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Aurora Public Schools

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15701 E. 1st Avenue
Aurora, CO 80011
Arapahoe County
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PH: (303) 365-7800
FAX: (303) 326-1280

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Grades PK-12
38,579 students
58 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

49% (2011)

46% (2010)

48% (2009)

47% (2008)

46% (2007)

46% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2011.

Writing

29% (2011)

29% (2010)

29% (2009)

28% (2008)

28% (2007)

26% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2011.

Math

43% (2011)

45% (2010)

46% (2009)

47% (2008)

48% (2007)

51% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

41% (2011)

42% (2010)

41% (2009)

41% (2008)

39% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Writing

35% (2011)

32% (2010)

30% (2009)

30% (2008)

23% (2007)

23% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2011.

Math

51% (2011)

51% (2010)

51% (2009)

49% (2008)

52% (2007)

48% (2006)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

45% (2011)

50% (2010)

49% (2009)

50% (2008)

48% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2011.

Science

20% (2011)

23% (2010)

23% (2009)

22% (2008)

20% (2007)

14% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

40% (2011)

42% (2010)

42% (2009)

39% (2008)

35% (2007)

33% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

Math

46% (2011)

51% (2010)

48% (2009)

50% (2008)

46% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

52% (2011)

50% (2010)

49% (2009)

47% (2008)

42% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2011.

Writing

46% (2011)

37% (2010)

40% (2009)

33% (2008)

31% (2007)

33% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2011.

Math

47% (2011)

47% (2010)

49% (2009)

42% (2008)

40% (2007)

36% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

46% (2011)

49% (2010)

44% (2009)

43% (2008)

44% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Writing

38% (2011)

36% (2010)

36% (2009)

33% (2008)

36% (2007)

32% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2011.

Math

33% (2011)

33% (2010)

37% (2009)

27% (2008)

32% (2007)

24% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

48% (2011)

50% (2010)

44% (2009)

46% (2008)

43% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Science

28% (2011)

28% (2010)

32% (2009)

26% (2008)

29% (2007)

28% (2006)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2011.

Writing

30% (2011)

33% (2010)

29% (2009)

30% (2008)

27% (2007)

29% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 54% in 2011.

Math

35% (2011)

37% (2010)

34% (2009)

32% (2008)

27% (2007)

24% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

47% (2011)

45% (2010)

47% (2009)

43% (2008)

43% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2011.

Writing

29% (2011)

25% (2010)

26% (2009)

25% (2008)

23% (2007)

26% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2011.

Math

23% (2011)

23% (2010)

21% (2009)

20% (2008)

14% (2007)

17% (2006)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading

43% (2011)

42% (2010)

46% (2009)

44% (2008)

44% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Science

26% (2011)

25% (2010)

25% (2009)

23% (2008)

25% (2007)

23% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

25% (2011)

19% (2010)

24% (2009)

20% (2008)

25% (2007)

27% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2011.

Math

15% (2011)

14% (2010)

12% (2009)

9% (2008)

11% (2007)

9% (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	49%
Female	53%
Male	45%
Black	50%
Asian	53%
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	73%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	52%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	42%

Writing	This District
All Students	29%
Female	34%
Male	24%
Black	28%
Asian	40%
Hispanic	21%
Multiracial	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	21%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	49%
Free lunch eligible	21%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	30%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	17%

Math	This District
All Students	43%
Female	42%
Male	43%
Black	37%
Asian	57%
Hispanic	37%
Multiracial	47%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	38%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	63%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	48%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	45%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	39%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	41%
Female	47%
Male	36%
Black	39%
Asian	47%
Hispanic	34%
Multiracial	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	63%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	45%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	23%

Writing	This District
All Students	35%
Female	41%
Male	29%
Black	32%
Asian	43%
Hispanic	28%
Multiracial	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	53%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	56%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	38%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	51%
Male	50%
Black	42%
Asian	53%
Hispanic	46%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	82%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	69%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	54%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	41%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	45%
Female	50%
Male	41%
Black	44%
Asian	50%
Hispanic	38%
Multiracial	59%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	67%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%

