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Lotus School For Excellence

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

11001a East Alameda Ave

Aurora CO, 80012, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-360-0052

Ranking:

High School:

(230 out of 304, bottom 24%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(1,018 out of 1,246, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12

School District: Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

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:	44		48		49		37		22		17		13
Total Students:	790		775		731		607		304		242		168
Kindergarten:	39	4.9%	22	2.8%	20	2.7%	25	4.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 1:	52	6.6%	49	6.3%	48	6.6%	27	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 2:	46	5.8%	76	9.8%	48	6.6%	53	8.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 3:	74	9.4%	51	6.6%	69	9.4%	53	8.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 4:	55	7.0%	78	10.1%	73	10.0%	53	8.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 5:	70	8.9%	73	9.4%	73	10.0%	54	8.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	75	9.5%	75	9.7%	92	12.6%	52	8.6%	84	27.6%	74	30.6%	58	34.5%
Grade 7:	78	9.9%	76	9.8%	49	6.7%	85	14.0%	82	27.0%	72	29.8%	64	38.1%
Grade 8:	79	10.0%	51	6.6%	67	9.2%	76	12.5%	61	20.1%	69	28.5%	46	27.4%
Grade 9:	68	8.6%	74	9.5%	75	10.3%	59	9.7%	51	16.8%	27	11.2%	NA	NA
Grade 10:	70	8.9%	69	8.9%	46	6.3%	47	7.7%	26	8.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 11:	51	6.5%	46	5.9%	47	6.4%	23	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 12:	33	4.2%	35	4.5%	24	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	408	51.6%	397	51.2%	383	52.4%	315	51.9%	145	47.7%	119	49.2%	96	57.1%
Female:	382	48.4%	378	48.8%	348	47.6%	292	48.1%	151	49.7%	115	47.5%	68	40.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.0%	6	0.8%	8	1.1%	5	0.8%	4	1.3%	6	2.5%	2	1.2%
Asian:	23	2.9%	21	2.7%	26	3.6%	12	2.0%	5	1.6%	8	3.3%	3	1.8%
Hispanic:	355	44.9%	340	43.9%	290	39.7%	230	37.9%	116	38.2%	78	32.2%	41	24.4%
Black:	238	30.1%	229	29.5%	217	29.7%	201	33.1%	107	35.2%	92	38.0%	68	40.5%
White:	157	19.9%	167	21.5%	169	23.1%	136	22.4%	72	23.7%	58	24.0%	54	32.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	4	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.0%	9	1.2%	17	2.3%	19	3.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	417	52.8%	429	55.4%	378	51.7%	282	46.5%	124	40.8%	118	48.8%	42	25.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	57	7.2%	65	8.4%	79	10.8%	81	13.3%	29	9.5%	31	12.8%	3	1.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.91		16.10		14.91		16.47		14.01		14.10		12.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	14	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	15	32
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	42	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	43	66
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	25	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	25	48
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	19	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	25	47
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	43	69
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	49	73
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	10	28	51
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	51	71
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	36	41	66
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	30	35	56
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	46	66
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	46	69
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	19	20	46
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	40	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	49	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	46	63
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	50	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	50	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	52	71
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	40	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	28	36	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	46	62
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	37	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	29	33	53
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	44	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	48	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	39	47	67
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	36	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	51	36	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	38	59
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	27	34	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	37	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	35	51
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	44	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	48	67
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	15	32	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	41	27	49
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	29	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	32	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	30	55
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	21	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	23	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	23	38
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	73	47	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	46	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	47	66
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	27	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	26	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	29	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12.5	17.9	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30.7	20.3	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	51.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62.9	51.5	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	28.3	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	53.2	29.9	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31.3	25.7	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	26.5	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.5	47.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.2	48.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.1	51.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52.2	48.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	32.4	34.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	26.1	30.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	44.3	49.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.4	51.5	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	38.6	43.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	47.3	43.5	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	21.4	30.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	22.4	33.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45.8	47.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	34.3	42.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	47.2	47.9	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.2	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	22.3	25.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	15.7	23.6	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	34.7	42.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	22.9	37.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	42.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	37.5	41.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	63.5	50.0	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	57.0	54.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	49.5	38.5	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	40.3	40.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48.9	32.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	19.2	31.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.6	49.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.2	45.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61.7	45.5	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.1	42.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	31.2	33.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.4	32.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	44.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	47.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	29.2	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	31.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	33.9	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	39.7	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.9	23.6	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29.6	22.0	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.3	48.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	67.6	50.1	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35.3	31.2	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53.5	34.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	57.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	42.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$33,357.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,375.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$36,000.0

* Lotus School For Excellence was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.