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Westgate Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8550 West Vassar Dr

Denver CO, 80227, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-9130

Ranking:

(902 out of 1,246, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Jefferson County School District R-1

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		35		35		36		35		32		33
Total Students:	618		600		592		626		607		584		588
Prekindergarten:	25	4.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	100	16.2%	98	16.3%	92	15.5%	95	15.2%	87	14.3%	80	13.7%	79	13.4%
Grade 1:	92	14.9%	89	14.8%	90	15.2%	94	15.0%	84	13.8%	81	13.9%	88	15.0%
Grade 2:	86	13.9%	82	13.7%	85	14.4%	82	13.1%	82	13.5%	83	14.2%	80	13.6%
Grade 3:	81	13.1%	91	15.2%	81	13.7%	81	12.9%	92	15.2%	73	12.5%	96	16.3%
Grade 4:	79	12.8%	82	13.7%	77	13.0%	95	15.2%	84	13.8%	93	15.9%	89	15.1%
Grade 5:	76	12.3%	74	12.3%	87	14.7%	82	13.1%	94	15.5%	89	15.2%	80	13.6%
Grade 6:	79	12.8%	84	14.0%	80	13.5%	97	15.5%	84	13.8%	85	14.6%	76	12.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	307	49.7%	299	49.8%	284	48.0%	311	49.7%	299	49.3%	301	51.5%	303	51.5%
Female:	311	50.3%	301	50.2%	308	52.0%	315	50.3%	300	49.4%	275	47.1%	281	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	1.1%	4	0.7%	3	0.5%	4	0.6%	6	1.0%	7	1.2%	8	1.4%
Asian:	17	2.8%	17	2.8%	20	3.4%	20	3.2%	24	4.0%	27	4.6%	27	4.6%
Hispanic:	257	41.6%	230	38.3%	225	38.0%	231	36.9%	182	30.0%	167	28.6%	151	25.7%
Black:	11	1.8%	17	2.8%	10	1.7%	9	1.4%	19	3.1%	17	2.9%	19	3.2%
White:	295	47.7%	311	51.8%	317	53.5%	335	53.5%	376	61.9%	366	62.7%	383	65.1%
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:	31	5.0%	21	3.5%	17	2.9%	27	4.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	269	43.5%	303	50.5%	265	44.8%	266	42.5%	248	40.9%	209	35.8%	200	34.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	82	13.3%	79	13.2%	71	12.0%	76	12.1%	84	13.8%	82	14.0%	71	12.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.52		17.22		17.16		17.63		17.18		18.30		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	74	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	72	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	74	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	76	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	75	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	77	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	79	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53	62	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	66	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	61	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	59	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	63	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	60	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	73	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	74	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	72	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	43	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	75	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	71	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	74	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	71	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	76	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	63	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	63	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	60	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	58	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	60	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	58	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	63	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	67	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	70	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	67	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	70	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	71	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	76	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	75	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	74	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	75	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	21	42	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	52	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	39	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	57	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	64	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	65	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	68	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	62	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	63	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	62	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	66	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	66	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	70	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	69	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	78	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	77	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	80	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	81	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	81	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	82	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	68	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	70	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	67	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	68	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	66	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	71	62
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.7	74.9	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48.9	73.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.1	80.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67.0	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.9	58.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	37.0	56.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.3	76.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.1	76.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.6	75.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.1	76.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39.0	55.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.5	58.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.2	68.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	70.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	76.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64.9	77.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34.8	58.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.3	59.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39.3	63.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43.3	62.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	71.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	45.9	69.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.9	84.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.5	83.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45.6	64.9	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50.6	67.4	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.3%	48.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.7%	51.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.0%	31.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.0%	69.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,147.0	$44,930.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,821.0	$31,588.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,698.0	$50,935.0

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