Cottonwood Intermediate School
1100 West 11th
Liberal KS, 67901, Seward County
Phone: 620-604-2700
Ranking: (872 out of 973, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 6
School District: Liberal Unified School District 480
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: | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 606 | 581 | 558 | 521 | 526 | 495 | 498 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 225 | 37.1% | 206 | 35.5% | 190 | 34.1% | 168 | 32.2% | 188 | 35.7% | 171 | 34.5% | 184 | 36.9% |
Grade 5: | 196 | 32.3% | 192 | 33.0% | 180 | 32.3% | 185 | 35.5% | 165 | 31.4% | 176 | 35.6% | 144 | 28.9% |
Grade 6: | 185 | 30.5% | 183 | 31.5% | 188 | 33.7% | 168 | 32.2% | 173 | 32.9% | 148 | 29.9% | 170 | 34.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 304 | 50.2% | 292 | 50.3% | 282 | 50.5% | 259 | 49.7% | 254 | 48.3% | 241 | 48.7% | 231 | 46.4% |
Female: | 302 | 49.8% | 289 | 49.7% | 276 | 49.5% | 262 | 50.3% | 272 | 51.7% | 246 | 49.7% | 262 | 52.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 29 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 397 | 65.5% | 377 | 64.9% | 371 | 66.5% | 321 | 61.6% | 312 | 59.3% | 282 | 57.0% | 273 | 54.8% |
Black: | 16 | 2.6% | 22 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.9% | 27 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.0% |
White: | 145 | 23.9% | 140 | 24.1% | 138 | 24.7% | 157 | 30.1% | 168 | 31.9% | 172 | 34.7% | 182 | 36.5% |
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: | 14 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 376 | 62.0% | 373 | 64.2% | 342 | 61.3% | 293 | 56.2% | 299 | 56.8% | 246 | 49.7% | 220 | 44.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 10.7% | 48 | 8.3% | 53 | 9.5% | 68 | 13.1% | 49 | 9.3% | 71 | 14.3% | 62 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.95 | 16.27 | 15.40 | 14.55 | 15.03 | 14.60 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
KS State Assessment | ||||||
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.68% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.63% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.25% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.49% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.07% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.43% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.29% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.94% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.21% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.63% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.67% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.13% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.31% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.73% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.22% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.88% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.02% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.83% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.36% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.24% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.33% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.72% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.02% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.88% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.88% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.44% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.41% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.65% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.78% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.76% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.16% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,801.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,078.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,857.0 |
* Cottonwood Intermediate School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.