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This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

1110 Chapel Hills Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
El Paso County
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PH: (719) 234-1200
FAX: (719) 234-1299

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Grades PK-12
20,354 students
31 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

87% (2008)

88% (2007)

87% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

67% (2008)

74% (2007)

71% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

86% (2007)

85% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

84% (2008)

84% (2007)

85% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

70% (2008)

71% (2007)

70% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

86% (2008)

85% (2007)

85% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

61% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

78% (2008)

74% (2007)

77% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

82% (2008)

83% (2007)

81% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2008)

87% (2007)

88% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

78% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

77% (2008)

78% (2007)

77% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

82% (2008)

85% (2007)

85% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

75% (2008)

80% (2007)

78% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

62% (2008)

72% (2007)

65% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

84% (2008)

83% (2007)

85% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

67% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

73% (2008)

72% (2007)

74% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

66% (2007)

64% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

86% (2008)

88% (2007)

84% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

73% (2008)

75% (2007)

73% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

58% (2008)

55% (2007)

55% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

86% (2008)

87% (2007)

84% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

70% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

70% (2008)

71% (2007)

69% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

47% (2008)

44% (2007)

41% (2006)

40% (2005)
The state average for Math was 30% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

CSAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	84%
Black (not Hispanic)	81%
Asian or Pacific Islander	88%
Hispanic	78%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	69%
Reduced lunch eligible	86%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	88%
IEP	50%
Non-IEP	90%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	87%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	87%

Writing	This District
All Students	67%
Female	73%
Male	61%
Black (not Hispanic)	51%
Asian or Pacific Islander	74%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	42%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	71%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	68%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	87%
Black (not Hispanic)	66%
Asian or Pacific Islander	90%
Hispanic	74%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	70%
Reduced lunch eligible	85%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	87%
IEP	55%
Non-IEP	88%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	86%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	86%
Male	82%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	86%
Hispanic	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	87%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	77%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	86%
IEP	35%
Non-IEP	88%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	84%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	84%

Writing	This District
All Students	70%
Female	78%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	75%
Hispanic	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	74%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	87%
Black (not Hispanic)	60%
Asian or Pacific Islander	89%
Hispanic	74%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	63%
Reduced lunch eligible	82%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	87%
IEP	44%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	86%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
Black (not Hispanic)	66%
Asian or Pacific Islander	92%
Hispanic	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	60%
Reduced lunch eligible	88%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	87%
IEP	38%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	86%

Science	This District
All Students	61%
Female	57%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	66%
Hispanic	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	49%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	63%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	64%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Writing	This District
All Students	78%
Female	83%
Male	74%
Black (not Hispanic)	46%
Asian or Pacific Islander	89%
Hispanic	59%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	81%
Free lunch eligible	46%
Reduced lunch eligible	71%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	82%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	78%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	78%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	83%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	92%
Hispanic	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	84%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	83%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	84%
IEP	39%
Non-IEP	85%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	82%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	82%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	83%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	88%
Hispanic	76%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	87%
Free lunch eligible	64%
Reduced lunch eligible	67%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	87%
IEP	40%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	85%

Writing	This District
All Students	75%
Female	81%
Male	70%
Black (not Hispanic)	56%
Asian or Pacific Islander	82%
Hispanic	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	77%
Free lunch eligible	52%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	27%
Non-IEP	79%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	75%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	75%
Male	78%
Black (not Hispanic)	55%
Asian or Pacific Islander	83%
Hispanic	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	52%
Reduced lunch eligible	70%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	32%
Non-IEP	80%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	77%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	84%
Male	79%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	91%
Hispanic	75%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	65%
White (not Hispanic)	83%
Free lunch eligible	63%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	83%
IEP	33%
Non-IEP	85%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	82%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	82%

Writing	This District
All Students	75%
Female	84%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	56%
Asian or Pacific Islander	88%
Hispanic	64%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59%
White (not Hispanic)	77%
Free lunch eligible	55%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	79%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Math	This District
All Students	62%
Female	59%
Male	65%
Black (not Hispanic)	29%
Asian or Pacific Islander	83%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41%
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	41%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	64%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	65%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	62%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	88%
Male	81%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	84%
Hispanic	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	87%
Free lunch eligible	60%
Reduced lunch eligible	87%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	85%
IEP	40%
Non-IEP	87%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	85%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	85%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	62%
Male	71%
Black (not Hispanic)	37%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	30%
Non-IEP	69%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Writing	This District
All Students	73%
Female	81%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	51%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	67%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	74%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	61%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	75%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	66%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	66%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	64%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	90%
Male	82%
Black (not Hispanic)	60%
Asian or Pacific Islander	87%
Hispanic	74%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	83%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	87%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	86%

Writing	This District
All Students	73%
Female	80%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	55%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	73%

Math	This District
All Students	58%
Female	55%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	30%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	38%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	60%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	39%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	61%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	90%
Male	83%
Black (not Hispanic)	76%
Asian or Pacific Islander	84%
Hispanic	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	60%
Reduced lunch eligible	69%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	88%
IEP	29%
Non-IEP	89%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	45%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	87%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	86%

Science	This District
All Students	70%
Female	66%
Male	73%
Black (not Hispanic)	42%
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	72%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	25%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Writing	This District
All Students	70%
Female	77%
Male	63%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	67%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	33%
Reduced lunch eligible	46%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	72%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	20%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Math	This District
All Students	47%
Female	43%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	25%
Asian or Pacific Islander	61%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	14%
Reduced lunch eligible	31%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	49%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	49%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	25%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	48%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	47%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The different student groups are identified by the Colorado Department of Education. If there are fewer than 16 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	22	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	21	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	22	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	21	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	18	21

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	21	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	20	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	22	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	22	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	22	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	22	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	21	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	21	19	21

¹Source: CO Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	92%
Graduating class of 2007	93%
Graduating class of 2006	92%

Source: CO Dept. of Education

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination. All high school students in Colorado must take the ACT.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Scores for the graduating class of 2008 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2007. Scores for the graduating class of 2007 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2006. Scores for the graduating class of 2006 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2005.
If there are fewer than 16 students in a district, the Colorado Department of Education does not report data for that district.

More about the tests

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	16	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	83%	63%
Hispanic	7%	27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5%	3%
Black, not Hispanic	4%	6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	6%	33%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,275	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	57%
Student and staff support	8%	7%
Administration	18%	17%
Other expenditures	15%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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