Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Colorado
http://www.cde.state.co.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$5,923

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

176

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
910	279	308	461	1,561

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
20,020	8,437	10,912	687	40,415

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	451,469	493,009
9-12 (CCD)	164,260	200,982
Total (CCD)	625,062	708,109
Pre-K (by state definition)	7,249	12,857

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

Local 52%, State 43%, Federal 5%, Intermediate *.

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	6,237	8,258
	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15,243	19,792
	2%	3%
Black	33,536	40,156
	5%	6%
Hispanic	106,976	147,447
	17%	21%
White	463,070	492,456
	74%	70%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
56,842	65,638
9%	9%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-00
26,203	60,031
4%	8%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-00
8,896	n/a
1%	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%, 949 schools; 35% to 49% 251 schools; 50% to 74%, 275 schools; 75% to 100%, 86 schools.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Every child must gain minimum of one academic year each year for math and reading.

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
n/a

Indicators for School Accountability
Test scores, graduation, attendance, dropout, expelled, suspended, percent not tested

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Currently, reduce difference between base index and 100 by 7% annually (reading, math).

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	197	343	540
	36%	64%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	98	169	267
	50%	49%	49%
School in Need of Improvement	99	174	273
	50%	51%	51%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00)

$79,745,048

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	34%	30%
Basic level and above	69%	76%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	n/a	n/a
Basic level and above	n/a	n/a

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Colorado Student Assessment Program
State Definition of "Proficient"	See Appendix A

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
					Proficient
	No Score	Unsatisfactory	Partially Proficient	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	2%	13%	24%	\|	53%	7%
Title I Schools	3	29	35	\|	30	2
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency				\|
Migratory Students	7	32	32	\|	27	2
Students with Disabilities	11	47	26	\|	15	1

Mathematics

All Students
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory Students
Students with Disabilities

Grade 7

Reading/Language Arts
					Proficient
	No Score	Unsatisfactory	Partially Proficient	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	4%	11%	23%	\|	55%	7%
Title I Schools	9	33	39	\|	19	0
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency				\|
Migratory Students	15	31	26	\|	26	2
Students with Disabilities	12	44	29	\|	14	0

Grade 8

Mathematics
					Proficient
	No Score	Unsatisfactory	Partially Proficient	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	3%	30%	33%	\|	23%	10%
Title I Schools	10	63	22	\|	4	1
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency				\|
Migratory Students	9	59	22	\|	8	2
Students with Disabilities	12	67	16	\|	5	1

High School

Mathematics

All Students
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory Students
Students with Disabilities

Mathematics

All Students
Title I Schools
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency
Migratory Students
Students with Disabilities

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	n/a	n/a
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	17,432	21,091
	55%	59%

Sources

[California] | [Connecticut]