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Trails West Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5400 South Waco St

Aurora CO, 80015, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-886-8500

Ranking:

(418 out of 1,246, top 34%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

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:	30		30		31		29		29		30		30
Total Students:	578		615		662		623		621		617		604
Prekindergarten:	69	11.9%	76	12.4%	81	12.2%	85	13.6%	85	13.7%	89	14.4%	63	10.4%
Kindergarten:	86	14.9%	78	12.7%	79	11.9%	76	12.2%	88	14.2%	75	12.2%	84	13.9%
Grade 1:	76	13.1%	86	14.0%	84	12.7%	90	14.4%	81	13.0%	79	12.8%	92	15.2%
Grade 2:	82	14.2%	84	13.7%	111	16.8%	85	13.6%	89	14.3%	97	15.7%	75	12.4%
Grade 3:	83	14.4%	97	15.8%	84	12.7%	97	15.6%	101	16.3%	83	13.5%	97	16.1%
Grade 4:	98	17.0%	85	13.8%	113	17.1%	104	16.7%	86	13.8%	94	15.2%	99	16.4%
Grade 5:	84	14.5%	109	17.7%	110	16.6%	86	13.8%	91	14.7%	100	16.2%	94	15.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	292	50.5%	313	50.9%	344	52.0%	310	49.8%	311	50.1%	300	48.6%	302	50.0%
Female:	286	49.5%	302	49.1%	318	48.0%	313	50.2%	302	48.6%	309	50.1%	298	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	4	0.7%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	4	0.6%	7	1.1%	6	1.0%
Asian:	26	4.5%	27	4.4%	34	5.1%	29	4.7%	50	8.1%	50	8.1%	46	7.6%
Hispanic:	68	11.8%	68	11.1%	70	10.6%	73	11.7%	50	8.1%	56	9.1%	58	9.6%
Black:	29	5.0%	39	6.3%	56	8.5%	56	9.0%	55	8.9%	57	9.2%	51	8.4%
White:	427	73.9%	446	72.5%	461	69.6%	425	68.2%	462	74.4%	447	72.4%	443	73.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	4	0.6%	3	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	4.3%	28	4.6%	33	5.0%	34	5.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	86	14.9%	100	16.3%	101	15.3%	89	14.3%	71	11.4%	60	9.7%	74	12.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	35	6.1%	32	5.2%	47	7.1%	43	6.9%	32	5.2%	40	6.5%	24	4.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.37		20.60		21.28		21.26		21.40		20.30		20.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	63	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.3	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.3	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.2	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.9	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54.1	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.3	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.0	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.0	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.0	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.8	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78.5	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	55.4	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.4	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.5	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	35.7%	51.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	64.3%	48.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	82.1%	92.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$57,395.0	$54,803.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,112.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$62,239.0	$56,640.0

* Trails West 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.