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Montclair

If you’re looking for a classic Denver neighborhood, look no further! Montclair was established circa 1890 by none other than the Red Barron, Barron Von Richtoffen. Montclair is a fabulous mixture of old and beautiful Victorian style houses and 1940-1950’s brick ranches. It truly has the all-American feel with a warm community of neighbors and a flourishing atmosphere. The main thoroughfares of Montclair include Monaco Parkway, 6th Avenue and Colfax. If you’re interested in a neighborhood that has a pride of ownership, look no further.

Montclair generally has brick ranches with two-to-four bedrooms. These homes were built from 1930-1955. There is also a fabulous Historic District that boasts large Victorian two-stories that were built as early as 1880. Montclair Park has one of the most historic structures in Denver, the Mulkery. Once an insane asylum, it is now a fully-restored community center. Look for our Halloween Parties at the Mulkery!

A home in Montclair is very reasonably priced and will run you from $150,000 to $350,000 for the average home. Historic homes will generally go for $500,000 and up. In addition, Montclair is experiencing the ‘scrape’ phenomenon where homebuilders will come in and take off the existing home and build a new home on top of the existing plot of land. These properties are custom homes and are fantastic!

Useful Stats

One-Year Appreciation Rate¹: 6.00%

Crime Rating²: 206

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1. Source: Zillow. Neighborhoods represented by more than one zip code reflect the average of all zip codes.

2. The crime index suggests the risk of certain types of crime occuring in this community as compared to the national average. The national average for each type of crime equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the naitonal average. Neighborhoods represented by more than one zip code reflect the average of all zip codes.

Neighborhood Schools

Ashley Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Carson Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Denver School of the Arts
Grades: 6-12
Hill Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Montclair Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Palmer Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Park Hill Elementary School
Grades: PK-8
Steck Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Whiteman Elementary School
Grades: PK-5

Ashley Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 373

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered; uniforms

About Ashley Elementary School: Ashley has an ECE program, regular and extended-day kindergarten programs as well as bilingual classrooms through the 5th grade. Ashley staff is currently implementing the District Literacy Blocks, which will provide expanded opportunities for students in these areas. We also have a full-time science teacher and math coach. The science position, as well as that of our math coach who also targets small groups of students, is made possible through an on-going partnership between Ashley Elementary and Colorado Studios Mountain Mobile and Minor Brown, Inc. Ashley students also receive on-going support from Forest City, an integral part of the Stapleton Re-development Project.

The staff at Ashley is enhanced by additional personnel, which include two literacy coaches, a full-time counselor, a full-time nurse, a math coach, a Gifted & Talented teacher, and an Administrative Assistant who all assist in the academic success of the students.

Ashley's staff engages in professional staff development regularly both in and out school. For example, 4th and 5th grade teachers are currently being trained in the District’s new approach to teaching math and the Principal, literacy coaches, and the ESL teacher continue to receive on-going training in reading and writing strategies. In addition, the literacy coaches also provide weekly staff development to the teachers who are implementing the literacy blocks in their classroom. During the coming academic year all staff will be receiving training in technology in order to learn how to integrate it into their classrooms.

Finally, the staff at Ashley is working on ways to improve the information that parents get about what their children know and can do. We want all parents to be full partners in their children’s learning and hope that an expanded report card will help them be better equipped to do so.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Low

29% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 14% in math, and 16% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Decline

29% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 14% in math, and 16% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 52.6% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 5.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 95.9%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Transitional Native Language Instruction program.

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 4 year(s) of experience overall and 2 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: After school programs for students consist of: A Math Lab for grades 3-5, Montview Tutoring for grades 2-5, Community Study Hall for grades 1-5, Jump Rope Club grades 1-5, Cup Stacking Club grades 1-5, Student Basketball, Boy Scouts, YMCA Recreation Program.

Parent Programs consist of: Adult bilingual classes, a Parent Library of videos and cassettes focusing on effective discipline practices, Family Nights designed to provide parents and students with hands on materials and techniques that will ensure their child's academic success. The Collaborative Decision Making Committee (CDM) and the Bilingual Parents' Action Committee (B-PAC) meet monthly with a diverse community population and staff.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for elementary schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Carson Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 298

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Carson Elementary School: At Carson we believe character is who you are and what you do when no one else is watching. “We are a warm welcoming community offering a safe, nurturing and challenging environment.” As a community, we work together to provide maximum academic and social success for all of our students.

