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Are we making the grade in Colorado?

are we maki THE GRADEN COLORADO Colorado School Grades has been collecting and calculating performance-based information for Colorado's Public Schools over the past 3 years in order to allow community members, parents, students and educators to more easily evaluate, engage and improve their community's schools. ElkanoData has used this information to create a data-vizualization tool to more easily visualize and explore school performance trends over time, across districts, and across the state. With the help of the visualization tool, here's a glance at what we've discovered.. Colorado School Performance Trends Over the Past 3 School Years HOW HAVE GRADES CHANGED ACROSS THE STATE? 2009 to 2011 2009 Graige Fort Collins Greeley Boulder DenverAurora Glenwood Springs lunction Colorado Colorado Springs Montrose oGunnison Pueblo Lamaro lcello •Durango Trìnidad OVERALL GRADE: schools B schools schools D schools F schools WHERE ARE THE "A" SCHOOLS LOCATED? 2009 to 2011 08 2009 Craigo Fort Collins Greeley Boulder DenverAurora Glenwood Springs Go Junction Colorado Colorado Springs Montroseo oGurrison Pueblo icello Lamar Durango Trinidad OVERALL GRADE: schools A LOOK AT HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF LOW INCOME AND MINORITY STUDENTS these Colorado schools have received an "A" in both Overall Grade and Academic Growth and also have the largest percentages of both low income students and minority students WEST DENVER PREP: FEDERAL CAMPUS KIPP SUNSHINE PEAK ACADEMY West Denver Prep: Federal Campus has the higher percentages of both low income students and minority students as 1 of only 2 schools to maintain both an Overall Grade and an Academic Growth grade of "A" across all 3 school years. Kipp Sunshine Peak Academy has both an Overall Grade and Overall Grade: A Academic Growth: A 7. 2011-2012 Academic Growth grade of "A" and the highest percentages of both low income and minority students Overall Grade: A Academic Growth: A 6. 2010-2011 % of Low Income Students % of Minority Students SCHOOLS % of Low Income Students % of Minority Students School Type Ranking SCHOOLS Overall Grade: A Academic Growth: A School Type Ranking Community Leadership Academy 70 85.4 90.7 3. 2009-2010 Beach Court 88 96.6 95.8 Heritage Elementary School Elementary School E 56 73.1 67.1 % of Low Income Students % of Minority Students SCHOOLS Ricardo Flores 128 88.5 97.3 Kipp Sunshine Peak Academy Magon Academy 25 97.9 100 School Type Ranking 121 90.7 85.6 Stein Elementary Montview Math & School 85 91.6 89.9 Health Sciences Beach Court Elementary School 25 96.6 96.0 West Denver Prep: M 114 92.9 97.5 Federal Campus Elementary School West Denver Prep: 92.7 98.8 Federal Campus 28 West Denver Prep: Federal Campus 71 92.9 98.0 West Denver Prep: Harvey Park Campus 73 89.9 94.5 West Denver Prep: 89.7 95.3 Harvey Park Campus 21 West Denver Prep: Harvey Park Campus 35 89.9 94.0 Wildflower Elementary School 27 74.3 68.4 West Denver Prep: Highland Campus 43 92.3 96.0 In 2011 there are 2x the number of schools there were in 2009 meeting these exceptional criteria WHICH LARGE-SCALE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THE MOST HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS.. % of schools in the district with both an Poudre R-1 Overall Grade and Academic Growth 20% 49 schools grade of "A" 15% ....... .... 10%. Douglas County RE 1 Academy 20 78 schools Academy 20 school district has one of the largest % increases in high-performing schools from 0% in 2009 to 6% in 2010 and 2011 5% Jefferson County R-1 Cherry Creek 5 58 schools 165 schools Denver County 1 164 schools Boulder Valley 55 schools 2009 St Vrain Valley RE 1J 52 schools 2010 2011 ..OR THE MOST LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS: Westminster 50 Pueblo City 60 School District School District 28% 24% 6% 0% 21% 14% % of schools in the district with both an Overall Grade and an Academic Growth grade of "F" WESTMINSTER 50 SCHOOL DISTRICT, although having one of the highest percentages of "F" schools in 2009, has, over 3 years, reduced its number of schools with both an Overall Grade and Academic Growth grade of "F" to zero. PUEBLO CITY 60 SCHOOL DISTRICT, although improving, has had a consistently high percentage of schools with both an Overall Grade and Academic Growth grade of "F." SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST AVERAGE OVERALL GRADE HIGHEST B+ Average Ourey R-1 (2010) Top Five School Districts Based on Average Overall Grade 1. Ourey R-1 2. Plateua R-5 3. Aspen 1 4. Cheyenne Mountain 5. Telluride R-1 B+ LOWEST F Average Vilas RE-5 (2009) & Mountain Boces (2010) UNCOVER TRENDS IN THE COLORADO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM What did we miss? Calureda Did your community's schools make the grade? 100%1.802 e vdt s Explore and visualize your own conclusions... www.elkanodata.com/education SOURCES: Colorado School Grades and www.elkanodata.com/education DESIGNED BY: elkanodata.com E) ******.......... . **********.. ****** ..

Are we making the grade in Colorado?

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The Colorado Department of Education and Colorado School Grades have been collecting data for the last 3 years, in order to measure, evaluate and improve the public education system. Based on that ...

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