Cottonwood Elementary Primary School
709 North Hedge Ln
Paola KS, 66071, Miami County
Phone: 913-294-8050
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Paola Unified School District 368
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: | 29 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 456 | 436 | 452 | 410 | 424 | 414 | 439 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 46 | 10.1% | 36 | 8.3% | 21 | 4.6% | 21 | 5.1% | NA | NA | 27 | 6.5% | 23 | 5.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 136 | 29.8% | 126 | 28.9% | 134 | 29.6% | 126 | 30.7% | 168 | 39.6% | 116 | 28.0% | 152 | 34.6% |
| Grade 1: | 123 | 27.0% | 142 | 32.6% | 140 | 31.0% | 147 | 35.9% | 124 | 29.2% | 133 | 32.1% | 143 | 32.6% |
| Grade 2: | 151 | 33.1% | 132 | 30.3% | 157 | 34.7% | 116 | 28.3% | 132 | 31.1% | 138 | 33.3% | 121 | 27.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 48.0% | 213 | 48.9% | 223 | 49.3% | 188 | 45.9% | 206 | 48.6% | 199 | 48.1% | 236 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 237 | 52.0% | 223 | 51.1% | 229 | 50.7% | 222 | 54.1% | 218 | 51.4% | 207 | 50.0% | 199 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.3% | 17 | 4.1% | 21 | 4.8% |
| White: | 417 | 91.4% | 396 | 90.8% | 417 | 92.3% | 383 | 93.4% | 388 | 91.5% | 385 | 93.0% | 400 | 91.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 32.5% | 160 | 36.7% | 179 | 39.6% | 125 | 30.5% | 127 | 30.0% | 102 | 24.6% | 107 | 24.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.1% | 35 | 8.0% | 22 | 4.9% | 43 | 10.5% | 44 | 10.4% | 47 | 11.4% | 47 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 14.78 | 12.90 | 14.04 | 14.04 | 14.20 | 15.00 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,306.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,675.0 |