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18551 East 160th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Adams County
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PH: (303) 655-2900
FAX: (303) 655-2870

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Grades PK-12
11,569 students
18 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

65% (2008)

70% (2007)

68% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

50% (2008)

51% (2007)

46% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

63% (2007)

70% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

61% (2008)

59% (2007)

65% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

46% (2008)

42% (2007)

44% (2006)

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

Math

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

64% (2006)

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

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

65% (2008)

62% (2007)

65% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

36% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

53% (2008)

51% (2007)

60% (2006)

47% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

54% (2008)

54% (2007)

57% (2006)

54% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

65% (2008)

62% (2007)

59% (2006)

60% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

50% (2008)

52% (2007)

47% (2006)

48% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

44% (2007)

43% (2006)

45% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

53% (2008)

45% (2007)

50% (2006)

54% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

46% (2008)

42% (2007)

42% (2006)

45% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

33% (2008)

34% (2007)

31% (2006)

33% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

52% (2008)

48% (2007)

56% (2006)

54% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

29% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

38% (2008)

33% (2007)

43% (2006)

39% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

29% (2008)

28% (2007)

37% (2006)

30% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

46% (2008)

52% (2007)

55% (2006)

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

Writing

27% (2008)

35% (2007)

35% (2006)

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

Math

20% (2008)

22% (2007)

22% (2006)

16% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

55% (2008)

55% (2007)

57% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

31% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

34% (2008)

31% (2007)

36% (2006)

29% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

16% (2008)

13% (2007)

13% (2006)

12% (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	68%
Male	63%
Black (not Hispanic)	59%
Asian or Pacific Islander	67%
Hispanic	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	72%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	62%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	29%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	37%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	66%

Writing	This District
All Students	50%
Female	59%
Male	41%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	30%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	56%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	53%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	19%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	69%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	56%
Asian or Pacific Islander	74%
Hispanic	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	75%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	62%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	37%
Non-IEP	71%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	61%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Immigrant	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	61%
Female	66%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	55%
Asian or Pacific Islander	68%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	71%
Free lunch eligible	45%
Reduced lunch eligible	63%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	66%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	28%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	68%
Immigrant	26%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	63%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Female	53%
Male	39%
Black (not Hispanic)	41%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	35%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	30%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	18%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	52%
Immigrant	22%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	47%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	63%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	74%
Hispanic	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	54%
Reduced lunch eligible	70%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	33%
Non-IEP	68%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	45%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	68%
Immigrant	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Female	69%
Male	61%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	52%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	46%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	29%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Immigrant	53%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Science	This District
All Students	36%
Female	35%
Male	38%
Black (not Hispanic)	29%
Asian or Pacific Islander	30%
Hispanic	21%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	26%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	45%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	39%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	6%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	43%
Immigrant	26%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	37%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	58%
Male	48%
Black (not Hispanic)	57%
Asian or Pacific Islander	60%
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	34%
Reduced lunch eligible	36%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	62%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	56%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	16%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Immigrant	37%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Math	This District
All Students	54%
Female	54%
Male	55%
Black (not Hispanic)	57%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	58%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	33%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Immigrant	47%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	55%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	65%
Female	69%
Male	61%
Black (not Hispanic)	50%
Asian or Pacific Islander	55%
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	74%
Free lunch eligible	52%
Reduced lunch eligible	52%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	19%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	70%
Immigrant	25%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	66%

Writing	This District
All Students	50%
Female	58%
Male	42%
Black (not Hispanic)	40%
Asian or Pacific Islander	34%
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	58%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	56%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	54%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Immigrant	25%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	51%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	50%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	27%
Asian or Pacific Islander	48%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	59%
Free lunch eligible	38%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	54%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	35%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	52%
Immigrant	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	53%
Female	58%
Male	48%
Black (not Hispanic)	42%
Asian or Pacific Islander	56%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	13%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	54%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Female	55%
Male	38%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	56%
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	54%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	48%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	50%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	4%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	52%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	47%

Math	This District
All Students	33%
Female	31%
Male	36%
Black (not Hispanic)	23%
Asian or Pacific Islander	41%
Hispanic	20%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	44%
Free lunch eligible	18%
Reduced lunch eligible	26%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	40%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	36%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	7%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	37%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	34%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	52%
Female	56%
Male	47%
Black (not Hispanic)	61%
Asian or Pacific Islander	57%
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	67%
Free lunch eligible	34%
Reduced lunch eligible	37%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	55%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	4%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Science	This District
All Students	29%
Female	27%
Male	31%
Black (not Hispanic)	21%
Asian or Pacific Islander	19%
Hispanic	14%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	45%
Free lunch eligible	15%
Reduced lunch eligible	19%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	36%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	30%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	35%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	30%

Writing	This District
All Students	38%
Female	46%
Male	29%
Black (not Hispanic)	46%
Asian or Pacific Islander	33%
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	52%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	23%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	45%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	40%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	44%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	38%

Math	This District
All Students	29%
Female	29%
Male	30%
Black (not Hispanic)	25%
Asian or Pacific Islander	24%
Hispanic	18%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	41%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	23%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	35%
IEP	6%
Non-IEP	31%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	2%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	33%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	30%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	46%
Female	52%
Male	41%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	58%
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	56%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	40%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	49%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	47%

Writing	This District
All Students	27%
Female	35%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	13%
Asian or Pacific Islander	38%
Hispanic	18%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	36%
Free lunch eligible	11%
Reduced lunch eligible	21%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	31%
IEP	0%
Non-IEP	29%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	31%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	28%

Math	This District
All Students	20%
Female	19%
Male	20%
Black (not Hispanic)	3%
Asian or Pacific Islander	30%
Hispanic	12%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	27%
Free lunch eligible	6%
Reduced lunch eligible	6%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	23%
IEP	1%
Non-IEP	21%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	3%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	22%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	20%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	55%
Female	63%
Male	48%
Black (not Hispanic)	52%
Asian or Pacific Islander	43%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	60%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	30%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	55%

Science	This District
All Students	31%
Female	29%
Male	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	16%
Asian or Pacific Islander	9%
Hispanic	21%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	42%
Free lunch eligible	13%
Reduced lunch eligible	25%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	35%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	32%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	8%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	35%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	31%

Writing	This District
All Students	34%
Female	45%
Male	23%
Black (not Hispanic)	28%
Asian or Pacific Islander	9%
Hispanic	25%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	43%
Free lunch eligible	20%
Reduced lunch eligible	32%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	37%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	35%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	16%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	37%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	34%

Math	This District
All Students	16%
Female	14%
Male	18%
Black (not Hispanic)	6%
Asian or Pacific Islander	9%
Hispanic	11%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	21%
Free lunch eligible	8%
Reduced lunch eligible	18%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	17%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	17%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	17%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	16%

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	18	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	17	19	21

English

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

Math

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

Reading

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

Science

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

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

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	95%
Graduating class of 2007	90%
Graduating class of 2006	95%

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	19	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	51%	63%
Hispanic	43%	27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	3%
Black, not Hispanic	2%	6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	1%

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	28%	33%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,557	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	57%
Student and staff support	8%	7%
Administration	15%	17%
Other expenditures	20%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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