Explorer Elementary School
4190 Bardot Dr
Colorado Springs CO, 80920, El Paso County
Phone: 719-234-4400
Ranking: (102 out of 1,246, top 8%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 517 | 521 | 522 | 529 | 515 | 499 | 514 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 35 | 6.8% | 40 | 7.7% | 46 | 8.8% | 54 | 10.2% | 56 | 10.9% | 56 | 11.2% | 63 | 12.3% |
Kindergarten: | 71 | 13.7% | 84 | 16.1% | 72 | 13.8% | 77 | 14.6% | 63 | 12.2% | 68 | 13.6% | 62 | 12.1% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 15.1% | 75 | 14.4% | 78 | 14.9% | 72 | 13.6% | 66 | 12.8% | 63 | 12.6% | 72 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.1% | 74 | 14.2% | 72 | 13.6% | 75 | 14.6% | 76 | 15.2% | 78 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 16.2% | 72 | 13.8% | 82 | 15.7% | 80 | 15.1% | 84 | 16.3% | 82 | 16.4% | 71 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 15.5% | 83 | 15.9% | 84 | 16.1% | 88 | 16.6% | 87 | 16.9% | 70 | 14.0% | 81 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 88 | 17.0% | 83 | 15.9% | 86 | 16.5% | 86 | 16.3% | 84 | 16.3% | 84 | 16.8% | 87 | 16.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 267 | 51.6% | 270 | 51.8% | 251 | 48.1% | 258 | 48.8% | 252 | 48.9% | 229 | 45.9% | 259 | 50.4% |
Female: | 250 | 48.4% | 251 | 48.2% | 271 | 51.9% | 271 | 51.2% | 255 | 49.5% | 262 | 52.5% | 251 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.3% | 21 | 4.2% | 28 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 13.3% | 71 | 13.6% | 76 | 14.6% | 71 | 13.4% | 46 | 8.9% | 26 | 5.2% | 29 | 5.6% |
Black: | 10 | 1.9% | 16 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.5% | 22 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.6% | 20 | 3.9% |
White: | 392 | 75.8% | 382 | 73.3% | 389 | 74.5% | 411 | 77.7% | 428 | 83.1% | 428 | 85.8% | 434 | 84.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 7.0% | 40 | 7.7% | 34 | 6.5% | 21 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 10.6% | 55 | 10.6% | 49 | 9.4% | 41 | 7.8% | 42 | 8.2% | 27 | 5.4% | 19 | 3.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.3% | 27 | 5.2% | 16 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.2% | 10 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.06 | 15.69 | 15.72 | 16.43 | 16.51 | 16.10 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 86 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 85 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 86 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 85 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 83 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 84 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 82 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 85 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 87 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 89 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 87 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 87 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 86 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 86 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 74 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 71 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 75 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 68 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 71 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 66 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 68 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 83 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 86 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 86 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 86 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 86 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 85 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 84 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 85 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 81 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 85 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 83 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 84 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 82 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 84 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 82 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 74 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 68 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 70 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 70 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 70 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 67 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 69 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 73 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 81 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 84 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 81 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 83 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 91 | 82 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 81 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 82 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 81 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 89 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 88 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 85 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 85 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 89 | 85 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 84 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 85 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 84 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 58 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 60 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 61 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 65 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 68 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 68 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 78 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 78 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 77 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 75 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 78 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 74 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 74 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 74 | 61 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 91.4 | 83.0 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 87.6 | 85.5 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92.6 | 87.0 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 89.1 | 85.9 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80.3 | 65.5 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79.4 | 66.9 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 88.3 | 85.3 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 91.5 | 84.9 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 84.7 | 82.7 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79.3 | 82.0 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69.4 | 66.1 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65.9 | 66.2 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74.1 | 79.1 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79.3 | 81.3 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 83.5 | 85.4 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85.4 | 84.7 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67.1 | 68.8 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76.8 | 68.7 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71.7 | 74.2 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48.8 | 72.6 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.3% | 43.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.7% | 56.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% | 23.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% | 76.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,483.0 | $45,657.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,998.0 | $33,344.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,981.0 | $49,405.0 |
* Explorer Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.