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800 South Taft Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537
Larimer County
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PH: (970) 613-5000
FAX: (970) 613-5095

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Grades PK-12
15,265 students
30 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

73% (2008)

78% (2007)

76% (2006)

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

Writing

52% (2008)

63% (2007)

59% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

71% (2008)

74% (2007)

75% (2006)

69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

75% (2008)

71% (2007)

76% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

58% (2008)

52% (2007)

58% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

72% (2008)

71% (2007)

72% (2006)

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

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

75% (2008)

74% (2007)

77% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

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

Writing

63% (2008)

61% (2007)

69% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

64% (2007)

67% (2006)

63% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

76% (2008)

78% (2007)

75% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

63% (2008)

67% (2007)

60% (2006)

65% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

66% (2007)

61% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

70% (2008)

69% (2007)

69% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

64% (2008)

64% (2007)

61% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

54% (2008)

53% (2007)

55% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

70% (2008)

67% (2007)

71% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

51% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

53% (2008)

55% (2007)

55% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

52% (2008)

55% (2007)

54% (2006)

51% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

73% (2008)

75% (2007)

75% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

54% (2008)

56% (2007)

60% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

44% (2008)

43% (2007)

46% (2006)

40% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

67% (2008)

78% (2007)

76% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

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

Writing

48% (2008)

56% (2007)

54% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

37% (2008)

37% (2007)

35% (2006)

40% (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	73%
Female	78%
Male	69%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	77%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	56%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	80%
IEP	27%
Non-IEP	80%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	16%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	76%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	74%

Writing	This District
All Students	52%
Female	61%
Male	44%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	55%
Hispanic	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	57%
Free lunch eligible	33%
Reduced lunch eligible	49%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	58%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	52%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	70%
Male	71%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	82%
Hispanic	49%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	79%
IEP	33%
Non-IEP	76%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	25%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	81%
Male	70%
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	54%
Reduced lunch eligible	74%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	82%
IEP	32%
Non-IEP	81%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	42%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Writing	This District
All Students	58%
Female	65%
Male	51%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	63%
Free lunch eligible	35%
Reduced lunch eligible	61%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	65%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	63%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	11%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	60%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Math	This District
All Students	72%
Female	73%
Male	72%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	57%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Free lunch eligible	54%
Reduced lunch eligible	74%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	78%
IEP	36%
Non-IEP	77%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	42%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	74%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	72%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	79%
Male	71%
Black (not Hispanic)	41%
Asian or Pacific Islander	89%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	80%
Free lunch eligible	54%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	83%
IEP	30%
Non-IEP	81%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	77%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Science	This District
All Students	50%
Female	48%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	18%
Asian or Pacific Islander	67%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	31%
Reduced lunch eligible	35%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	55%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	52%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	51%

Writing	This District
All Students	63%
Female	69%
Male	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	41%
Asian or Pacific Islander	72%
Hispanic	38%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	68%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	48%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	69%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	63%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	64%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	78%
Hispanic	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	42%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	74%
IEP	23%
Non-IEP	70%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	76%
Female	83%
Male	70%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	79%
Free lunch eligible	58%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	82%
IEP	26%
Non-IEP	83%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	15%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	78%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	76%

Writing	This District
All Students	63%
Female	74%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	37%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	67%
Free lunch eligible	40%
Reduced lunch eligible	49%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	15%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	64%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	63%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	66%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	42%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	67%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	70%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	70%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	76%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	94%
Hispanic	50%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	74%
Free lunch eligible	48%
Reduced lunch eligible	59%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	75%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Writing	This District
All Students	64%
Female	74%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	88%
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	68%
Free lunch eligible	37%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	11%
Non-IEP	69%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	5%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	65%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	64%

Math	This District
All Students	54%
Female	54%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	37%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	57%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	16%
Non-IEP	57%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	10%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	55%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	54%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	77%
Male	62%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	81%
Hispanic	48%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	74%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	77%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	72%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Science	This District
All Students	51%
Female	48%
Male	53%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	22%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	26%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	55%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	53%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	51%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	64%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	67%
Hispanic	30%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	57%
Free lunch eligible	30%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	58%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	55%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Math	This District
All Students	52%
Female	49%
Male	54%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	28%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	56%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	59%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	52%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	73%
Female	79%
Male	66%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	47%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	78%
Free lunch eligible	45%
Reduced lunch eligible	68%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	81%
IEP	17%
Non-IEP	79%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	75%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	73%

Writing	This District
All Students	54%
Female	64%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	n/a
Hispanic	34%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	57%
Free lunch eligible	25%
Reduced lunch eligible	44%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	62%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	59%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	55%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	54%

Math	This District
All Students	44%
Female	45%
Male	44%
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	22%
Reduced lunch eligible	38%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	48%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	46%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	67%
Female	78%
Male	57%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	63%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	24%
Non-IEP	71%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	68%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Science	This District
All Students	50%
Female	51%
Male	49%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	59%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	53%
Free lunch eligible	18%
Reduced lunch eligible	39%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	57%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	53%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Writing	This District
All Students	48%
Female	60%
Male	37%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	59%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	51%
Free lunch eligible	17%
Reduced lunch eligible	34%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	55%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	52%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	50%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	49%

Math	This District
All Students	37%
Female	38%
Male	35%
Black (not Hispanic)	n/a
Asian or Pacific Islander	53%
Hispanic	18%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	39%
Free lunch eligible	10%
Reduced lunch eligible	21%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	43%
IEP	4%
Non-IEP	39%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	37%
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	19	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	20	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	19	21

English

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

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	20	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	20	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	92%
Graduating class of 2007	95%
Graduating class of 2006	92%

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	18	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	83%	63%
Hispanic	14%	27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	3%
Black, not Hispanic	1%	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	26%	33%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,102	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	57%
Student and staff support	13%	7%
Administration	14%	17%
Other expenditures	16%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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