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The Classical Academy High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

975 Stout Rd

Colorado Springs CO, 80921, El Paso County

Phone: 303-866-6600

Ranking:

(4 out of 304, top 1%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Academy School District 20

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:	51		48		48		49		49		51		44
Total Students:	618		618		589		566		602		597		540
Grade 9:	177	28.6%	197	31.9%	174	29.5%	175	30.9%	183	30.4%	185	31.0%	173	32.0%
Grade 10:	180	29.1%	162	26.2%	168	28.5%	154	27.2%	164	27.2%	148	24.8%	166	30.7%
Grade 11:	131	21.2%	140	22.7%	124	21.1%	134	23.7%	124	20.6%	146	24.5%	126	23.3%
Grade 12:	130	21.0%	119	19.3%	123	20.9%	103	18.2%	131	21.8%	118	19.8%	75	13.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	342	55.3%	318	51.5%	303	51.4%	290	51.2%	300	49.8%	298	49.9%	266	49.3%
Female:	276	44.7%	300	48.5%	286	48.6%	276	48.8%	294	48.8%	291	48.7%	270	50.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%
Asian:	15	2.4%	11	1.8%	8	1.4%	7	1.2%	12	2.0%	7	1.2%	5	0.9%
Hispanic:	38	6.1%	42	6.8%	35	5.9%	49	8.7%	37	6.1%	27	4.5%	27	5.0%
Black:	11	1.8%	13	2.1%	16	2.7%	12	2.1%	15	2.5%	17	2.8%	13	2.4%
White:	537	86.9%	532	86.1%	507	86.1%	475	83.9%	537	89.2%	545	91.3%	492	91.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	2.8%	18	2.9%	21	3.6%	20	3.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	18	2.9%	19	3.1%	19	3.2%	9	1.6%	13	2.2%	18	3.0%	12	2.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	19	3.1%	19	3.1%	12	2.0%	12	2.1%	14	2.3%	16	2.7%	9	1.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.17		12.92		12.24		11.58		12.39		11.80		12.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	48	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	67	45	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	56	42	32
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	97	87	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	98	80	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	89	80	66
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	91	68	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	67	48
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	72	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	88	68	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	78	62	47
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	52	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	56	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	53	38
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	97	86	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	90	85	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	91	82	66
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	74	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	70	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	74	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	44.8	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	47.0	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	97	82.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	93.1	84.2	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	83.5	68.8	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	83.6	68.9	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83.4	64.2	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83.0	67.8	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58.4	52.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	68.1	54.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	94.1	84.7	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	92.8	84.6	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	80.1	71.8	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	83.0	75.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

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

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	62.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	37.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,395.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,591.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,401.0

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