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The Pinnacle Charter School Elementary

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's Experience

1001 West 84th St

Denver CO, 80206, Denver County

Phone: 303-450-3985

Ranking:

(907 out of 1,246, bottom 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

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:	52		48		54		49		58		51		48
Total Students:	1,053		1,050		1,041		1,015		959		944		932
Kindergarten:	150	14.2%	137	13.0%	131	12.6%	146	14.4%	150	15.6%	143	15.1%	133	14.3%
Grade 1:	162	15.4%	163	15.5%	178	17.1%	191	18.8%	165	17.2%	154	16.3%	144	15.5%
Grade 2:	168	16.0%	189	18.0%	197	18.9%	175	17.2%	149	15.5%	141	14.9%	155	16.6%
Grade 3:	188	17.9%	204	19.4%	180	17.3%	167	16.5%	161	16.8%	166	17.6%	167	17.9%
Grade 4:	205	19.5%	180	17.1%	175	16.8%	168	16.6%	166	17.3%	169	17.9%	165	17.7%
Grade 5:	180	17.1%	177	16.9%	180	17.3%	168	16.6%	168	17.5%	171	18.1%	168	18.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	508	48.2%	503	47.9%	516	49.6%	507	50.0%	474	49.4%	474	50.2%	465	49.9%
Female:	545	51.8%	547	52.1%	525	50.4%	508	50.0%	477	49.7%	462	48.9%	463	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	0.9%	7	0.7%	9	0.9%	9	0.9%	15	1.6%	12	1.3%	9	1.0%
Asian:	38	3.6%	57	5.4%	59	5.7%	61	6.0%	58	6.0%	61	6.5%	62	6.7%
Hispanic:	738	70.1%	701	66.8%	656	63.0%	609	60.0%	491	51.2%	452	47.9%	383	41.1%
Black:	6	0.6%	9	0.9%	17	1.6%	20	2.0%	23	2.4%	32	3.4%	39	4.2%
White:	256	24.3%	269	25.6%	296	28.4%	314	30.9%	372	38.8%	387	41.0%	439	47.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	0.6%	7	0.7%	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	550	52.2%	484	46.1%	489	47.0%	406	40.0%	251	26.2%	242	25.6%	190	20.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	113	10.7%	101	9.6%	99	9.5%	117	11.5%	83	8.7%	106	11.2%	79	8.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.25		21.72		19.13		20.63		16.41		18.40		19.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	59	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	73	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	72	69
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	70	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	75	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	77	73
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	48	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	49	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	51	51
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	65	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	67	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	68	71
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	66	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	70	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	65	66
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	48	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	46	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	53	56
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	61	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	66	66
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	69	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	72	69
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	42	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	45	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	49	46
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	57	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	64	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42.8	64.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.3	70.8	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50.9	68.0	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.5	70.1	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	22.0	45.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34.7	47.2	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	65.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	63.7	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.0	69.6	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51.7	64.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.9	51.2	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	50.2	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.9	55.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.3	63.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	9.1	37.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61.9	73.5	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	31.8	43.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	41.6	49.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.1	51.7	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	59.5	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	45.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	54.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,883.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,886.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,418.0

* The Pinnacle Charter School Elementary was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.