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Durango 9-R

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201 East 12th Street
Durango, CO 81301
La Plata County
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PH: (970) 247-5411
FAX: (970) 247-9581

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Grades PK-12
4690 students
11 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

77% (2008)

84% (2007)

83% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

57% (2008)

68% (2007)

67% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

77% (2008)

84% (2007)

82% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

76% (2008)

74% (2007)

86% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

58% (2008)

63% (2007)

68% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

77% (2008)

83% (2007)

78% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

83% (2008)

83% (2007)

84% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

57% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

70% (2008)

75% (2007)

74% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

76% (2008)

74% (2007)

77% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

84% (2008)

83% (2007)

79% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

71% (2008)

72% (2007)

72% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

67% (2007)

60% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

74% (2008)

76% (2007)

81% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

64% (2008)

70% (2007)

73% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

56% (2007)

62% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

74% (2008)

77% (2007)

77% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

49% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

60% (2008)

68% (2007)

63% (2006)

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

Math

50% (2008)

54% (2007)

50% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

78% (2008)

82% (2007)

80% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

64% (2008)

62% (2007)

64% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

47% (2007)

50% (2006)

43% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

77% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

61% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

55% (2008)

59% (2007)

57% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

37% (2008)

40% (2007)

33% (2006)

37% (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	77%
Female	83%
Male	73%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	54%
White (not Hispanic)	84%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	77%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	89%
IEP	44%
Non-IEP	83%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	80%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	57%
Female	65%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	19%
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	57%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	64%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	57%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	75%
Male	79%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
White (not Hispanic)	83%
Free lunch eligible	53%
Reduced lunch eligible	77%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	86%
IEP	49%
Non-IEP	81%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	79%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	77%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	76%
Female	79%
Male	73%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42%
White (not Hispanic)	82%
Free lunch eligible	61%
Reduced lunch eligible	75%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	82%
IEP	41%
Non-IEP	83%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	78%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	77%

Writing	This District
All Students	58%
Female	63%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	32%
White (not Hispanic)	62%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	64%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	59%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	73%
Male	80%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58%
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	63%
Reduced lunch eligible	75%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	82%
IEP	43%
Non-IEP	83%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	78%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	77%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	86%
Male	81%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	66%
Reduced lunch eligible	69%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	90%
IEP	34%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	84%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	83%

Science	This District
All Students	57%
Female	59%
Male	55%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	37%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	69%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	63%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	59%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	57%

Writing	This District
All Students	70%
Female	73%
Male	67%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	44%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	77%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	41%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	77%
Male	76%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	83%
Free lunch eligible	52%
Reduced lunch eligible	63%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	86%
IEP	36%
Non-IEP	81%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	87%
Male	81%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	72%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	64%
White (not Hispanic)	88%
Free lunch eligible	69%
Reduced lunch eligible	69%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	90%
IEP	46%
Non-IEP	89%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	86%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	84%

Writing	This District
All Students	71%
Female	76%
Male	65%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	66%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	36%
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	53%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	26%
Non-IEP	77%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	67%
Male	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	52%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45%
White (not Hispanic)	74%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	75%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	74%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	83%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	58%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53%
White (not Hispanic)	78%
Free lunch eligible	47%
Reduced lunch eligible	72%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	81%
IEP	26%
Non-IEP	79%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	74%

Writing	This District
All Students	64%
Female	76%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	44%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42%
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	56%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	70%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	51%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	36%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37%
White (not Hispanic)	54%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	28%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	53%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	80%
Male	68%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	60%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44%
White (not Hispanic)	80%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	67%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	83%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	82%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Science	This District
All Students	49%
Female	49%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28%
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	24%
Reduced lunch eligible	29%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	57%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	54%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	50%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	49%

Writing	This District
All Students	60%
Female	68%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	33%
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	43%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	67%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	67%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	61%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	60%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	50%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	21%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28%
White (not Hispanic)	58%
Free lunch eligible	27%
Reduced lunch eligible	19%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	58%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	56%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	81%
Male	74%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48%
White (not Hispanic)	86%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	71%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	84%
IEP	28%
Non-IEP	82%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	80%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	78%

Writing	This District
All Students	64%
Female	68%
Male	59%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	40%
White (not Hispanic)	71%
Free lunch eligible	33%
Reduced lunch eligible	48%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	68%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	47%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	27%
White (not Hispanic)	58%
Free lunch eligible	23%
Reduced lunch eligible	45%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	53%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	84%
Male	68%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42%
White (not Hispanic)	80%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	50%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	81%
IEP	41%
Non-IEP	78%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	75%

Science	This District
All Students	61%
Female	59%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	21%
White (not Hispanic)	66%
Free lunch eligible	28%
Reduced lunch eligible	32%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	68%
IEP	31%
Non-IEP	63%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	62%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	61%

Writing	This District
All Students	55%
Female	67%
Male	45%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16%
White (not Hispanic)	60%
Free lunch eligible	27%
Reduced lunch eligible	41%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	59%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	56%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	55%

Math	This District
All Students	37%
Female	33%
Male	41%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	15%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11%
White (not Hispanic)	41%
Free lunch eligible	13%
Reduced lunch eligible	14%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	42%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	39%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	38%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	37%

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	22	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	19	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	20	19	21

English

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

Math

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

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	23	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	20	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	20	19	21

Science

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

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

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	82%
Graduating class of 2007	96%
Graduating class of 2006	89%

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	15	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	80%	63%
Hispanic	13%	27%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	5%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	3%
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	27%	33%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$8,122	$9,095

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

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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