Carson Elementary serves a culturally diverse population of students in the Hilltop, Crestmoor, and Mayfair neighborhoods. The school's instructional model consists of ECE through Grade 5. We offer Tuition-Based Early Childhood Education and Extended Day Kindergarten, English Language Acquisition, Gifted and Talented and Special Education Support. Child care is also offered through the Kaleidoscope Before/After School program during the school year.

All students are engaged in the district's literacy plan and we are focused on high academic achievement. Everyday Math is used to build problem solving skills and develop better math thinkers. Students participate in drama, music, visual arts, physical education, and library, and students have access to computers in Carson's computer lab as well as in the classroom.

Carson is also proud to be the Auditory/Oral Center School for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This program provides services for students who need to be in a self-contained classroom. The students work with a highly qualified staff of teachers who are trained to work with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. As students become ready, they are mainstreamed into traditional education classes. Our deaf or hard of hearing students are included in every facet of Carson and integrate with the total student body. At Carson we have high expectations for all students. These students participate in all academic assessments given to students at the school, district or state level.

Additionally, we serve students who have been identified as Highly Gifted or High Achieving. Students are qualified through the district’s Gifted and Talented office. Although the students receive their academic instruction in self contained classrooms, opportunities are provided for students to work and learn together with students in other classes. Every effort is made to integrate the Highly Gifted/High Achieving students with the total student body.

Carson has a strong Collaborative School Committee that works to maintain high academic standards. CSAP state test scores show that Carson's students have continued to make steady gains over the years. Instructional strategies include school-wide emphasis on Reading and Writing Workshops. Our goal is to provide maximum learning opportunities that enable all students to attain the best education possible. Commitment, dedication and high expectations in achieving Colorado content standards make Carson an excellent neighborhood school and school-of-choice.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): High

80% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 68% in math, and 72% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Significant Improvement

80% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 68% in math, and 72% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 62.1% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 9.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 95.5%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Before or after school program (Kaleidoscope Corner-303/764-3761)
· English as a Second Language Resource program.
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04).

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 4 year(s) of experience overall and 3 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: 2004 Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award
First Place 2005 Destination ImagiNation Denver Region
2005 Earth Day School of the Year

Denver School of the Arts

Grades: 6-12

Enrollment: 881

Special Features: magnet school

About Denver School of the Arts: The Denver School of the Arts, the only comprehensive arts magnet in the Rocky Mountain region, provides 670 students, grades 6-12, the opportunity to grow academically and to develop their artistic talents. Students are admitted to the school based solely on their audition in the arts major of their choice: video cinema arts, creative writing, dance, instrumental music, stagecraft design, theatre, visual art and vocal music. Students sign a contract to maintain a 2.25 grade point academic average and a 3.0 art major average in order to stay at DSA. The school has a comprehensive and challenging standards based academic program that includes AP classes, college credit coursework, and post secondary options as well as accommodations for the Gifted and Talented and Special Needs students.

Courses are designed to integrate the arts and academics. DSA's achievement levels on national and state standardized tests, including CSAP, are among the highest in the state. Since the school's inception, most of the graduates move on to college or conservatories. Many are recipients of lucrative and prestigious scholarships.

DSA is enriched by the support offered from a variety of parent and community groups. The Friends of the Arts provide funds for a guest artist and scholars program so students have direct contact with nationally known and regionally prominent arts and academic professionals. Each arts area has a strong parent support group that provides human and financial resources. PTSO provides a great deal of financial assistance through fund raising benefits. Many community partnerships exist with both arts organizations and with businesses.

The DSA school community is looking forward to the move into their exquisite new facility at Quebec and Montview in the fall of 2003. The program will expand to house 900 students.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Mid: High, High: Excellent

86% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 53% in math, and 79% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Mid: Decline, High: Stable

86% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 53% in math, and 79% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 75.0% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 69.3% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 8.0 years of experience, compared to 9.8 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 98.2%, compared to 87.4% districtwide
· The graduation rate for this school (2003-04) is 96.6%, compared to 81.0% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Foreign language program

