South Elementary School
305 South 5th Ave
Brighton CO, 80601, Adams County
Phone: 303-655-2600
Ranking: (649 out of 1,246, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Brighton School District 27J
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 508 | 535 | 589 | 572 | 600 | 563 | 521 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 82 | 16.1% | 85 | 15.9% | 103 | 17.5% | 89 | 15.6% | 104 | 17.3% | 101 | 17.9% | 83 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 17.7% | 101 | 18.9% | 110 | 18.7% | 109 | 19.1% | 114 | 19.0% | 94 | 16.7% | 95 | 18.2% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 15.9% | 99 | 18.5% | 99 | 16.8% | 103 | 18.0% | 84 | 14.0% | 89 | 15.8% | 89 | 17.1% |
Grade 3: | 99 | 19.5% | 90 | 16.8% | 86 | 14.6% | 85 | 14.9% | 100 | 16.7% | 82 | 14.6% | 103 | 19.8% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 15.6% | 77 | 14.4% | 93 | 15.8% | 93 | 16.3% | 93 | 15.5% | 115 | 20.4% | 86 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 77 | 15.2% | 83 | 15.5% | 98 | 16.6% | 93 | 16.3% | 105 | 17.5% | 82 | 14.6% | 65 | 12.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 266 | 52.4% | 278 | 52.0% | 311 | 52.8% | 282 | 49.3% | 302 | 50.3% | 283 | 50.3% | 268 | 51.4% |
Female: | 242 | 47.6% | 257 | 48.0% | 278 | 47.2% | 290 | 50.7% | 290 | 48.3% | 272 | 48.3% | 249 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 395 | 77.8% | 423 | 79.1% | 448 | 76.1% | 429 | 75.0% | 429 | 71.5% | 404 | 71.8% | 377 | 72.4% |
Black: | 11 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% |
White: | 90 | 17.7% | 96 | 17.9% | 129 | 21.9% | 130 | 22.7% | 159 | 26.5% | 151 | 26.8% | 136 | 26.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 67.3% | 332 | 62.1% | 353 | 59.9% | 329 | 57.5% | 326 | 54.3% | 282 | 50.1% | 272 | 52.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 10.0% | 38 | 7.1% | 43 | 7.3% | 49 | 8.6% | 56 | 9.3% | 61 | 10.8% | 38 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.34 | 19.93 | 20.30 | 19.39 | 19.55 | 19.40 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 68 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 70 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 63 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 68 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 70 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 69 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 66 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 72 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 68 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 70 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 65 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 75 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 72 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 72 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 51 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 54 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 46 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 51 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 49 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 54 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 50 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 48 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 68 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 64 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 66 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 65 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 70 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 70 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 69 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 56 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 64 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 65 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 59 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 61 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 60 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 63 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 65 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 46 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 51 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 36 | 45 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 42 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 47 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 46 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 46 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 52 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 52 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 54 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 57 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 54 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 54 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 59 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 59 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 63 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 62 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 58 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 65 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 62 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 65 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 65 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 65 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 66 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 32 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 33 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 37 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 26 | 39 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 39 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 38 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 44 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 47 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 60 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 51 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 52 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 53 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 54 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 59 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78.0 | 73.2 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62.2 | 72.4 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79.8 | 76.3 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54.9 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55.3 | 53.3 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 21.9 | 48.1 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68.5 | 70.1 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70.9 | 72.2 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64.2 | 65.2 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62.0 | 68.0 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49.0 | 45.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 49.3 | 55.2 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72.3 | 62.3 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56.8 | 64.1 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65.6 | 66.6 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59.7 | 70.1 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 30.2 | 41.6 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 19.7 | 39.8 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66.7 | 56.6 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 40.2 | 55.8 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.0% | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.0% | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.0% | 39.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.0% | 60.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,003.0 | $47,288.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,730.0 | $37,692.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,813.0 | $53,496.0 |
* South Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.