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Alamosa Re-11j

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209 Victoria Avenue
Alamosa, CO 81101
Alamosa County
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PH: (719) 587-1600
FAX: (719) 587-1712

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Grades PK-12
2148 students
6 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

65% (2008)

72% (2007)

68% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

30% (2008)

47% (2007)

37% (2006)

44% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

63% (2008)

64% (2007)

71% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

54% (2008)

54% (2007)

63% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

38% (2008)

40% (2007)

42% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

59% (2008)

66% (2007)

68% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

60% (2008)

64% (2007)

63% (2006)

48% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

32% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

46% (2008)

50% (2007)

48% (2006)

36% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

57% (2007)

53% (2006)

47% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

66% (2008)

66% (2007)

48% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

52% (2008)

61% (2007)

42% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

44% (2008)

50% (2007)

32% (2006)

43% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

65% (2008)

45% (2007)

49% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

55% (2008)

50% (2007)

50% (2006)

47% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

39% (2008)

37% (2007)

35% (2006)

32% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

44% (2008)

53% (2007)

51% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

26% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

34% (2008)

43% (2007)

36% (2006)

38% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

21% (2008)

34% (2007)

28% (2006)

37% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

64% (2008)

57% (2007)

51% (2006)

53% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

44% (2008)

44% (2007)

46% (2006)

35% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

28% (2008)

24% (2007)

27% (2006)

18% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

56% (2008)

60% (2007)

54% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

41% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

40% (2008)

44% (2007)

34% (2006)

40% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

14% (2008)

22% (2007)

16% (2006)

19% (2005)
The state average for Math was 30% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 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	65%
Female	67%
Male	63%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	57%
Reduced lunch eligible	65%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	85%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	27%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Writing	This District
All Students	30%
Female	28%
Male	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	43%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	28%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	42%
Non-IEP	32%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	35%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	31%

Math	This District
All Students	63%
Female	58%
Male	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	78%
Free lunch eligible	57%
Reduced lunch eligible	67%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
Non-IEP	64%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	46%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	54%
Female	56%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	84%
Non-IEP	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Writing	This District
All Students	38%
Female	50%
Male	23%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	30%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	22%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
Non-IEP	40%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	42%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	39%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	59%
Male	58%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	81%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
Non-IEP	62%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	60%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	60%
Female	67%
Male	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	48%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	82%
IEP	0%
Non-IEP	68%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Science	This District
All Students	32%
Female	31%
Male	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	22%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	48%
Free lunch eligible	20%
Reduced lunch eligible	30%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	49%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	35%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	36%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	34%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Female	56%
Male	37%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	38%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	59%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	51%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	50%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	48%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	50%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	33%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	55%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	52%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	66%
Female	76%
Male	58%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	85%
Free lunch eligible	49%
Reduced lunch eligible	74%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	84%
Non-IEP	71%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	66%

Writing	This District
All Students	52%
Female	65%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	67%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
Non-IEP	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	56%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	52%

Math	This District
All Students	44%
Female	52%
Male	39%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	32%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
Non-IEP	48%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	47%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	44%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Female	70%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	77%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	63%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
Non-IEP	69%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	68%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	66%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Female	62%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
Non-IEP	58%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	56%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	56%

Math	This District
All Students	39%
Female	38%
Male	40%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	53%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	32%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
Non-IEP	42%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	41%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	40%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	44%
Female	49%
Male	40%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	53%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	48%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Science	This District
All Students	26%
Female	24%
Male	27%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	13%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	49%
Free lunch eligible	13%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	47%
IEP	0%
Non-IEP	29%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	28%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	26%

Writing	This District
All Students	34%
Female	51%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	32%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	24%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	47%
IEP	0%
Non-IEP	37%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	34%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	34%

Math	This District
All Students	21%
Female	21%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	14%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	30%
Free lunch eligible	16%
Reduced lunch eligible	19%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	29%
IEP	0%
Non-IEP	23%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	19%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	21%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	64%
Female	72%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	52%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	85%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	59%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
Non-IEP	70%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Writing	This District
All Students	44%
Female	54%
Male	34%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	29%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
Non-IEP	48%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	48%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	46%

Math	This District
All Students	28%
Female	27%
Male	29%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	20%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	41%
Free lunch eligible	12%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	39%
Non-IEP	29%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	32%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	29%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	56%
Female	55%
Male	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	55%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
Non-IEP	61%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	38%
Male	45%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	19%
Reduced lunch eligible	40%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
Non-IEP	45%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	45%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	43%

Writing	This District
All Students	40%
Female	38%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	26%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	59%
Free lunch eligible	19%
Reduced lunch eligible	30%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
Non-IEP	44%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	42%

Math	This District
All Students	14%
Female	13%
Male	14%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	22%
Free lunch eligible	2%
Reduced lunch eligible	5%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	25%
Non-IEP	15%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	15%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	14%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 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	17	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	17	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	16	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	16	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	15	18	21

Math

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

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	16	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	17	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

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

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	99%
Graduating class of 2007	88%
Graduating class of 2006	90%

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, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	17	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	58%	27%
White, not Hispanic	40%	63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	1%
Black, not Hispanic	<1%	6%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	60%	33%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,133	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	57%
Student and staff support	10%	7%
Administration	14%	17%
Other expenditures	16%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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