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Mesa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

703 West 7th St

Cortez CO, 81321, Montezuma County

Phone: 970-565-3858

Ranking:

(1,035 out of 1,246, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1

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:	24		23		23		25		27		27		27
Total Students:	402		386		394		402		407		421		406
Kindergarten:	73	18.2%	76	19.7%	66	16.8%	64	15.9%	58	14.3%	69	16.4%	64	15.8%
Grade 1:	79	19.7%	60	15.5%	68	17.3%	63	15.7%	68	16.7%	72	17.1%	72	17.7%
Grade 2:	58	14.4%	61	15.8%	53	13.5%	72	17.9%	69	17.0%	73	17.3%	64	15.8%
Grade 3:	65	16.2%	51	13.2%	65	16.5%	71	17.7%	69	17.0%	68	16.2%	71	17.5%
Grade 4:	61	15.2%	64	16.6%	75	19.0%	70	17.4%	67	16.5%	73	17.3%	63	15.5%
Grade 5:	66	16.4%	74	19.2%	67	17.0%	62	15.4%	76	18.7%	66	15.7%	72	17.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	205	51.0%	194	50.3%	202	51.3%	213	53.0%	212	52.1%	220	52.3%	198	48.8%
Female:	197	49.0%	192	49.7%	192	48.7%	189	47.0%	187	45.9%	193	45.8%	204	50.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	124	30.8%	125	32.4%	123	31.2%	128	31.8%	140	34.4%	139	33.0%	141	34.7%
Asian:	1	0.2%	1	0.3%	3	0.8%	5	1.2%	5	1.2%	5	1.2%	2	0.5%
Hispanic:	82	20.4%	74	19.2%	62	15.7%	57	14.2%	45	11.1%	50	11.9%	49	12.1%
Black:	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%
White:	183	45.5%	181	46.9%	201	51.0%	204	50.7%	214	52.6%	225	53.4%	212	52.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	10	2.5%	3	0.8%	4	1.0%	7	1.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	218	54.2%	223	57.8%	239	60.7%	262	65.2%	242	59.5%	216	51.3%	206	50.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	46	11.4%	41	10.6%	34	8.6%	40	10.0%	57	14.0%	58	13.8%	59	14.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.93		16.97		16.95		16.41		15.07		15.40		15.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	49	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	50	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	56	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	58	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	64	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	57	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	56	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	54	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	48	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	56	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	59	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	59	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	57	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37	34	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	34	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	32	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	24	27	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	29	28	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	25	27	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	29	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	21	25	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	45	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	47	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	49	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	45	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	55	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	59	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	55	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	51	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	48	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	44	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	49	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	51	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	32	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	34	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	29	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31	27	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	27	25	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	15	21	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	24	23	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	35	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	48	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	53	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	44	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	55	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	49	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	51	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	51	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	59	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	56	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	52	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	59	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	50	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	56	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	49	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	23	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	27	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23	27	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	22	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	27	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	20	26	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	43	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	47	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	38	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	39	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	28	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	35	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.9	62.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66.7	57.6	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.4	60.4	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60.8	51.8	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38.1	27.7	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31.4	26.0	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	54.9	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.0	42.1	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45.8	47.4	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.4	47.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	23.6	25.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	25.8	25.3	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56.4	52.4	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.5	41.6	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	53.8	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	53.6	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	24.2	30.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	23.2	22.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.1	33.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42.0	33.6	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.1%	60.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.9%	39.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.0%	21.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.0%	78.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,969.0	$36,285.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,373.0	$28,647.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,521.0	$38,407.0

* Mesa Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.