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Fountain/Ft. Carson School District 8

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10665 Jimmy Camp Road
Fountain, CO 80817
El Paso County
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PH: (719) 382-1300
FAX: (719) 382-7338

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Grades PK-12
7536 students
12 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

73% (2011)

71% (2010)

78% (2009)

76% (2008)

78% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2011.

Writing

58% (2011)

51% (2010)

58% (2009)

61% (2008)

64% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 51% in 2011.

Math

74% (2011)

73% (2010)

77% (2009)

82% (2008)

82% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

68% (2011)

68% (2010)

75% (2009)

73% (2008)

77% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Writing

56% (2011)

53% (2010)

62% (2009)

55% (2008)

63% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2011.

Math

78% (2011)

75% (2010)

80% (2009)

76% (2008)

83% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

70% (2011)

72% (2010)

73% (2009)

73% (2008)

78% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 69% in 2011.

Science

51% (2011)

55% (2010)

52% (2009)

48% (2008)

45% (2007)

34% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

61% (2011)

58% (2010)

59% (2009)

61% (2008)

66% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

66% (2010)

65% (2009)

67% (2008)

69% (2007)

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

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

71% (2011)

71% (2010)

71% (2009)

74% (2008)

72% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2011.

Writing

64% (2011)

52% (2010)

61% (2009)

61% (2008)

63% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 62% in 2011.

Math

59% (2011)

54% (2010)

58% (2009)

66% (2008)

61% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

63% (2011)

69% (2010)

67% (2009)

65% (2008)

66% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Writing

56% (2011)

61% (2010)

63% (2009)

56% (2008)

62% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2011.

Math

42% (2011)

48% (2010)

52% (2009)

42% (2008)

49% (2007)

49% (2006)
The state average for Math was 53% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

65% (2011)

70% (2010)

61% (2009)

69% (2008)

62% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2011.

Science

57% (2011)

52% (2010)

46% (2009)

48% (2008)

58% (2007)

38% (2006)
The state average for Science was 49% in 2011.

Writing

54% (2011)

54% (2010)

46% (2009)

56% (2008)

52% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 54% in 2011.

Math

50% (2011)

52% (2010)

45% (2009)

50% (2008)

52% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

61% (2011)

64% (2010)

66% (2009)

70% (2008)

77% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2011.

Writing

51% (2011)

42% (2010)

47% (2009)

44% (2008)

57% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2011.

Math

29% (2011)

31% (2010)

25% (2009)

30% (2008)

34% (2007)

39% (2006)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2011.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading

64% (2011)

65% (2010)

77% (2009)

68% (2008)

80% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2011.

Science

41% (2011)

40% (2010)

47% (2009)

42% (2008)

49% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2011.

Writing

42% (2011)

43% (2010)

45% (2009)

46% (2008)

63% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2011.

Math

23% (2011)

19% (2010)

24% (2009)

27% (2008)

27% (2007)

26% (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	73%
Female	80%
Male	66%
Black	60%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	70%
Multiracial	78%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	76%
Free lunch eligible	64%
Reduced lunch eligible	72%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	79%
IEP	40%
Non-IEP	77%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	62%

Writing	This District
All Students	58%
Female	67%
Male	50%
Black	47%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	55%
Multiracial	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	60%
Free lunch eligible	47%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	63%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	63%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	49%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	72%
Male	76%
Black	65%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	70%
Multiracial	79%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	76%
Free lunch eligible	65%
Reduced lunch eligible	80%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	42%
Non-IEP	78%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	74%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	68%
Female	71%
Male	65%
Black	63%
Asian	35%
Hispanic	67%
Multiracial	75%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	70%
Free lunch eligible	61%
Reduced lunch eligible	65%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	73%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	48%

Writing	This District
All Students	56%
Female	61%
Male	52%
Black	56%
Asian	35%
Hispanic	52%
Multiracial	47%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	59%
Free lunch eligible	45%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	62%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	60%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	56%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	80%
Male	76%
Black	70%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	76%
Multiracial	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	80%
Free lunch eligible	70%
Reduced lunch eligible	81%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	81%
IEP	35%
Non-IEP	83%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	74%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	72%
Male	67%
Black	67%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	59%
Multiracial	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	75%
Free lunch eligible	60%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	75%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	43%

Science	This District
All Students	51%
Female	49%
Male	53%
Black	41%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	34%
Multiracial	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	60%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	57%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%

Writing	This District
All Students	61%
Female	66%
Male	56%
Black	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	53%
Multiracial	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	53%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	66%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	35%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	64%
Male	64%
Black	55%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	53%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	72%
Free lunch eligible	55%
Reduced lunch eligible	59%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	71%
Female	73%
Male	69%
Black	59%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	72%
Multiracial	74%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	74%
Free lunch eligible	64%
Reduced lunch eligible	60%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	79%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	64%
Female	73%
Male	55%
Black	59%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Multiracial	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	60%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	70%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	60%
Male	57%
Black	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	60%
Multiracial	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	59%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	64%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	65%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	65%
Male	61%
Black	47%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	57%
Multiracial	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	71%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	66%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	70%
IEP	27%
Non-IEP	67%

Writing	This District
All Students	56%
Female	67%
Male	48%
Black	48%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	48%
Multiracial	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	61%
Free lunch eligible	46%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	63%
IEP	21%
Non-IEP	61%

Math	This District
All Students	42%
Female	39%
Male	44%
Black	27%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	40%
Multiracial	44%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	46%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	26%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	50%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	45%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Female	73%
Male	58%
Black	54%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	68%
Multiracial	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	66%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	28%

Science	This District
All Students	57%
Female	59%
Male	56%
Black	43%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	58%
Multiracial	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	65%
Free lunch eligible	47%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	61%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	33%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Female	61%
Male	49%
Black	42%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	56%
Multiracial	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	57%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	46%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	62%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	58%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	28%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	49%
Male	50%
Black	35%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Multiracial	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	53%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	57%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	53%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	61%
Female	66%
Male	56%
Black	44%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	61%
Multiracial	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	67%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	66%

Writing	This District
All Students	51%
Female	58%
Male	44%
Black	33%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Multiracial	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	56%
Free lunch eligible	30%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	55%

Math	This District
All Students	29%
Female	28%
Male	30%
Black	10%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	27%
Multiracial	34%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	36%
Free lunch eligible	18%
Reduced lunch eligible	27%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	34%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	32%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	64%
Female	71%
Male	57%
Black	52%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	66%
Multiracial	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	68%
Free lunch eligible	63%
Reduced lunch eligible	62%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	22%
Non-IEP	68%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	41%
Male	41%
Black	26%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	37%
Multiracial	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	48%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	28%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	44%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	42%

Writing	This District
All Students	42%
Female	50%
Male	34%
Black	36%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	44%
Multiracial	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	45%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	44%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	45%

Math	This District
All Students	23%
Female	22%
Male	24%
Black	11%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	24%
Multiracial	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	n/a
White	26%
Free lunch eligible	21%
Reduced lunch eligible	25%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	24%
IEP	6%
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	17	17

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	57%	61%
Black, not Hispanic	19%	6%
Hispanic	18%	28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	2%	1%

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Student Subgroups

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	40%	35%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,144	$8,094

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	55%	58%
Student and staff support	10%	10%
Administration	15%	15%
Other expenditures	20%	17%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >