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Most county school receive high ratings
It is report card time for Douglas County, but instead of students being graded, it is the schools' turn.
The Colorado Department of Education released the School Accountability Reports Dec. 5, and Douglas County School District officials are pleased with the outcome.
By By: Jennifer Simonson
It is report card time for Douglas County, but instead of students being graded, it is the schools' turn.
The Colorado Department of Education released the School Accountability Reports Dec. 5, and Douglas County School District officials are pleased with the outcome.
"Overall, we did very well. We saw some improvements in some of our schools, which we are proud of," said assistant superintendent Elliott Asp.
The report rates each school as excellent, high, average, low or unsatisfactory based on Colorado Student Assessment Program and 11th-grade American Collegate Test scores.
Most 36 out of 58, schools in Douglas County received high ratings. Nine were listed as average and two, Daniel C. Oakes High School in Castle Rock and Eagle Academy in Highlands Ranch, were rated as low.
Both Core Knowledge Charter Schools in Parker, Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Eagle Ridge Elementary School in Lone Tree, Franktown Elementary School in Franktown, Highlands Ranch High School, Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Platte River Charter Academy in Highlands Ranch, Summit View Elementary School in Highlands Ranch and Wildcat Mountain Elementary School in Littleton were rated excellent.
Schools also received an academic improvement rating based on how the average CSAP score changed from one year to another in that school. The five ratings were significant improvement, improvement, stable, decline and significant decline.
In Douglas County, 37 of the 50 schools that were rated received a stable rating. The eight remaining schools that were not rated were either opened this school year or were not graded last year, Asp said.
Nine schools improved, and one declined. ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch showed significant improvement, while Cherry Valley Elementary School in Franktown and Platte River Charter Academy in Highlands Ranch showed significant decline.
The improvement rating is intended to provide another way to measure a school's performance, but that measure can be distorted in a high performing district such as Douglas County, said district spokesperson Bruce Caughey.
"There is a ceiling effect, because so many of our schools are already high performing schools ... there is not a lot of room to grow on the improvement scale," he said.
The school district will compare its scores with the scores of other districts with comparable demographics.
"We don't compare ourselves to Denver Public Schools," Asp said. "While we have very good students, principals and students, we know our students come to school with a lot of advantages, support and resources that others don't have."
For the complete list of schools' reports, visit the department of education Web site at www.state.co.us/schools.
By By: Jennifer Simonson
It is report card time for Douglas County, but instead of students being graded, it is the schools' turn.
The Colorado Department of Education released the School Accountability Reports Dec. 5, and Douglas County School District officials are pleased with the outcome.
"Overall, we did very well. We saw some improvements in some of our schools, which we are proud of," said assistant superintendent Elliott Asp.
The report rates each school as excellent, high, average, low or unsatisfactory based on Colorado Student Assessment Program and 11th-grade American Collegate Test scores.
Most 36 out of 58, schools in Douglas County received high ratings. Nine were listed as average and two, Daniel C. Oakes High School in Castle Rock and Eagle Academy in Highlands Ranch, were rated as low.
Both Core Knowledge Charter Schools in Parker, Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Eagle Ridge Elementary School in Lone Tree, Franktown Elementary School in Franktown, Highlands Ranch High School, Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Platte River Charter Academy in Highlands Ranch, Summit View Elementary School in Highlands Ranch and Wildcat Mountain Elementary School in Littleton were rated excellent.
Schools also received an academic improvement rating based on how the average CSAP score changed from one year to another in that school. The five ratings were significant improvement, improvement, stable, decline and significant decline.
In Douglas County, 37 of the 50 schools that were rated received a stable rating. The eight remaining schools that were not rated were either opened this school year or were not graded last year, Asp said.
Nine schools improved, and one declined. ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch showed significant improvement, while Cherry Valley Elementary School in Franktown and Platte River Charter Academy in Highlands Ranch showed significant decline.
The improvement rating is intended to provide another way to measure a school's performance, but that measure can be distorted in a high performing district such as Douglas County, said district spokesperson Bruce Caughey.
"There is a ceiling effect, because so many of our schools are already high performing schools ... there is not a lot of room to grow on the improvement scale," he said.
The school district will compare its scores with the scores of other districts with comparable demographics.
"We don't compare ourselves to Denver Public Schools," Asp said. "While we have very good students, principals and students, we know our students come to school with a lot of advantages, support and resources that others don't have."
For the complete list of schools' reports, visit the department of education Web site at www.state.co.us/schools.
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