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Cottonwood Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 W. 11th
Liberal, KS 67901
Phone
(620) 604-2700
District
Liberal
County
SEWARD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
498
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.0% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Cottonwood Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
44%
8%
38%
11%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
40%
11%
43%
4%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
35%
12%
40%
6%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 78 15.7%
Grade 1 86 17.3%
Grade 2 69 13.9%
Grade 3 91 18.3%
Grade 4 84 16.9%
Grade 5 90 18.1%
Total 498 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 9.9% 65.8%
Black 1.2% 1.3% 7.2%
Hispanic 87.9% 87.0% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 1.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.1% 82.1% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 72.3% 69.1% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.9% 12.9% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,688 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 97.0 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.9% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.2% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.6% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,396 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 13.3% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 69.5% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.0% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.5% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.0% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,218 $33,628,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $468 $2,181,000 3.3%
Staff $375 $1,748,000 2.7%
General Administration $349 $1,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $589 $2,746,000 4.2%
Operation $1,610 $7,500,000 11.4%
Transportation $287 $1,335,000 2.0%
Other $156 $727,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,834 $17,861,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,042 $14,174,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $14,094 $65,663,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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