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 15 year(s) of experience overall and 5 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Each one of DSA's art programs has received prestigious recognition at the city, state and national level. DSA students are continuing Colorado's tradition for producing fine artists. Already, DSA has talent gracing the stages of Broadway and the Kennedy Center, national awards such as the Gold Key, Destination Imagination, and History Day, a nomination to the Arts Schools of Excellence Program, and invitations to national and international tours such as the Essentially Ellington Tour and the Thespian Fringe tour in Scotland.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for high schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Hill Middle School

Grades: 6-8

Enrollment: 606

Special Features:

About Hill Middle School: Roscoe C. Hill Jr. High, Hill Jr. High, Hill Middle School, and now Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences. Hill has been educating our students in the Hilltop/Crestmoor neighborhood since January 26, 1956. Located in the beautiful Hilltop neighborhood, Hill is one of the most ethnically balanced, stringently disciplined and top requested middle schools in Denver Public Schools

Hill Campus offers a unique combination of achievement-based education and art, science and technology oriented electives. Our application-based Honors and Honors X Program prepares students for the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at George Washington High School or the X Classes and Advanced Placement classes at East High School, as the majority of our students apply to those two schools.

Hill students participate and win awards in a wide variety of academic and elective arts competitions, including MathCounts, Destination Imagination, and Shakespeare Festival. Each quarter, our students and teachers host a festival that invites parents and community members to experience the latest displays and performances of student learning.

Additionally, the elective classes at Hill Campus are to be envied. Students are offered a wealth of experiences to enrich their learning. Completing the name “Arts and Sciences,” Hill offers orchestra, visual art, drama, dance, weight lifting, technology, journalism, photography, video production, Spanish, and wood shop, to name a few.Students find additional opportunities in an after-school program offering sports and a variety of enrichment workshops.

Hill Campus is the only middle school in Denver Public Schools to offer three state-of-the-art computer labs as well as portable, wireless laptops for student use. Our students are taught and expected to use computers in all core subjects for research, reports, science and math applications.

Opportunities exist for all students to learn PowerPoint presentations, I-movies, web-page design and graphic design.

Hill has a stable, highly trained administrative and teaching staff, whose two main priorities are:

1) maintain a safe, supportive and pleasant learning environment for all students

2) challenge each student to achieve at or above their potential at all times

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Low

33% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 15% in math, and 24% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Stable

33% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 15% in math, and 24% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 85.7% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 66.8% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 12.0 years of experience, compared to 9.7 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 91.4%, compared to 92.7% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Foreign language program
· Before or after school program (Community Programs)
· Transitional Native Language Instruction program.
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04)

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 4 year(s) of experience overall and 4 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards:

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for middle schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Montclair Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 238

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Montclair Elementary School: Montclair Elementary School is located in northeast Denver's Historic Montclair Neighborhood. Although we are a small school, we take great pride in providing a wide range of opportunities for our diverse student population. We nurture the whole child by offering PE, music, library and a gifted and talented program. This is our sixth year of an Artist-in-Residence program, which has included art, dance, poetry and drama opportunities for our students.

Montclair has an intensive English Language Acquisition (ELA) program in place to assist in the transition of our immigrant population. Twelve languages other than English are spoken by these students. An ESOL teacher on staff also provides support for many of these children and their families. Every spring, Montclair hosts a school and community Multicultural Fair to highlight and celebrate this diversity.

Montclair is working very hard to address the economic and social stresses facing our population, where 85% of our students are eligible for free/reduced price lunches. Language and cultural differences impact parent participation as well as academic performance. High mobility rates are also a factor. We recognize the challenges facing our students and are constantly striving to find ways to improve our CSAP scores. Some changes we have made include emphasizing smaller primary class size and a full-day Headstart program. We also provide a weekly Community Study Hall and the Summer Scholars Summer Reading Program. To support our literacy focus, we have a full-time Literacy Coach and a full-time Read-To-Achieve teacher. Their primary responsibilities are to increase the reading and writing skills of students in grades kindergarten through fifth and to provide resource help for teachers in the area of literacy. One paraprofessional has been trained to implement the District's Comprehensive Literacy Program and to work with the primary grade students. We have increased library services for our students by hiring a full-time Library Technician.

