Cottonwood Middle School
500 East Mingus Ave
Cottonwood AZ, 86326, Yavapai County
Phone: 928-634-2288
Ranking: (696 out of 1,363, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District
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: | 27 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 37 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 533 | 578 | 648 | 713 | 751 | 763 | 756 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 167 | 31.3% | 179 | 31.0% | 176 | 27.2% | 221 | 31.0% | 249 | 33.2% | 237 | 31.1% | 246 | 32.5% |
Grade 7: | 186 | 34.9% | 175 | 30.3% | 221 | 34.1% | 254 | 35.6% | 236 | 31.4% | 258 | 33.8% | 260 | 34.4% |
Grade 8: | 180 | 33.8% | 224 | 38.8% | 251 | 38.7% | 238 | 33.4% | 266 | 35.4% | 268 | 35.1% | 250 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 298 | 55.9% | 325 | 56.2% | 343 | 52.9% | 387 | 54.3% | 383 | 51.0% | 410 | 53.7% | 396 | 52.4% |
Female: | 235 | 44.1% | 253 | 43.8% | 305 | 47.1% | 326 | 45.7% | 360 | 47.9% | 345 | 45.2% | 356 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 231 | 43.3% | 223 | 38.6% | 244 | 37.7% | 258 | 36.2% | 276 | 36.8% | 293 | 38.4% | 297 | 39.3% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% |
White: | 278 | 52.2% | 333 | 57.6% | 381 | 58.8% | 433 | 60.7% | 448 | 59.7% | 453 | 59.4% | 440 | 58.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 52.3% | 286 | 49.5% | 328 | 50.6% | 350 | 49.1% | 354 | 47.1% | 308 | 40.4% | 327 | 43.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 7.3% | 51 | 8.8% | 59 | 9.1% | 68 | 9.5% | 85 | 11.3% | 89 | 11.7% | 86 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.74 | 19.93 | 19.06 | 18.28 | 17.78 | 20.60 | 23.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 517 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 397 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 407.81 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 393 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 388 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 499 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 511 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 515.2 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 502 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 494 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 522 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 535 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 497.57 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 489 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 480 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 549 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 426 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 427.88 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 427 | 427 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 419 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 515 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 531 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 533.34 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 529 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 527 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 524 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 492.55 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 487 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 558 | 560 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 432 | 432 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 429.82 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429 | 429 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 432 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 526 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 526.82 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 515 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 517 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 505 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 514 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 514.93 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 515 | 511 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444 | 444 | 470 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.8% | 76.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.2% | 23.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 43.6% | 51.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 56.4% | 48.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $35,795.0 | $33,725.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,615.0 | $31,528.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,253.0 | $36,038.0 |
* Cottonwood Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.