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Weld County School District RE-8

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Weld County School District RE-8 is located in northeast Colorado. Weld County School District RE-8 has 102.73 square miles of land area and 0.69 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Weld County School District RE-8 population is 12,355. Weld County School District RE-8 median household income is $50,849 in 2010-2014. Weld County School District RE-8 median house value is $169,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Weld County School District RE-8 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (145 out of 154, bottom 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (143 out of 156, bottom 8%)* Rank: #166
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	12,355 (2010-2014), rank #51
Population Growth	-1.73% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	119.46/sq mi, rank #29
Median Household Income:	$50,849 at 2010-2014—-7.71% increase since 2005-2009, rank #81
Median House Price:	$169,000 at 2010-2014—-10.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #91
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	102.73 sq mi, rank #158
Water Area:	0.69 sq mi (0.67%), rank #100
State:	Colorado
County:	Weld County, Broomfield County
City:	Fort Lupton, Brighton, Aristocrat Ranchettes, Erie, Dacono, Northglenn, Frederick, Broomfield
Zip:	80621, 80603, 80516, 80514
Area:	Greeley, CO;Denver-Aurora, CO

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Weld County School District RE-8 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 Reynolds St

Fort Lupton CO, 80621, Weld County

Phone: 303-857-3200

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,415	2,411	2,470	2,403	2,423	2,428	2,433
English Language Learner Students:	627	689	715	669	663	660	664
Total Teachers:	142.53	140.46	132.90	138.49	143.77	146.40	150.10
Prekindergarten:	6.70	6.24	6.35	5.48	6.35	6.70	6.50
Kindergarten:	11.19	11.67	11.41	12.43	12.62	11.40	8.90
Elementary:	68.82	68.73	65.71	65.16	65.66	69.20	70.50
Secondary:	55.82	53.82	49.43	55.42	59.14	59.10	64.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	163.06	162.00	156.43	170.50	168.97	177.40	174.90
Instructional Aides:	33.33	32.66	30.92	35.16	36.87	38.30	36.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	11.17	5.93	7.24	11.10	12.61	14.20	12.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.68	4.19	4.73	5.77	7.03	7.30	7.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.66	1.19	0.71	0.66	1.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.02	3.00	4.02	4.00	4.00	4.30	5.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.11	2.03	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.90	5.10	5.10	5.02	2.60	4.10	3.60
Library/Media Support:	6.75	5.93	6.44	10.42	7.15	7.90	10.50
District Administrators:	3.02	4.33	4.00	6.00	6.23	5.90	6.50
District Administrative Support:	20.01	19.84	17.30	17.06	16.40	16.20	16.30
School Administrators:	9.51	9.42	9.17	9.17	7.98	9.20	11.30
School Administrative Support:	11.84	15.86	12.41	12.03	12.54	12.60	13.20
Student Support Services:	14.18	12.98	13.49	13.74	14.36	14.20	13.60
Other Support Services:	45.67	45.76	45.63	45.03	45.20	47.50	44.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.94	17.17	18.59	17.35	16.85	16.58	16.21

Schools

Fort Lupton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	530 Reynolds St, Fort Lupton CO 80621
Fort Lupton Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	201 South Mckinley, Fort Lupton CO 80621
Leo William Butler Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	411 South Mckinley, Fort Lupton CO 80621
Twombly Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1600 Ninth St, Fort Lupton CO 80621

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	8	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	29	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	29	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	36	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	27	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	40	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	31	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	40	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	54	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	44	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	32	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	28	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	34	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	49	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	18	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	29	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	32	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	41	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	42	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	26	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	36	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	30	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	40	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	48	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	29	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	37	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	38	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	36	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	45	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	14	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	16	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	23	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	21	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	36	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	33	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	35	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	45	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	20	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	15	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	14	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	25	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	22	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	32	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	17	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	17	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	12	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15.9	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	45.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.6	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	27.5	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	20.6	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.6	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59.4	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58.1	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	28.1	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60.3	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.4	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	39.8	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	48.9	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	24.7	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	29.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	48.9	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	49.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.9	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.5	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27.1	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	27.4	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	31.7	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53.6	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48.5	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	58.5	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	39.6	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	42.6	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	35.1	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	47.6	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.9	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	38.6	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	42.2	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.1	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	53.2	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	29.7	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26.6	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.5	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	37.0	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.5	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	17.0	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	45.1	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34.7	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32.4	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,894,000	$10,079		$26,920,000	$11,203		$26,965,000	$11,129
Federal:	$2,721,000	$1,102	10.9%	$5,076,000	$2,112	18.9%	$3,336,000	$1,377	12.4%
State:	$11,766,000	$4,764	47.3%	$12,478,000	$5,193	46.4%	$12,926,000	$5,335	47.9%
Local:	$10,407,000	$4,213	41.8%	$9,366,000	$3,898	34.8%	$10,703,000	$4,417	39.7%
Total Expenditures:	$22,432,000	$9,082		$23,617,000	$9,828		$24,416,000	$10,077
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,122,000	$8,551		$21,549,000	$8,968		$22,549,000	$9,306
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,709,000	$4,336	50.7%	$10,983,000	$4,571	51.0%	$11,475,000	$4,736	50.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,940,000	$1,190	13.9%	$3,562,000	$1,482	16.5%	$3,807,000	$1,571	16.9%
Administration:	$3,272,000	$1,325	15.5%	$3,112,000	$1,295	14.4%	$3,110,000	$1,284	13.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,201,000	$1,701	19.9%	$3,892,000	$1,620	18.1%	$4,157,000	$1,716	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$90,000	$36		$480,000	$200		$397,000	$164
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$21,000	$9		$20,000	$8		$30,000	$12
Interest on Debt:	$341,000	$138		$368,000	$153		$395,000	$163

Total Salary:	$13,035,000	$5,277		$13,578,000	$5,650		$14,021,000	$5,787
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,480,000	$3,028	57.4%	$7,656,000	$3,186	56.4%	$7,854,000	$3,241	56.0%
Other Salary:	$5,555,000	$2,249	42.6%	$5,922,000	$2,464	43.6%	$6,167,000	$2,545	44.0%
Total Benefit:	$3,877,000	$1,570		$3,936,000	$1,638		$3,855,000	$1,591
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,287,000	$926	59.0%	$2,305,000	$959	58.6%	$2,243,000	$926	58.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,590,000	$644	41.0%	$1,631,000	$679	41.4%	$1,612,000	$665	41.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.3%	69.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.7%	30.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	46.6%	48.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.6%	18.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	13.5%	13.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.8%	14.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.4%	5.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,706.0	$37,394.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$26,568.0	$30,651.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,740.0	$34,988.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,561.0	$41,776.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,101.0	$51,207.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,056.0	$59,487.0

* Weld County School District RE-8 was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.