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Widefield School District 3

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1820 Main Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
El Paso County
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PH: (719) 391-3000
FAX: (719) 390-4372

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Grades K-12
8573 students
16 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

69% (2011)

69% (2010)

74% (2009)

70% (2008)

70% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2011.

Writing

43% (2011)

48% (2010)

53% (2009)

46% (2008)

49% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

71% (2010)

69% (2009)

74% (2008)

66% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

59% (2011)

59% (2010)

65% (2009)

67% (2008)

64% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Writing

47% (2011)

41% (2010)

46% (2009)

49% (2008)

44% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2011.

Math

69% (2011)

69% (2010)

73% (2009)

68% (2008)

71% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

63% (2011)

66% (2010)

65% (2009)

70% (2008)

70% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2011.

Science

41% (2011)

41% (2010)

35% (2009)

41% (2008)

40% (2007)

35% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

54% (2011)

51% (2010)

52% (2009)

58% (2008)

52% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

Math

65% (2011)

62% (2010)

58% (2009)

65% (2008)

69% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

69% (2011)

74% (2010)

74% (2009)

78% (2008)

72% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2011.

Writing

53% (2011)

51% (2010)

59% (2009)

62% (2008)

61% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2011.

Math

61% (2011)

57% (2010)

62% (2009)

68% (2008)

58% (2007)

56% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

64% (2011)

66% (2010)

68% (2009)

63% (2008)

66% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Writing

53% (2011)

53% (2010)

60% (2009)

53% (2008)

59% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2011.

Math

54% (2011)

48% (2010)

60% (2009)

51% (2008)

52% (2007)

42% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

63% (2011)

66% (2010)

64% (2009)

68% (2008)

67% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Science

41% (2011)

47% (2010)

47% (2009)

44% (2008)

51% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2011.

Writing

48% (2011)

51% (2010)

53% (2009)

53% (2008)

55% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 54% in 2011.

Math

54% (2011)

54% (2010)

53% (2009)

53% (2008)

52% (2007)

51% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

63% (2011)

65% (2010)

70% (2009)

71% (2008)

71% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2011.

Writing

48% (2011)

43% (2010)

50% (2009)

50% (2008)

50% (2007)

52% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2011.

Math

34% (2011)

39% (2010)

32% (2009)

38% (2008)

32% (2007)

30% (2006)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading

62% (2011)

68% (2010)

72% (2009)

71% (2008)

75% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Science

41% (2011)

45% (2010)

50% (2009)

45% (2008)

41% (2007)

46% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

41% (2011)

43% (2010)

45% (2009)

48% (2008)

51% (2007)

52% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2011.

Math

22% (2011)

23% (2010)

23% (2009)

28% (2008)

22% (2007)

27% (2006)
The state average for Math was 32% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011 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	69%
Female	73%
Male	65%
Black	58%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	68%
Multiracial	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	71%
Free lunch eligible	58%
Reduced lunch eligible	71%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	40%

Writing	This District
All Students	43%
Female	53%
Male	35%
Black	37%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	47%
Multiracial	37%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	43%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	44%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	49%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	24%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	61%
Male	66%
Black	54%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	59%
Multiracial	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	70%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	60%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	74%
IEP	29%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	52%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	59%
Female	62%
Male	56%
Black	49%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	54%
Multiracial	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	65%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	66%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	28%

Writing	This District
All Students	47%
Female	55%
Male	39%
Black	43%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	39%
Multiracial	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	52%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	54%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	68%
Male	71%
Black	55%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	66%
Multiracial	65%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	75%
Free lunch eligible	61%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	34%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	44%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	69%
Male	58%
Black	51%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	55%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	71%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	70%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	42%
Male	39%
Black	24%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	30%
Multiracial	38%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	51%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	37%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Female	61%
Male	47%
Black	42%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Multiracial	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	59%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	60%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	67%
Male	63%
Black	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	68%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	65%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	71%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	69%
Female	73%
Male	64%
Black	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Multiracial	60%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	76%
Free lunch eligible	61%
Reduced lunch eligible	56%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	75%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	35%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	62%
Male	44%
Black	51%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	44%
Multiracial	37%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	60%
Free lunch eligible	42%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	58%
Male	62%
Black	45%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	55%
Multiracial	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	68%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	21%
Non-IEP	66%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	29%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	64%
Female	71%
Male	56%
Black	63%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	61%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	65%
Free lunch eligible	57%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	69%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	63%
Male	42%
Black	60%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Multiracial	60%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	50%
Free lunch eligible	47%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	56%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	58%

Math	This District
All Students	54%
Female	52%
Male	55%
Black	42%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Multiracial	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	56%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	60%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	73%
Male	54%
Black	65%
Asian	69%
Hispanic	58%
Multiracial	73%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	64%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	69%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	41%
Male	42%
Black	30%
Asian	38%
Hispanic	33%
Multiracial	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	46%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	33%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	48%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	48%
Female	58%
Male	39%
Black	45%
Asian	56%
Hispanic	38%
Multiracial	67%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	51%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	41%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	54%

Math	This District
All Students	54%
Female	55%
Male	53%
Black	42%
Asian	63%
Hispanic	50%
Multiracial	77%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	55%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	62%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	60%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	71%
Male	54%
Black	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	62%
Multiracial	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	69%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	68%

Writing	This District
All Students	48%
Female	59%
Male	36%
Black	41%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	47%
Multiracial	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	50%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	52%

Math	This District
All Students	34%
Female	36%
Male	32%
Black	31%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	32%
Multiracial	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	36%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	37%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	37%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	62%
Female	72%
Male	52%
Black	51%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	57%
Multiracial	64%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	67%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	67%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	40%
Male	43%
Black	34%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	30%
Multiracial	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	47%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	33%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	48%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	41%
Female	49%
Male	34%
Black	34%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	36%
Multiracial	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	44%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	46%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	45%

Math	This District
All Students	22%
Female	20%
Male	24%
Black	12%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	16%
Multiracial	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	26%
Free lunch eligible	14%
Reduced lunch eligible	20%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	26%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	24%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011 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

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	16	17

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	59%	61%
Hispanic	19%	28%
Black, not Hispanic	16%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1%	1%

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Student Subgroups

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	27%	35%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,177	$8,094

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

School Finance: Issues to Consider >