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Park Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

510 East 6th Ave

Durango CO, 81301, La Plata County

Phone: 970-247-3718

Ranking:

(514 out of 1,246, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Durango School District 9-R

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:	33		32		30		30		30		30		31
Total Students:	488		465		438		422		436		442		441
Prekindergarten:	31	6.4%	31	6.7%	30	6.8%	30	7.1%	28	6.4%	15	3.4%	15	3.4%
Kindergarten:	80	16.4%	93	20.0%	81	18.5%	72	17.1%	63	14.4%	80	18.1%	73	16.6%
Grade 1:	93	19.1%	81	17.4%	68	15.5%	54	12.8%	76	17.4%	64	14.5%	79	17.9%
Grade 2:	77	15.8%	65	14.0%	61	13.9%	73	17.3%	62	14.2%	83	18.8%	73	16.6%
Grade 3:	75	15.4%	58	12.5%	73	16.7%	58	13.7%	80	18.3%	72	16.3%	63	14.3%
Grade 4:	62	12.7%	76	16.3%	54	12.3%	75	17.8%	71	16.3%	62	14.0%	71	16.1%
Grade 5:	70	14.3%	61	13.1%	71	16.2%	60	14.2%	56	12.8%	66	14.9%	67	15.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	245	50.2%	237	51.0%	216	49.3%	204	48.3%	212	48.6%	211	47.7%	218	49.4%
Female:	243	49.8%	228	49.0%	222	50.7%	218	51.7%	216	49.5%	223	50.5%	219	49.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	28	5.7%	26	5.6%	38	8.7%	40	9.5%	50	11.5%	48	10.9%	49	11.1%
Asian:	12	2.5%	11	2.4%	11	2.5%	11	2.6%	13	3.0%	11	2.5%	11	2.5%
Hispanic:	119	24.4%	109	23.4%	92	21.0%	95	22.5%	101	23.2%	83	18.8%	70	15.9%
Black:	3	0.6%	5	1.1%	7	1.6%	6	1.4%	8	1.8%	12	2.7%	13	2.9%
White:	312	63.9%	305	65.6%	286	65.3%	267	63.3%	264	60.6%	288	65.2%	298	67.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	14	2.9%	8	1.7%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	162	33.2%	137	29.5%	134	30.6%	139	32.9%	131	30.0%	154	34.8%	115	26.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	24	4.9%	42	9.0%	23	5.3%	26	6.2%	39	8.9%	30	6.8%	50	11.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.83		14.41		14.47		14.15		14.43		14.70		14.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	94	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	87	82	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	85	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	77	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89	89	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86	83	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	84	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	81	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	75	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	81	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	67	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	74	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	67	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	67	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	56	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	62	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	45	54	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	61	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	86	77	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	79	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	76	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	76	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	83	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	85	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66	74	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	76	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	75	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	74	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	62	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	70	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	68	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	58	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	42	61	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	78	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	74	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	74	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	84	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	84	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	84	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	83	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	83	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	75	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	77	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	80	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	48	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	56	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	56	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	63	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	72	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	75	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	75	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	70	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	69	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	63	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	68	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71.8	75.4	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77.5	73.0	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.0	78.4	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77.0	75.2	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	57.7	59.1	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46.8	51.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.5	75.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.3	73.6	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	71.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71.2	72.7	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	33.4	52.8	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58.9	57.4	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.7	70.0	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	59.1	69.5	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.1	75.0	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65.6	77.0	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.0	60.3	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36.1	58.1	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	63.8	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.4	62.9	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.0%	52.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	50.0%	47.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	12.5%	17.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	87.5%	82.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,694.0	$44,473.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,952.0	$33,133.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,514.0	$46,860.0

* Park Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.