Science	This District
All Students	20%
Female	19%
Male	20%
Black	15%
Asian	32%
Hispanic	13%
Multiracial	32%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	36%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	42%
Free lunch eligible	12%
Reduced lunch eligible	27%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	40%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	22%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%

Writing	This District
All Students	40%
Female	49%
Male	32%
Black	37%
Asian	51%
Hispanic	34%
Multiracial	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	56%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	44%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%

Math	This District
All Students	46%
Female	46%
Male	47%
Black	38%
Asian	58%
Hispanic	42%
Multiracial	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	56%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	63%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	28%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	52%
Female	58%
Male	46%
Black	44%
Asian	53%
Hispanic	48%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	30%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	71%
Free lunch eligible	45%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	20%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Female	55%
Male	37%
Black	41%
Asian	51%
Hispanic	41%
Multiracial	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	35%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	62%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%

Math	This District
All Students	47%
Female	48%
Male	45%
Black	38%
Asian	54%
Hispanic	43%
Multiracial	60%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	64%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	46%
Female	51%
Male	42%
Black	40%
Asian	58%
Hispanic	41%
Multiracial	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	64%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	44%
White	62%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	51%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%

Writing	This District
All Students	38%
Female	48%
Male	30%
Black	33%
Asian	58%
Hispanic	33%
Multiracial	60%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	61%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	38%
White	49%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%

Math	This District
All Students	33%
Female	34%
Male	32%
Black	22%
Asian	55%
Hispanic	29%
Multiracial	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	32%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	38%
White	49%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	37%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	49%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	37%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	48%
Female	54%
Male	42%
Black	43%
Asian	53%
Hispanic	41%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	69%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	64%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	53%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%

Science	This District
All Students	28%
Female	25%
Male	30%
Black	19%
Asian	35%
Hispanic	20%
Multiracial	44%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	56%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	51%
Free lunch eligible	20%
Reduced lunch eligible	30%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	44%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	31%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	1%

Writing	This District
All Students	30%
Female	36%
Male	25%
Black	25%
Asian	41%
Hispanic	22%
Multiracial	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	52%
Free lunch eligible	22%
Reduced lunch eligible	36%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	48%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	34%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	1%

Math	This District
All Students	35%
Female	34%
Male	35%
Black	28%
Asian	46%
Hispanic	28%
Multiracial	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	56%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	52%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	37%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	49%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	38%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	47%
Female	51%
Male	44%
Black	36%
Asian	53%
Hispanic	44%
Multiracial	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	47%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	65%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	51%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	14%

Writing	This District
All Students	29%
Female	33%
Male	25%
Black	21%
Asian	42%
Hispanic	24%
Multiracial	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	47%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	24%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	43%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	32%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%

Math	This District
All Students	23%
Female	21%
Male	25%
Black	14%
Asian	36%
Hispanic	19%
Multiracial	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	21%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	39%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	25%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	33%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	25%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	6%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	43%
Female	51%
Male	36%
Black	33%
Asian	41%
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	62%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	47%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	12%

Science	This District
All Students	26%
Female	25%
Male	27%
Black	16%
Asian	25%
Hispanic	20%
Multiracial	34%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	48%
Free lunch eligible	18%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	38%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	28%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%

Writing	This District
All Students	25%
Female	32%
Male	18%
Black	20%
Asian	24%
Hispanic	19%
Multiracial	32%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	43%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	33%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	37%
IEP	1%
Non-IEP	28%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	1%

Math	This District
All Students	15%
Female	13%
Male	17%
Black	7%
Asian	23%
Hispanic	11%
Multiracial	21%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	30%
Free lunch eligible	11%
Reduced lunch eligible	17%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	22%
IEP	1%
Non-IEP	17%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%

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	19	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	51%	28%
White, not Hispanic	24%	61%
Black, not Hispanic	20%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	60%	35%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,889	$8,094

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	61%	58%
Student and staff support	9%	10%
Administration	15%	15%
Other expenditures	15%	17%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >