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900 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
Denver County
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PH: (720) 423-3200
FAX: (720) 423-3413

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Grades PK-12
78,317 students
151 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

56% (2011)

51% (2010)

51% (2009)

51% (2008)

50% (2007)

51% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2011.

Writing

36% (2011)

34% (2010)

34% (2009)

31% (2008)

33% (2007)

29% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2011.

Math

51% (2011)

51% (2010)

49% (2009)

46% (2008)

46% (2007)

46% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

44% (2011)

45% (2010)

42% (2009)

42% (2008)

40% (2007)

42% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Writing

38% (2011)

33% (2010)

30% (2009)

30% (2008)

27% (2007)

27% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2011.

Math

53% (2011)

52% (2010)

51% (2009)

48% (2008)

50% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

49% (2011)

51% (2010)

48% (2009)

49% (2008)

45% (2007)

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

Science

25% (2011)

24% (2010)

23% (2009)

21% (2008)

19% (2007)

18% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

45% (2011)

41% (2010)

41% (2009)

37% (2008)

35% (2007)

35% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

Math

51% (2011)

50% (2010)

46% (2009)

47% (2008)

44% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Math was 66% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

50% (2011)

54% (2010)

48% (2009)

49% (2008)

44% (2007)

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

Writing

47% (2011)

41% (2010)

42% (2009)

38% (2008)

38% (2007)

36% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2011.

Math

51% (2011)

47% (2010)

47% (2009)

43% (2008)

40% (2007)

34% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

49% (2011)

50% (2010)

45% (2009)

46% (2008)

40% (2007)

40% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Writing

43% (2011)

40% (2010)

44% (2009)

36% (2008)

38% (2007)

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

Math

38% (2011)

33% (2010)

36% (2009)

27% (2008)

29% (2007)

21% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

51% (2011)

51% (2010)

42% (2009)

45% (2008)

38% (2007)

41% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Science

30% (2011)

28% (2010)

24% (2009)

21% (2008)

23% (2007)

22% (2006)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2011.

Writing

37% (2011)

36% (2010)

34% (2009)

33% (2008)

28% (2007)

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

Math

36% (2011)

34% (2010)

29% (2009)

25% (2008)

22% (2007)

22% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

45% (2011)

48% (2010)

45% (2009)

42% (2008)

40% (2007)

40% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2011.

Writing

31% (2011)

28% (2010)

30% (2009)

27% (2008)

27% (2007)

27% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2011.

Math

22% (2011)

21% (2010)

17% (2009)

19% (2008)

17% (2007)

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

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading

49% (2011)

50% (2010)

51% (2009)

46% (2008)

43% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Science

28% (2011)

27% (2010)

29% (2009)

26% (2008)

23% (2007)

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

Writing

30% (2011)

29% (2010)

32% (2009)

28% (2008)

28% (2007)

29% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2011.

Math

18% (2011)

17% (2010)

15% (2009)

16% (2008)

13% (2007)

15% (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	56%
Female	60%
Male	52%
Black	47%
Asian	58%
Hispanic	45%
Multiracial	73%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	47%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	84%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	83%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	61%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	43%

Writing	This District
All Students	36%
Female	41%
Male	32%
Black	27%
Asian	41%
Hispanic	25%
Multiracial	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	67%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	31%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	19%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	50%
Male	53%
Black	36%
Asian	65%
Hispanic	43%
Multiracial	65%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	82%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	49%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	79%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	55%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	49%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	44%
Female	48%
Male	40%
Black	37%
Asian	50%
Hispanic	32%
Multiracial	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	80%
Free lunch eligible	30%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	48%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%

Writing	This District
All Students	38%
Female	42%
Male	34%
Black	31%
Asian	43%
Hispanic	26%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	74%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	40%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	17%

Math	This District
All Students	53%
Female	54%
Male	53%
Black	37%
Asian	64%
Hispanic	46%
Multiracial	71%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	38%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	83%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	58%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	45%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	49%
Female	53%
Male	45%
Black	40%
Asian	57%
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	59%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	83%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	79%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	55%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	24%

