Prairie Hills Elementary School
8025 Telegraph Dr
Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County
Phone: 719-234-5100
Ranking: (369 out of 1,246, top 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Academy School District 20
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 498 | 502 | 528 | 548 | 583 | 548 | 584 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 12.9% | 86 | 17.1% | 78 | 14.8% | 90 | 16.4% | 96 | 16.5% | 91 | 16.6% | 80 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 17.7% | 78 | 15.5% | 91 | 17.2% | 80 | 14.6% | 96 | 16.5% | 76 | 13.9% | 101 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 14.7% | 92 | 18.3% | 74 | 14.0% | 90 | 16.4% | 80 | 13.7% | 101 | 18.4% | 91 | 15.6% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 21.1% | 85 | 16.9% | 96 | 18.2% | 82 | 15.0% | 103 | 17.7% | 88 | 16.1% | 97 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 15.9% | 88 | 17.5% | 83 | 15.7% | 96 | 17.5% | 97 | 16.6% | 93 | 17.0% | 99 | 17.0% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 17.9% | 73 | 14.5% | 106 | 20.1% | 110 | 20.1% | 111 | 19.0% | 99 | 18.1% | 116 | 19.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 52.4% | 277 | 55.2% | 283 | 53.6% | 286 | 52.2% | 274 | 47.0% | 274 | 50.0% | 299 | 51.2% |
Female: | 237 | 47.6% | 225 | 44.8% | 245 | 46.4% | 262 | 47.8% | 301 | 51.6% | 266 | 48.5% | 281 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 29 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.4% | 24 | 4.1% |
Hispanic: | 66 | 13.3% | 67 | 13.3% | 68 | 12.9% | 59 | 10.8% | 56 | 9.6% | 39 | 7.1% | 43 | 7.4% |
Black: | 14 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.6% | 26 | 4.5% | 27 | 4.9% | 38 | 6.5% |
White: | 383 | 76.9% | 385 | 76.7% | 398 | 75.4% | 428 | 78.1% | 470 | 80.6% | 457 | 83.4% | 475 | 81.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 5.2% | 27 | 5.4% | 33 | 6.3% | 26 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 13.9% | 73 | 14.5% | 68 | 12.9% | 58 | 10.6% | 75 | 12.9% | 46 | 8.4% | 48 | 8.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.0% | 37 | 7.4% | 31 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.5% | 20 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.71 | 16.46 | 16.40 | 16.02 | 17.05 | 15.60 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 86 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 85 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 86 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 85 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 83 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 84 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 82 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 85 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 87 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 89 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 87 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 87 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 86 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 86 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 69 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 71 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 75 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 68 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 71 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 66 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 68 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 83 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 86 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 86 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 86 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 86 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 85 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 84 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 85 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 81 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 85 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 83 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 84 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 82 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 84 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 82 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 74 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 68 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 70 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 70 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 70 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 67 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 69 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 73 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 81 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 84 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 81 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 83 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 82 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 81 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 82 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 81 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 89 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 88 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 85 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 85 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 85 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 84 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 85 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 84 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 58 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 60 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 61 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 65 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 68 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 68 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 78 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 78 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 77 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 75 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 78 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 74 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 74 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 74 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66.0 | 83.0 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73.1 | 85.5 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78.4 | 87.0 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82.9 | 85.9 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 50.6 | 65.5 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 43.9 | 66.9 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77.9 | 85.3 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 72.4 | 84.9 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81.8 | 82.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79.3 | 82.0 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48.1 | 66.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 57.4 | 66.2 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80.3 | 79.1 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62.0 | 81.3 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83.3 | 85.4 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83.1 | 84.7 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 68.5 | 68.8 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57.8 | 68.7 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71.3 | 74.2 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 56.4 | 72.6 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.4% | 29.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.6% | 71.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.8% | 9.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.2% | 90.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,905.0 | $47,309.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,612.0 | $34,513.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,288.0 | $48,680.0 |
* Prairie Hills Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.