7.2%	29	8.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.85		19.48		18.20		17.70		19.15		16.80		17.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	74	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	72	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	74	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	76	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	75	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	77	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	79	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	62	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	66	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	61	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	59	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	63	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	60	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	74	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	72	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	75	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	71	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	74	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	71	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	76	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	63	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	63	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	60	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	58	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29	60	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	58	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	63	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	67	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	66	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	70	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	67	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	70	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	71	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	75	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	74	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	75	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	42	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	52	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	57	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	64	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	65	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	68	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	62	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	66	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	63	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	62	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	66	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	66	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	67	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	70	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	69	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	78	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	77	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	80	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	81	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	81	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	87	82	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	68	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	69	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	67	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	42	68	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	43	66	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	71	62
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.8	74.9	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.1	73.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76.1	80.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.1	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55.3	58.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38.3	56.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	76.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.7	76.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	75.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.8	76.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.3	55.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46.5	58.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.6	68.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.7	70.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	76.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.4	77.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35.1	58.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27.3	59.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.8	63.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.4	62.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	71.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.8	69.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.0	84.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.5	83.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.5	64.9	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65.9	67.4	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	43.8%	42.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	56.3%	57.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	93.8%	89.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$56,253.0	$55,148.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,798.0	$57,926.0

* Foothills Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.