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The Profile Report provides detailed and comprehensive state-level information on award amounts, assessments reported, participating districts and schools, demographics, and discontinued schools. Select specific reports using the tabs below. Within certain tabs, district- and school-level reports may be generated by clicking on the underlined entity name.

Colorado

Colorado Dept Education

201 E. COLFAX AVE ROOM 508

DENVER, CO 80203

303-866-6838

Department Website:: www.cde.state.co.us/
State Reading First Website:: www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/crf/index.htm

AwardsAssessmentsAssessment ResultsReading First SchoolsDemographicsDiscontinued Schools

The Awards table lists the date funding was awarded to the state/territory and the total award amount.

Award Date	Total Award Amount
7/1/2002	$9,301,135
7/1/2003	$9,650,058
7/1/2004	$11,051,022
7/1/2005	$11,315,391
7/1/2006	$11,256,634
7/1/2007	$11,084,792
7/1/2008	$4,320,985

The Assessments tables list all assessments and subtests reported by the state/territory in its Reading First Annual Performance Report (APR). The tables also report the grades in which the measure is used, the reading skills measured by the subtest, and the cut-off scores used to determine the percentage of students attaining benchmark proficiency.

BEAR

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	>= 15
2	Comprehension	>= 15
3	Not in use

CSAP

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Not in use
2	Not in use
3	Comprehension	>= 466

DIBELS

Oral Reading Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Fluency	20 Words per Minute (Strategic)
2	Fluency	70 Words per Minute (Strategic)
3	Fluency	80 Words per Minute (Strategic)

The Assessment Results tables display achievement data provided by each state/territory’s Annual Performance Report (APR). The percent change reflects the percentage point difference between the proficiency rate for the year displayed and the proficiency rate for the previous year.

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All Students BEAR Comprehension
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Colorado	2004	Year 1	Grades 1-3	3737	2928	78.35%	--
			Grade 1	1900	1640	86.32%	--
			Grade 2	1837	1288	70.11%	--
	2005	Year 2	Grades 1-3	3250	2800	86.15%	7.80%
			Grade 1	1626	1505	92.56%	6.24%
			Grade 2	1624	1295	79.74%	9.63%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	6144	5554	90.40%	--
			Grade 1	2131	2003	93.99%	--
			Grade 2	2011	1666	82.84%	--
			Grade 3	2002	1885	94.16%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	3269	2811	85.99%	-0.16%
			Grade 1	1726	1603	92.87%	0.32%
			Grade 2	1535	1202	78.31%	-1.44%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	4111	3711	90.27%	-0.13%
			Grade 1	2137	1997	93.45%	-0.54%
			Grade 2	1974	1714	86.83%	3.98%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	713	669	93.83%	7.84%
			Grade 1	364	353	96.98%	4.10%
			Grade 2	349	316	90.54%	12.24%
	2008	Year 3	Grades 1-3	4157	3803	91.48%	1.21%
			Grade 1	2091	1994	95.36%	1.91%
			Grade 2	2066	1809	87.56%	0.73%
	2009	Year 4	Grades 1-3	3707	3425	92.39%	0.91%
			Grade 1	1875	1825	97.33%	1.97%
			Grade 2	1832	1600	87.34%	-0.22%

All Students CSAP Comprehension
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Colorado	2003	Baseline	Grades 1-3	2164	1785	82.49%	--
	2003	Baseline	Grade 3	2164	1785	82.49%	--
	2004	Year 1	Grades 1-3	2068	1665	80.51%	-1.97%
	2004	Year 1	Grade 3	2068	1665	80.51%	-1.97%
	2005	Baseline	Grades 1-3	1983	1726	87.04%	--
		Baseline	Grade 3	1983	1726	87.04%	--
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	1869	1519	81.27%	0.76%
		Year 2	Grade 3	1869	1519	81.27%	0.76%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	1963	1751	89.20%	2.16%
		Year 1	Grade 3	1963	1751	89.20%	2.16%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	1440	1213	84.24%	2.96%
		Year 3	Grade 3	1440	1213	84.24%	2.96%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	1983	1800	90.77%	1.57%
		Year 2	Grade 3	1983	1800	90.77%	1.57%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	336	307	91.37%	7.13%
		Year 4	Grade 3	336	307	91.37%	7.13%
	2008	Year 3	Grades 1-3	1961	1778	90.67%	-0.10%
	2008	Year 3	Grade 3	1961	1778	90.67%	-0.10%
	2009	Year 4	Grades 1-3	1821	1704	93.57%	2.91%
	2009	Year 4	Grade 3	1821	1704	93.57%	2.91%

All Students DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Colorado	2004	Year 1	Grades 1-3	3132	2369	75.64%	--
			Grade 1	1085	896	82.58%	--
			Grade 2	1008	660	65.48%	--
			Grade 3	1039	813	78.25%	--
	2005	Year 2	Grades 1-3	4258	3097	72.73%	-2.90%
			Grade 1	1533	1178	76.84%	-5.74%
			Grade 2	1409	936	66.43%	0.95%
			Grade 3	1316	983	74.70%	-3.55%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	6050	4652	76.89%	--
			Grade 1	2081	1685	80.97%	--
			Grade 2	1962	1384	70.54%	--
			Grade 3	2007	1583	78.87%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	4452	3413	76.66%	3.93%
			Grade 1	1572	1285	81.74%	4.90%
			Grade 2	1426	984	69.00%	2.57%
			Grade 3	1454	1144	78.68%	3.98%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	6165	4968	80.58%	3.69%
			Grade 1	2236	1938	86.67%	5.70%
			Grade 2	1995	1516	75.99%	5.45%
			Grade 3	1934	1514	78.28%	-0.59%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	1033	882	85.38%	8.72%
			Grade 1	360	322	89.44%	7.70%
			Grade 2	341	286	83.87%	14.87%
			Grade 3	332	274	82.53%	3.85%
	2008	Year 3	Grades 1-3	6142	5140	83.69%	3.10%
			Grade 1	2104	1823	86.64%	-0.03%
			Grade 2	2077	1651	79.49%	3.50%
			Grade 3	1961	1666	84.96%	6.67%
	2009	Year 4	Grades 1-3	5378	4728	87.91%	4.23%
			Grade 1	1821	1682	92.37%	5.72%
			Grade 2	1785	1470	82.35%	2.86%
			Grade 3	1772	1576	88.94%	3.98%

The Demographics table displays student enrollment and other state demographics information provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) for the 2005-2006 school year and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Enrollment data are based on participating Reading First schools only. All other data are for the entire state and do not pertain only to Reading First schools.

Demographic Information
Student Enrollment:	28,883
Number of Teachers:	1,966
Student/Teacher Ratio:	15
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):	33