Science	This District
All Students	25%
Female	24%
Male	26%
Black	13%
Asian	34%
Hispanic	15%
Multiracial	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	23%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	64%
Free lunch eligible	13%
Reduced lunch eligible	24%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	57%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	28%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%

Writing	This District
All Students	45%
Female	52%
Male	39%
Black	36%
Asian	58%
Hispanic	37%
Multiracial	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	38%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	77%
Free lunch eligible	34%
Reduced lunch eligible	46%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	51%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	22%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	51%
Male	50%
Black	34%
Asian	69%
Hispanic	45%
Multiracial	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	36%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	80%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	35%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	50%
Female	55%
Male	46%
Black	40%
Asian	59%
Hispanic	43%
Multiracial	71%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	81%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	21%

Writing	This District
All Students	47%
Female	55%
Male	39%
Black	36%
Asian	54%
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	77%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	70%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	52%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	21%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	53%
Male	50%
Black	34%
Asian	60%
Hispanic	47%
Multiracial	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	43%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	78%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	34%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	49%
Female	54%
Male	44%
Black	40%
Asian	51%
Hispanic	41%
Multiracial	70%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	40%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	82%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	54%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%

Writing	This District
All Students	43%
Female	52%
Male	35%
Black	36%
Asian	51%
Hispanic	34%
Multiracial	64%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	78%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	48%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%

Math	This District
All Students	38%
Female	40%
Male	37%
Black	22%
Asian	55%
Hispanic	31%
Multiracial	45%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	71%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	63%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	42%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	14%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	51%
Female	57%
Male	46%
Black	44%
Asian	55%
Hispanic	42%
Multiracial	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	85%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%

Science	This District
All Students	30%
Female	28%
Male	32%
Black	20%
Asian	39%
Hispanic	21%
Multiracial	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	25%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	68%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	27%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	33%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%

Writing	This District
All Students	37%
Female	42%
Male	31%
Black	30%
Asian	45%
Hispanic	26%
Multiracial	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	76%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%

Math	This District
All Students	36%
Female	36%
Male	36%
Black	24%
Asian	55%
Hispanic	29%
Multiracial	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	32%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	9%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	45%
Female	49%
Male	41%
Black	36%
Asian	49%
Hispanic	36%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	78%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	44%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%

Writing	This District
All Students	31%
Female	36%
Male	26%
Black	21%
Asian	40%
Hispanic	21%
Multiracial	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	69%
Free lunch eligible	18%
Reduced lunch eligible	26%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	35%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%

Math	This District
All Students	22%
Female	23%
Male	21%
Black	10%
Asian	37%
Hispanic	15%
Multiracial	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	53%
Free lunch eligible	12%
Reduced lunch eligible	14%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	41%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	24%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	49%
Female	54%
Male	43%
Black	38%
Asian	45%
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	70%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	56%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	79%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	49%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	52%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%

Science	This District
All Students	28%
Female	26%
Male	29%
Black	18%
Asian	35%
Hispanic	17%
Multiracial	47%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	65%
Free lunch eligible	14%
Reduced lunch eligible	26%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	50%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	30%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%

Writing	This District
All Students	30%
Female	35%
Male	25%
Black	22%
Asian	32%
Hispanic	20%
Multiracial	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	63%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	25%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	50%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	32%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%

Math	This District
All Students	18%
Female	16%
Male	21%
Black	9%
Asian	28%
Hispanic	11%
Multiracial	28%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	46%
Free lunch eligible	10%
Reduced lunch eligible	15%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	33%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	20%
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	17	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	56%	28%
White, not Hispanic	23%	61%
Black, not Hispanic	17%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	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	66%	35%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$9,075	$8,094

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	53%	58%
Student and staff support	12%	10%
Administration	15%	15%
Other expenditures	20%	17%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >