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Widefield 3

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

1820 Main Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
El Paso County
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PH: (719) 391-3000
FAX: (719) 390-4372

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Grades PK-12
8533 students
17 schools

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CSAP Results

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading

70% (2008)

70% (2007)

68% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Writing

46% (2008)

49% (2007)

47% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 50% in 2008.

Math

74% (2008)

66% (2007)

67% (2006)

69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

67% (2008)

64% (2007)

70% (2006)

60% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

49% (2008)

44% (2007)

47% (2006)

51% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

71% (2007)

72% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

70% (2008)

70% (2007)

69% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 70% in 2008.

Science

41% (2008)
The state average for Science was 44% in 2008.

Writing

58% (2008)

52% (2007)

55% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 59% in 2008.

Math

65% (2008)

69% (2007)

64% (2006)

53% (2005)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

78% (2008)

72% (2007)

74% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2008.

Writing

62% (2008)

61% (2007)

61% (2006)

60% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 60% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

58% (2007)

56% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

63% (2008)

66% (2007)

66% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 65% in 2008.

Writing

53% (2008)

59% (2007)

55% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 58% in 2008.

Math

51% (2008)

52% (2007)

42% (2006)

49% (2005)
The state average for Math was 46% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

68% (2008)

67% (2007)

69% (2006)

65% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 67% in 2008.

Science

44% (2008)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

Writing

53% (2008)

55% (2007)

54% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2008.

Math

53% (2008)

52% (2007)

51% (2006)

44% (2005)
The state average for Math was 47% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

71% (2008)

71% (2007)

70% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Writing

50% (2008)

50% (2007)

52% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 49% in 2008.

Math

38% (2008)

32% (2007)

30% (2006)

26% (2005)
The state average for Math was 38% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading

71% (2008)

75% (2007)

75% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 66% in 2008.

Science

45% (2008)
The state average for Science was 47% in 2008.

Writing

48% (2008)

51% (2007)

52% (2006)

51% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 47% in 2008.

Math

28% (2008)

22% (2007)

27% (2006)

22% (2005)
The state average for Math was 30% in 2008.

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

CSAP Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	74%
Male	66%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	72%
Hispanic	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	72%
Free lunch eligible	60%
Reduced lunch eligible	64%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	33%
Non-IEP	74%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	26%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	70%

Writing	This District
All Students	46%
Female	56%
Male	38%
Black (not Hispanic)	41%
Asian or Pacific Islander	56%
Hispanic	39%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	45%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	54%
IEP	14%
Non-IEP	51%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	0%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	48%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	46%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	73%
Male	74%
Black (not Hispanic)	60%
Asian or Pacific Islander	72%
Hispanic	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	80%
Free lunch eligible	61%
Reduced lunch eligible	71%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	81%
IEP	39%
Non-IEP	78%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	37%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	75%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	74%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	67%
Female	73%
Male	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	67%
Asian or Pacific Islander	81%
Hispanic	64%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	66%
Free lunch eligible	58%
Reduced lunch eligible	67%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	24%
Non-IEP	73%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	38%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	67%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	67%

Writing	This District
All Students	49%
Female	61%
Male	38%
Black (not Hispanic)	47%
Asian or Pacific Islander	62%
Hispanic	43%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	52%
Free lunch eligible	41%
Reduced lunch eligible	53%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	53%
IEP	10%
Non-IEP	55%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	19%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	49%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	71%
Male	66%
Black (not Hispanic)	63%
Asian or Pacific Islander	74%
Hispanic	68%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	69%
Free lunch eligible	66%
Reduced lunch eligible	65%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	30%
Non-IEP	74%
Limited English proficient (LEP)	44%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	70%
Female	78%
Male	64%
Black (not Hispanic)	60%
Asian or Pacific Islander	76%
Hispanic	63%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	75%
Free lunch eligible	58%
Reduced lunch eligible	74%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	34%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Science	This District
All Students	41%
Female	35%
Male	46%
Black (not Hispanic)	27%
Asian or Pacific Islander	44%
Hispanic	30%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	48%
Free lunch eligible	32%
Reduced lunch eligible	33%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	47%
IEP	19%
Non-IEP	45%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	42%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	41%

Writing	This District
All Students	58%
Female	65%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	68%
Hispanic	53%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	62%
Free lunch eligible	44%
Reduced lunch eligible	51%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	24%
Non-IEP	63%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	58%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	58%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	66%
Male	65%
Black (not Hispanic)	49%
Asian or Pacific Islander	68%
Hispanic	62%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	50%
Reduced lunch eligible	70%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	72%
IEP	34%
Non-IEP	70%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	66%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	65%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	79%
Male	77%
Black (not Hispanic)	72%
Asian or Pacific Islander	69%
Hispanic	75%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	81%
Free lunch eligible	65%
Reduced lunch eligible	81%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	84%
IEP	31%
Non-IEP	84%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	79%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	79%

Writing	This District
All Students	62%
Female	68%
Male	56%
Black (not Hispanic)	66%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	64%
Free lunch eligible	52%
Reduced lunch eligible	66%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	66%
IEP	18%
Non-IEP	67%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	64%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	62%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	68%
Male	68%
Black (not Hispanic)	66%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	67%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	70%
Free lunch eligible	53%
Reduced lunch eligible	76%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	73%
IEP	20%
Non-IEP	74%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	68%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	63%
Female	68%
Male	58%
Black (not Hispanic)	58%
Asian or Pacific Islander	70%
Hispanic	59%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	65%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	70%
IEP	25%
Non-IEP	68%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	64%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	63%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	62%
Male	45%
Black (not Hispanic)	43%
Asian or Pacific Islander	53%
Hispanic	54%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	55%
Free lunch eligible	43%
Reduced lunch eligible	42%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	13%
Non-IEP	59%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	49%
Male	52%
Black (not Hispanic)	34%
Asian or Pacific Islander	53%
Hispanic	51%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	54%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	47%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	56%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	55%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	51%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	68%
Female	77%
Male	58%
Black (not Hispanic)	62%
Asian or Pacific Islander	75%
Hispanic	55%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	73%
Free lunch eligible	51%
Reduced lunch eligible	58%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	76%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	75%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	69%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	69%

Science	This District
All Students	44%
Female	44%
Male	44%
Black (not Hispanic)	37%
Asian or Pacific Islander	54%
Hispanic	27%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	50%
Free lunch eligible	29%
Reduced lunch eligible	28%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	51%
IEP	9%
Non-IEP	48%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	45%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	44%

Writing	This District
All Students	53%
Female	64%
Male	40%
Black (not Hispanic)	48%
Asian or Pacific Islander	50%
Hispanic	46%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	57%
Free lunch eligible	39%
Reduced lunch eligible	36%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	60%
IEP	8%
Non-IEP	58%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	54%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Math	This District
All Students	53%
Female	55%
Male	51%
Black (not Hispanic)	44%
Asian or Pacific Islander	75%
Hispanic	40%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	58%
Free lunch eligible	36%
Reduced lunch eligible	36%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	61%
IEP	12%
Non-IEP	57%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	53%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	53%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	71%
Female	76%
Male	66%
Black (not Hispanic)	58%
Asian or Pacific Islander	71%
Hispanic	69%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	75%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	77%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Writing	This District
All Students	50%
Female	58%
Male	42%
Black (not Hispanic)	38%
Asian or Pacific Islander	54%
Hispanic	41%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	56%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	50%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	55%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	51%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	50%

Math	This District
All Students	38%
Female	34%
Male	43%
Black (not Hispanic)	24%
Asian or Pacific Islander	29%
Hispanic	33%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	45%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	38%
IEP	7%
Non-IEP	42%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	39%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	38%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Reading	This District
All Students	71%
Female	79%
Male	60%
Black (not Hispanic)	59%
Asian or Pacific Islander	85%
Hispanic	61%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	76%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	71%
IEP	15%
Non-IEP	76%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	71%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	71%

Science	This District
All Students	45%
Female	44%
Male	46%
Black (not Hispanic)	29%
Asian or Pacific Islander	64%
Hispanic	31%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	54%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	46%
IEP	5%
Non-IEP	50%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	46%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	45%

Writing	This District
All Students	48%
Female	58%
Male	37%
Black (not Hispanic)	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	61%
Hispanic	34%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	56%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	49%
IEP	3%
Non-IEP	53%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	49%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	48%

Math	This District
All Students	28%
Female	24%
Male	33%
Black (not Hispanic)	17%
Asian or Pacific Islander	27%
Hispanic	24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	33%
Not eligible for free/reduced price lunch	28%
IEP	2%
Non-IEP	31%
Language proficiency status - not applicable	28%
Neither migrant nor immigrant	28%

Source: CO Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008 Colorado used the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to test students' skills in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 10, and in science in grades 5, 8 and 10.
The CSAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Colorado.
The different student groups are identified by the Colorado Department of Education. If there are fewer than 16 students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

Testing in Colorado: An Overview

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	19	21

English

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	18	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	17	18	21
Graduating class of 2006	18	18	21

Math

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	19	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	17	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	18	19	21

Reading

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	22
Graduating class of 2006	19	19	21

Science

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2008	19	20	n/a
Graduating class of 2007	18	19	21
Graduating class of 2006	19	19	21

¹Source: CO Dept. of Education
²Source: ACT

Participation Rate

	This District
Graduating class of 2008	90%
Graduating class of 2007	94%
Graduating class of 2006	90%

Source: CO Dept. of Education

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination. All high school students in Colorado must take the ACT.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The Composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.
Scores for the graduating class of 2008 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2007. Scores for the graduating class of 2007 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2006. Scores for the graduating class of 2006 represent tests taken by grade 11 students in April 2005.
If there are fewer than 16 students in a district, the Colorado Department of Education does not report data for that district.

More about the tests

Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students per FTE teacher	17	17

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	61%	63%
Hispanic	18%	27%
Black, not Hispanic	16%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	3%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1%	1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Economic Level

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	26%	33%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,795	$9,095

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	57%
Student and staff support	10%	7%
Administration	14%	17%
Other expenditures	18%	20%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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