Colorado 2011 Title I National Distinguished Schools
Each year, the Federal Programs Unit recognizes two Title I schools that have shown either Exceptional Student Performance or success in Closing the Achievement Gap as measured by the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP). Each school is awarded $10,000 and honored both locally and nationally. The 2009-10 recipients are:
Exceptional Student Performance:
Soaring Eagles Elementary School in Harrison School District 2
Soaring Eagles is one of the highest achieving Title I schools in the
state
- 98% of Soaring Eagles students were at or above the NCLB proficient level on CSAP reading and math combined in 2011.
- Received the national Blue Ribbon School award in 2009
- Soaring Eagles Elementary School demographic information
- Poverty rate = 58%
- Minority students = 72%
- Student Enrollment = 573 (K-5)
- Title I Schoolwide School
Closing the Achievement Gap:
Harris Bilingual School in Poudre School District
- Harris decreased the achievement gap between students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch and those ineligible for Free and Reduced Lunch between 2010 and 2011 by 2.25%, while maintaining high achievement levels for all students.
- This accomplishment is significant because more than half (51%) of Harris students are eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch. Therefore, the achievement of the majority of students was significantly increased.
| Partially
Proficient, Proficient or Advanced (Reading and Math combined) 2010 |
Partially
Proficient, Proficient or Advanced (Reading and Math combined) 2011 |
Improvement from 2010 to 2011 |
|
| Free or Reduced Lunch Eligible
Students |
88.24% |
91.30% |
3.06% |
| Non-Free or Reduced Lunch
Eligible Students |
99.19% |
100.00% |
0.81% |
| Gaps |
10.95% |
8.70% |
|
|
Decrease in Gap |
2.25% | ||
Harris Bilingual School demographic information:
- Poverty rate = 51%
- Minority students = 68%
- Student Enrollment = 319 (K-5)
- Title I Targeted Assistance School
- 96% of Harris Bilingual Students were at or above the NCLB
proficient level on CSAP reading and math combined in 2011.
For Additional Information Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
303-866-6813
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