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Central Elementary Middle School
810 South High School Ave
Columbus KS, 66725, Cherokee County
Phone: 620-429-3943
Ranking:
(619 out of 973, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Columbus Unified School District 493
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 374 | 370 | 398 | 400 | 419 | 399 | 414 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 73 | 19.5% | 77 | 20.8% | 76 | 19.1% | 73 | 18.3% | 81 | 19.3% | 62 | 15.5% | 84 | 20.3% |
Grade 5: | 80 | 21.4% | 74 | 20.0% | 71 | 17.8% | 86 | 21.5% | 66 | 15.8% | 86 | 21.6% | 81 | 19.6% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 19.5% | 70 | 18.9% | 86 | 21.6% | 69 | 17.3% | 91 | 21.7% | 81 | 20.3% | 82 | 19.8% |
Grade 7: | 66 | 17.6% | 81 | 21.9% | 73 | 18.3% | 94 | 23.5% | 84 | 20.0% | 92 | 23.1% | 77 | 18.6% |
Grade 8: | 82 | 21.9% | 68 | 18.4% | 92 | 23.1% | 78 | 19.5% | 97 | 23.2% | 78 | 19.5% | 90 | 21.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 50.5% | 180 | 48.6% | 191 | 48.0% | 189 | 47.3% | 204 | 48.7% | 188 | 47.1% | 214 | 51.7% |
Female: | 185 | 49.5% | 190 | 51.4% | 207 | 52.0% | 211 | 52.8% | 215 | 51.3% | 198 | 49.6% | 192 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.3% | 22 | 5.5% | 24 | 6.0% | 37 | 8.8% | 20 | 5.0% | 31 | 7.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.4% |
White: | 322 | 86.1% | 311 | 84.1% | 333 | 83.7% | 342 | 85.5% | 357 | 85.2% | 357 | 89.5% | 362 | 87.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 5.3% | 23 | 6.2% | 24 | 6.0% | 17 | 4.3% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 45.5% | 176 | 47.6% | 174 | 43.7% | 187 | 46.8% | 186 | 44.4% | 146 | 36.6% | 121 | 29.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 13.1% | 43 | 11.6% | 53 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.0% | 57 | 13.6% | 65 | 16.3% | 56 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.58 | 11.21 | 11.98 | 13.38 | 13.22 | 12.60 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
KS State Assessment | ||||||
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.75% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.73% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.67% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.75% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.22% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.25% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.67% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.87% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.52% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.69% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.52% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.49% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.52% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.82% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.41% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.76% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.62% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.77% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.71% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.75% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.14% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.28% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.79% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.56% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.12% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.37% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.51% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.05% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.19% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.21% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.86% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.88% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.47% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.66% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.78% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.53% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.28% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.04% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.81% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.56% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.79% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.06% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.44% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,228.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,703.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,949.0 |
* Central Elementary Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.