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Highland Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

711 East Euclid Ave

Littleton CO, 80121, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-347-4525

Ranking:

(300 out of 1,246, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Littleton School District 6

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:	21		21		21		22		24		23		25
Total Students:	402		383		382		410		437		376		376
Prekindergarten:	45	11.2%	35	9.1%	43	11.3%	37	9.0%	33	7.6%	33	8.8%	28	7.4%
Kindergarten:	58	14.4%	54	14.1%	42	11.0%	60	14.6%	59	13.5%	46	12.2%	44	11.7%
Grade 1:	58	14.4%	48	12.5%	64	16.8%	57	13.9%	68	15.6%	46	12.2%	57	15.2%
Grade 2:	45	11.2%	67	17.5%	55	14.4%	68	16.6%	60	13.7%	55	14.6%	65	17.3%
Grade 3:	66	16.4%	59	15.4%	68	17.8%	56	13.7%	56	12.8%	71	18.9%	73	19.4%
Grade 4:	59	14.7%	68	17.8%	52	13.6%	55	13.4%	81	18.5%	70	18.6%	53	14.1%
Grade 5:	71	17.7%	52	13.6%	58	15.2%	77	18.8%	80	18.3%	55	14.6%	56	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	213	53.0%	198	51.7%	204	53.4%	206	50.2%	238	54.5%	190	50.5%	188	50.0%
Female:	189	47.0%	185	48.3%	178	46.6%	204	49.8%	191	43.7%	178	47.3%	184	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%
Asian:	8	2.0%	13	3.4%	14	3.7%	24	5.9%	31	7.1%	26	6.9%	21	5.6%
Hispanic:	47	11.7%	54	14.1%	55	14.4%	63	15.4%	38	8.7%	36	9.6%	34	9.0%
Black:	5	1.2%	7	1.8%	2	0.5%	3	0.7%	6	1.4%	4	1.1%	5	1.3%
White:	323	80.3%	285	74.4%	293	76.7%	301	73.4%	361	82.6%	309	82.2%	314	83.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	4.2%	21	5.5%	18	4.7%	19	4.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	62	15.4%	58	15.1%	56	14.7%	63	15.4%	71	16.2%	48	12.8%	43	11.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	4.5%	21	5.5%	21	5.5%	22	5.4%	26	5.9%	10	2.7%	8	2.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.74		18.50		18.63		19.07		18.21		16.40		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	77	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	81	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	81	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	81	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85	79	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93	83	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	83	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	77	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	82	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	80	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	82	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	81	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	86	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	67	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	69	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	68	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	62	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	66	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	79	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	81	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	83	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	94	82	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	78	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	76	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	78	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	79	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	80	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	80	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	69	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	66	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	66	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	66	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	74	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	73	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	78	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	80	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	84	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	81	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	82	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	87	82	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	82	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	84	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	83	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	55	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	59	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	60	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	70	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	75	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	73	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	76	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	73	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	76	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87.7	83.5	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.9	83.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.6	88.2	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79.2	85.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.1	67.6	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60.3	64.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	83.6	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80.9	83.2	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.2	81.5	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.3	82.8	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	66.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	69.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	78.2	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	77.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.9	83.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.8	84.1	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.2	64.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.9	64.0	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	73.3	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.3	76.7	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.0%	47.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.0%	52.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.0%	90.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$54,287.0	$52,940.0
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:	$56,216.0	$54,654.0

* Highland Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.