In cooperation with Safe Schools, the Healthy Students Initiative and the Community School Assistance Team, we have additional support to help our students and families. A full-time counselor is available to work with our students and their parents on a daily basis. We believe we are very fortunate to have so much skill and expertise within our faculty and staff to serve Montclair students and families. We are a community of learners, striving for excellence, as we collaboratively nurture minds, bodies and spirits.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Low

25% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 22% in math, and 19% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Stable

25% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 22% in math, and 19% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 70.6% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 8.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide

Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 96.9%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Principal Experience:

Programs and Awards: Kaleidoscope Corner (before and after school licensed school-age childcare program); Full-Day Early Childhood Education; Challenge Program; Artist-in-Residence (four month residency); ARTReach (after school arts program); Girl Scouts (on-site); Partnership with Junior Achievement/Janus Foundation; Partnerships with Metropolitan State College, University of Denver and University of Colorado; Summer Scholars Reading Program; Computer Lab; English Language Acquisition Program; Community Study Hall; award-winning Jump Rope Club; full-time counselor.

Palmer Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 309

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Palmer Elementary School: Palmer Elementary School serves students and families in east Denver (Colorado Boulevard to Monaco Street, Colfax Avenue to West 8th Avenue), as well as many “choice-in” students and families from around the metro area. We are supported by two strong neighborhood associations, Bellevue-Hale and Mayfair, and by the hospital area, including CU Medical Center and Rose Medical Center. Our diverse student population is made up of students in Early Childhood Education through fifth grade. We deliver a rich academic program enhanced by physical education, library, music, technology, English language acquisition and Special Education. The Palmer staff and Collaborative School Committee are committed to continuous growth for each student and a safe, nurturing, learning environment.

Palmer students consistently score above the district average, and often above the state average on state assessments in reading, writing, and math. Palmer emphasizes academic achievement through providing a broad educational foundation for continued learning. All students in grades one through five prepare projects for the annual Science Fair and for our Young Author's Celebration. Parent and student surveys reflect a very high level of confidence in the Palmer academic program and in the students' level of academic success.

Palmer is also committed to continual school improvement. We expect our overall achievement to continue to improve as a result of professional development for teachers in literacy and math, increasing and improving student materials in classrooms, and weekly written communication between teachers and parents.

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2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Average

66% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 61% in math, and 48% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Significant Decline

66% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 61% in math, and 48% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 95.0% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 14.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 99.4%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 12 year(s) of experience overall and 12 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: • Early Childhood Education
• Full-day Kindergarten option
• Before and after-school childcare
• Cluster grouping of advanced/gifted students
• Technology and library programs
• After-school clubs
• Fine arts program with full time drama teacher
• Many annual school-wide celebrations.

Park Hill Elementary School

Grades: PK-8

Enrollment: 660

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Park Hill Elementary School: Park Hill School of International Studies, located in the historic northeast Park Hill neighborhood, provides every child with academic challenges within our diverse learning community. The school currently serves students in grades ECE through 6th grade, with 7th and 8th grade and a comprehensive middle school program being implemented over the next two years. A dedicated staff of 20 classroom teachers, 3 special education teachers, and 7 specialists teach Park Hill’s 500 students. Teachers are supported by over 8,000 hours of volunteer service from parents and community members during the school year. Our community of students, teachers, and parents is committed to celebrating the neighborhood’s diversity and to meet the learning needs of each student.

Multicultural awareness and tolerance are enhanced by the International Studies focus. The District’s Literacy Plan is implemented in a three-hour block each day and problem solving mathematics curriculum is taught in a one-hour block each day. These programs are enriched through weekly experiences in our Art Lab, Computer Lab and Science Lab, as well as through daily Physical Education and Music classes. Our beautiful library is recognized as an “Exemplary Library” by the Power Libraries Project. We are a “center school” for students with intensive communication needs and have building resource teachers to help classroom teachers meet the needs of the special education and gifted students enrolled at the school. The active Park Hill PTA supports many programs and sponsors monthly educational events for families.

