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Jefferson County Public Schools

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

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CSAP Results
CSAP Results By Subgroup
ACT Results
Teachers
Students
Spending Per Pupil

1829 Denver West Dr. Bldg #27
Golden, CO 80401
Jefferson County
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PH: (303) 982-6500
FAX: (303) 982-6814

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Grades PK-12
85,876 students
161 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

80% (2009)

77% (2008)

77% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

63% (2009)

59% (2008)

63% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 54% in 2009.

Math

76% (2009)

74% (2008)

72% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Math was 69% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

72% (2009)

72% (2008)

72% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2009.

Writing

57% (2009)

60% (2008)

57% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2009.

Math

72% (2009)

71% (2008)

73% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

74% (2009)

77% (2008)

73% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

51% (2009)

51% (2008)
The state average for Science was 45% in 2009.

Writing

62% (2009)

65% (2008)

62% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2009.

Math

67% (2009)

70% (2008)

67% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

81% (2009)

80% (2008)

79% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing

69% (2009)

68% (2008)

68% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 61% in 2009.

Math

71% (2009)

67% (2008)

68% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

73% (2009)

71% (2008)

72% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2009.

Writing

67% (2009)

65% (2008)

68% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2009.

Math

61% (2009)

55% (2008)

58% (2007)

53% (2006)
The state average for Math was 54% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

69% (2009)

75% (2008)

70% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 64% in 2009.

Science

60% (2009)

58% (2008)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2009.

Writing

57% (2009)

58% (2008)

59% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2009.

Math

61% (2009)

56% (2008)

55% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Math was 50% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

75% (2009)

73% (2008)

73% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2009.

Writing

59% (2009)

56% (2008)

57% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2009.

Math

45% (2009)

48% (2008)

44% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Math was 35% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading

75% (2009)

72% (2008)

74% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

57% (2009)

54% (2008)
The state average for Science was 50% in 2009.

Writing

56% (2009)

55% (2008)

57% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2009.

Math

40% (2009)

40% (2008)

39% (2007)

38% (2006)
The state average for Math was 30% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009 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	80%
Black (not Hispanic)	70%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	65%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	69%
White (not Hispanic)	84%
IEP	37%
Non-IEP	83%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	54%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	82%
Immigrant	37%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	80%

Writing	This District
All Students	63%
Black (not Hispanic)	44%
Asian or Pacific Islander	63%
Hispanic	42%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41%
White (not Hispanic)	69%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	66%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Immigrant	30%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	63%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	76%
Male	75%
Black (not Hispanic)	53%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	59%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	65%
White (not Hispanic)	81%
IEP	41%
Non-IEP	78%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Immigrant	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	72%
Black (not Hispanic)	58%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60%
White (not Hispanic)	78%
IEP	27%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	25%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Immigrant	36%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	72%

Writing	This District
All Students	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	40%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	37%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	36%
White (not Hispanic)	64%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	62%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	15%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Immigrant	28%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Math	This District
All Students	72%
Female	73%
Male	72%
Black (not Hispanic)	54%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59%
White (not Hispanic)	78%
IEP	35%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	40%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Immigrant	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	72%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Black (not Hispanic)	64%
Asian or Pacific Islander	78%
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	61%
White (not Hispanic)	80%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	79%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	26%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Immigrant	31%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Science	This District
All Students	51%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	54%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	34%
White (not Hispanic)	59%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	55%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	55%
Immigrant	17%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	52%

Writing	This District
All Students	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49%
White (not Hispanic)	68%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	67%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	12%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Immigrant	21%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Math	This District
All Students	67%
Female	67%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	50%
Asian or Pacific Islander	79%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49%
White (not Hispanic)	73%
IEP	26%
Non-IEP	71%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	21%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Immigrant	31%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Black (not Hispanic)	70%
Asian or Pacific Islander	87%
Hispanic	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	70%
White (not Hispanic)	86%
IEP	34%
Non-IEP	86%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	83%
Immigrant	33%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	81%

Writing	This District
All Students	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	57%
Asian or Pacific Islander	79%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	57%
White (not Hispanic)	75%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	75%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Immigrant	20%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	71%
Male	71%
Black (not Hispanic)	53%
Asian or Pacific Islander	85%
Hispanic	52%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	71%
White (not Hispanic)	76%
IEP	24%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	31%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Immigrant	42%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	73%
Black (not Hispanic)	58%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58%
White (not Hispanic)	79%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	78%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Immigrant	16%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	73%

Writing	This District
All Students	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	44%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51%
White (not Hispanic)	73%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	72%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	12%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Immigrant	20%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	61%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	69%
Hispanic	38%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	40%
White (not Hispanic)	68%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	64%
Immigrant	27%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	61%
Asian or Pacific Islander	73%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63%
White (not Hispanic)	75%
IEP	21%
Non-IEP	74%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Immigrant	29%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Science	This District
All Students	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	37%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	43%
White (not Hispanic)	67%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	64%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	63%
Immigrant	41%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	60%

Writing	This District
All Students	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	33%
Asian or Pacific Islander	64%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
White (not Hispanic)	63%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	62%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	6%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Immigrant	26%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	60%
Male	61%
Black (not Hispanic)	38%
Asian or Pacific Islander	72%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49%
White (not Hispanic)	66%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	63%
Immigrant	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Black (not Hispanic)	56%
Asian or Pacific Islander	78%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	65%
White (not Hispanic)	81%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	79%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Immigrant	24%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Writing	This District
All Students	59%
Black (not Hispanic)	38%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
White (not Hispanic)	65%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	63%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Immigrant	18%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	59%

Math	This District
All Students	45%
Female	45%
Male	45%
Black (not Hispanic)	20%
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	20%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	32%
White (not Hispanic)	52%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	48%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	47%
Immigrant	19%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Black (not Hispanic)	60%
Asian or Pacific Islander	82%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	68%
White (not Hispanic)	81%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	79%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	12%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	78%
Immigrant	18%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Science	This District
All Students	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	64%
Hispanic	28%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51%
White (not Hispanic)	64%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	60%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Immigrant	14%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	57%

Writing	This District
All Students	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	33%
Asian or Pacific Islander	67%
Hispanic	34%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46%
White (not Hispanic)	62%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	60%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	4%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Immigrant	10%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	57%

Math	This District
All Students	40%
Female	38%
Male	42%
Black (not Hispanic)	15%
Asian or Pacific Islander	63%
Hispanic	16%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	25%
White (not Hispanic)	46%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	43%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	4%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	42%
Immigrant	28%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	40%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009 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	20	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	20	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	20	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	20	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	19	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	18	21

Math

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

Reading

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

Science

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

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

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	92%
Graduating class of 2007	92%
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, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	18	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White (not Hispanic)	75%	61%
Hispanic	19%	28%
Asian or Pacific Islander	4%	3%
Black (not Hispanic)	2%	6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1%	1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	24%	34%

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

Attendance

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Absence/truancy rate	<1%	2%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$8,202	$8,094

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	58%
Student and staff support	11%	10%
Administration	14%	15%
Other expenditures	16%	17%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >