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High Plains Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2248 Vintage Dr

Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County

Phone: 719-234-4700

Ranking:

(620 out of 1,246, top 50%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Academy School District 20

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	28		27		26		28		27		25		28
Total Students:	380		399		388		378		361		350		341
Prekindergarten:	32	8.4%	30	7.5%	32	8.2%	31	8.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	53	13.9%	67	16.8%	61	15.7%	50	13.2%	59	16.3%	51	14.6%	51	15.0%
Grade 1:	64	16.8%	61	15.3%	49	12.6%	59	15.6%	49	13.6%	53	15.1%	41	12.0%
Grade 2:	57	15.0%	51	12.8%	66	17.0%	49	13.0%	66	18.3%	51	14.6%	67	19.6%
Grade 3:	48	12.6%	66	16.5%	56	14.4%	63	16.7%	51	14.1%	61	17.4%	52	15.2%
Grade 4:	66	17.4%	48	12.0%	69	17.8%	51	13.5%	68	18.8%	59	16.9%	60	17.6%
Grade 5:	60	15.8%	76	19.0%	55	14.2%	75	19.8%	68	18.8%	75	21.4%	70	20.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	197	51.8%	208	52.1%	209	53.9%	212	56.1%	185	51.2%	179	51.1%	181	53.1%
Female:	183	48.2%	191	47.9%	179	46.1%	166	43.9%	168	46.5%	163	46.6%	156	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	6	1.7%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%
Asian:	15	3.9%	16	4.0%	17	4.4%	13	3.4%	27	7.5%	20	5.7%	23	6.7%
Hispanic:	94	24.7%	94	23.6%	82	21.1%	72	19.0%	60	16.6%	54	15.4%	61	17.9%
Black:	10	2.6%	11	2.8%	8	2.1%	14	3.7%	30	8.3%	28	8.0%	18	5.3%
White:	229	60.3%	244	61.2%	243	62.6%	245	64.8%	238	65.9%	246	70.3%	238	69.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	31	8.2%	33	8.3%	36	9.3%	31	8.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	119	31.3%	124	31.1%	103	26.5%	84	22.2%	96	26.6%	76	21.7%	70	20.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	37	9.7%	25	6.3%	28	7.2%	26	6.9%	25	6.9%	19	5.4%	37	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.82		14.94		15.22		13.69		13.32		13.90		12.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	86	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	85	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	86	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	85	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	83	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	84	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	82	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	85	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	87	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	89	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	87	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	87	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	86	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	69	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	71	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55	75	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	68	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	71	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	66	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	68	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	83	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	86	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	86	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	86	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	86	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	85	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	84	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	85	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	81	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	83	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	84	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	82	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	84	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	82	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	74	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	70	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	70	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	70	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	67	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	69	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	73	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	81	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	84	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	81	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	83	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	82	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	81	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	82	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	81	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	89	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	88	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	85	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	85	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	85	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	84	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	85	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	84	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	58	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	60	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	61	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	65	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	68	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	78	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	78	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	77	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	78	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	74	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	74	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	74	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.8	83.0	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74.3	85.5	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.0	87.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.9	85.9	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47.3	65.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	55.7	66.9	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	85.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61.2	84.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	82.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.3	82.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	66.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.9	66.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	79.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	81.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.2	85.4	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.4	84.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.5	68.8	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.7	68.7	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	74.2	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.3	72.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.1%	72.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.9%	28.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	28.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.1%	72.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,893.0	$39,955.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,106.0	$32,477.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,238.0	$42,863.0

* High Plains Elementary 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.