Park Hill has shown significant gains on CSAP scores in recent years. Student achievement is supported by a full-time literacy coach, literacy and math assistants in classrooms, staff development on literacy and math topics, and a Resource Room with over 13,000 titles supporting the core curriculum.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Average

67% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 55% in math, and 54% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Elem: Stable, Mid: Stable

67% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 55% in math, and 54% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 68.4% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 66.8% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 7.0 years of experience, compared to 9.7 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 95.7%, compared to 92.7% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 1 year(s) of experience overall and 1 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Early Childhood Education; After-School Enrichment Classes; Extended Day Program, Community Tutoring Program; Summer Scholars, Chess Activities, MESA Club (Math, Engineering, and Science), Matheletics Competition, Destination Imagination, Shakespeare Festival, Literature Discussion Groups, Young Authors Competition, Jr. Achievement, Geography Bee, Science Fair, United Nations (student government), Book Fair, PTA Reflections Contest, Writing and Art competitions, Musical Productions, Field Day.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for middle schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Steck Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 292

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Steck Elementary School: Steck Elementary, an E.C.E through 5th grade school located in Denver's Hilltop community. Steck is known for being a small, friendly, family-oriented school delivering a high quality education. Our students come from a wide range of diverse social and economic backgrounds. Steck is a very popular school where three-quarters of our students choice in from outside the neighborhood boundaries.

The Steck Mission, "Maintaining and enhancing a positive learning environment which recognizes a diverse student population, is active in it's role to pursue the highest levels of academic achievement, and embraces a partnership with students,staff,parents and the community", best describes our overall focus.

Parents are an integral part of the educational experience at Steck. Parents actively help in classroom activities, work on committees that strengthen school-community communication, and assist in creating an exemplary school environment.

Steck's instructional focus supports the state and district standards in literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies. The School Improvement Plan is currently directing our efforts towards increasing the percent of students achieving in the advanced range on the CSAP assessments by 7% over our current 54%, increase the proficient and advanced reading average grades 3 to 5 to 75% from the current 72% as measured by CSAP, and expect 65% of the students in grades 3-5 to demonstrate proficient or advanced performance in writing as measured by CSAP.

The success of our teachers' instructional methods is demonstrated in many ways, one of which is our students' consistently high test scores. Steck's test scores on the CSAP are within the top 10% of the Denver Public Schools. Our instructional goals establish quality, maintain school-wide consistency, and to promote independence of students and faculty. These factors allow Steck to offer successful learning experiences for all its students.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Excellent

91% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 92% in math, and 85% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Significant Improvement

91% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 92% in math, and 85% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 77.8% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 13.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 95.5%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 21 year(s) of experience overall and 2 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Early Childhood Education; Two full-day Kindergartens (tuition-based); After-school Enrichment Programs; English as a Second Language; Special Education Mild/Moderate and Center Program (E.D.); Gifted/Talented Program, Music/Visual Art instruction; Library/media;Physical Education; Kaleidoscope Corner

Whiteman Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 250

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Whiteman Elementary School: Whiteman School serves children from a large geographic area in Northeast Denver. Whiteman students come from the former Lowry Air Force Base, apartment buildings along the Aurora border, and the immediate neighborhood.

Approximately 20% of Whiteman students' primary language is not English. These students speak one of nine different languages as they have immigrated to the United States from eight different countries. An extensive English Language Acquisition program is in place to teach children whose first language is not English. Federal law designates that some of the former Air Force housing on LAFB be used to house homeless families. At Whiteman, children of families in transition are provided an Educational Outreach Program to help develop literacy, math, and homework skills. The realities of high mobility, language differences, and factors of poverty have affected Whiteman's school-wide scores on the Colorado Student Assessment Program. As Whiteman's special programs address these needs, improvements can be expected.

Whiteman serves many children who perform at or above grade level on both the CSAP and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Instructional grouping within classrooms and grade levels assures that children are taught at their appropriate levels. An active Challenge Program for gifted and talented students, and enrichment classes including Spanish, Shakespeare Festival preparation, choir, chess club, science club, student council, journalism, and after school sports provide a well-rounded educational environment.

Whiteman's staff is involved in ongoing staff development to expand their knowledge to enhance the educational opportunities for the children. The public is invited to visit our school to observe Whiteman's many fine programs.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Low

27% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 18% in math, and 18% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Significant Improvement

27% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 18% in math, and 18% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 100.0% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 17.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 90.1%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Transitional Native Language Instruction program.
· English as a Second Language Resource program.
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04).

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 33 year(s) of experience overall and 3 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Early Childhood Education; English Language Acquisition; Educational Outreach Program (families in transitional housing); Mentoring (Defense Finance Center); Tutorial program (University of Denver Law School); Building cleanliness and maintenance awards (1994/1999); Numerous reward, enrichment and award programs; Master teachers on staff.

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