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Brighton School District

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

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18551 East 160th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Adams County
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PH: (303) 655-2900
FAX: (303) 655-2870

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Grades PK-12
13,711 students
21 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

75% (2009)

65% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2009.

Writing

54% (2009)

50% (2008)

51% (2007)

46% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 54% in 2009.

Math

70% (2009)

68% (2008)

63% (2007)

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

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

60% (2009)

61% (2008)

59% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2009.

Writing

46% (2009)

46% (2008)

42% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2009.

Math

69% (2009)

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

65% (2009)

65% (2008)

62% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

39% (2009)

36% (2008)
The state average for Science was 45% in 2009.

Writing

53% (2009)

53% (2008)

51% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2009.

Math

59% (2009)

54% (2008)

54% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

67% (2009)

65% (2008)

62% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2009.

Writing

54% (2009)

50% (2008)

52% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 61% in 2009.

Math

53% (2009)

50% (2008)

44% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

60% (2009)

53% (2008)

45% (2007)

50% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2009.

Writing

55% (2009)

46% (2008)

42% (2007)

42% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2009.

Math

40% (2009)

33% (2008)

34% (2007)

31% (2006)
The state average for Math was 54% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

54% (2009)

52% (2008)

48% (2007)

56% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 64% in 2009.

Science

36% (2009)

29% (2008)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2009.

Writing

36% (2009)

38% (2008)

33% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2009.

Math

30% (2009)

29% (2008)

28% (2007)

37% (2006)
The state average for Math was 50% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

54% (2009)

46% (2008)

52% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2009.

Writing

33% (2009)

27% (2008)

35% (2007)

35% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2009.

Math

20% (2009)

20% (2008)

22% (2007)

22% (2006)
The state average for Math was 35% in 2009.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading

61% (2009)

55% (2008)

55% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2009.

Science

37% (2009)

31% (2008)
The state average for Science was 50% in 2009.

Writing

34% (2009)

34% (2008)

31% (2007)

36% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2009.

Math

17% (2009)

16% (2008)

13% (2007)

13% (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	75%
Black (not Hispanic)	78%
Asian or Pacific Islander	84%
Hispanic	64%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	83%
IEP	36%
Non-IEP	79%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	56%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	79%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	53%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	66%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	55%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	72%
Male	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	59%
Asian or Pacific Islander	81%
Hispanic	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	78%
IEP	38%
Non-IEP	74%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	63%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	61%
Asian or Pacific Islander	65%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	24%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Black (not Hispanic)	42%
Asian or Pacific Islander	55%
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	19%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	46%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	70%
Male	68%
Black (not Hispanic)	61%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
IEP	27%
Non-IEP	74%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	69%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Black (not Hispanic)	50%
Asian or Pacific Islander	79%
Hispanic	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	30%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Science	This District
All Students	39%
Black (not Hispanic)	31%
Asian or Pacific Islander	46%
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	51%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	39%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	47%
Asian or Pacific Islander	72%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	59%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	56%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	58%
Male	59%
Black (not Hispanic)	50%
Asian or Pacific Islander	79%
Hispanic	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	64%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	63%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	37%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	62%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	59%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	73%
Asian or Pacific Islander	77%
Hispanic	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
IEP	21%
Non-IEP	71%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	15%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	73%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	65%
Asian or Pacific Islander	66%
Hispanic	42%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	58%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	54%

Math	This District
All Students	53%
Female	53%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	46%
Asian or Pacific Islander	80%
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	46%
Asian or Pacific Islander	48%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	72%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	64%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	60%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Black (not Hispanic)	42%
Asian or Pacific Islander	52%
Hispanic	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Math	This District
All Students	40%
Female	40%
Male	39%
Black (not Hispanic)	23%
Asian or Pacific Islander	44%
Hispanic	30%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	49%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	43%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	12%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	42%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	40%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	44%
Asian or Pacific Islander	61%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	66%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	59%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	55%

Science	This District
All Students	36%
Black (not Hispanic)	28%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	20%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	49%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	39%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	42%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	37%

Writing	This District
All Students	36%
Black (not Hispanic)	24%
Asian or Pacific Islander	39%
Hispanic	26%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	46%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	40%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	37%

Math	This District
All Students	30%
Female	28%
Male	32%
Black (not Hispanic)	12%
Asian or Pacific Islander	43%
Hispanic	18%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	40%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	33%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	33%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	30%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	57%
Asian or Pacific Islander	45%
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	54%

Writing	This District
All Students	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	32%
Hispanic	21%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	46%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	35%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	39%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	33%

Math	This District
All Students	20%
Female	19%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	20%
Asian or Pacific Islander	18%
Hispanic	10%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	30%
IEP	1%
Non-IEP	21%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	0%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	24%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	20%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	61%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	66%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	65%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	14%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Science	This District
All Students	37%
Black (not Hispanic)	26%
Asian or Pacific Islander	43%
Hispanic	23%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	51%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	39%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	43%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	38%

Writing	This District
All Students	34%
Black (not Hispanic)	26%
Asian or Pacific Islander	46%
Hispanic	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	42%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	36%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	37%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	34%

Math	This District
All Students	17%
Female	15%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	0%
Asian or Pacific Islander	23%
Hispanic	10%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	25%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	18%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	20%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	18%

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	18	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	17	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	16	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	18	21

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	17	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	18	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21

Science

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

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

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	95%
Graduating class of 2007	90%
Graduating class of 2006	95%

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	19	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White (not Hispanic)	50%	61%
Hispanic	43%	28%
Asian or Pacific Islander	4%	3%
Black (not Hispanic)	3%	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	28%	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	3%	2%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,880	$8,094

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	58%
Student and staff support	7%	10%
Administration	15%	15%
Other expenditures	19%	17%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >