Cozad Middle School
1810 Meridian
Cozad NE, 69130, Dawson County
Phone: 308-784-2746
Ranking: 
(652 out of 796, bottom 18%)*
(652 out of 796, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cozad City Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 19 | 19 | |||
| Total Students: | 228 | 241 | 231 | |||
| Grade 6: | 66 | 28.9% | 73 | 30.3% | 78 | 33.8% |
| Grade 7: | 74 | 32.5% | 84 | 34.9% | 82 | 35.5% |
| Grade 8: | 88 | 38.6% | 84 | 34.9% | 71 | 30.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 110 | 48.2% | 109 | 45.2% | 103 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 110 | 48.2% | 124 | 51.5% | 124 | 53.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 19.3% | 52 | 21.6% | 55 | 23.8% |
| Black | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.3% |
| White: | 179 | 78.5% | 183 | 75.9% | 172 | 74.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 31.1% | 48 | 19.9% | 61 | 26.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 14.9% | 51 | 21.2% | 31 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.46 | 12.90 | 12.30 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 68.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 73.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 60.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 70.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 71.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| STARS | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 66.67% | 87.52% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.48% | 46.48% | 91.95% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.46% | 78.46% | 92% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 89.25% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 93.96% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.12% | 62.12% | 68.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 79.22% | 89.03% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 81.25% | 92.22% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.67% | 82.67% | 91.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.68% | 98.7% | 88.34% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 95.18% | 91.61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69.01% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.83% | 76.83% | 83.89% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.12% | 78.21% | 87.52% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.76% | 85.51% | 90.03% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.81% | 93.59% | 91.87% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.71% | 91.71% | 87.48% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.41% | 88.1% | 89.66% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.59% | 95.65% | 91.72% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.15% | 95.22% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.09% | 71.09% | 70.38% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.88% | 86.57% | 86.37% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.31% | 88.46% | 89.3% |
| 2003 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 79.73% | 74.76% |
| 2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.11% | 86.11% | 82.56% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.75% | 86.75% | 84.94% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 86.96% | 86.08% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.75% | 88.64% | 90.15% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.41% | 90.41% | 92.69% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 97.5% | 94.57% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 95.12% | 94.31% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,501.0 |
| 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: | $43,382.0 |
* Cozad Middle 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.