Columbus Middle School
2410 16th St
Columbus NE, 68602, Platte County
Phone: 402-563-7060
Ranking: (472 out of 761, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Columbus Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 795 | 776 | 808 | 828 | 777 | 776 | 786 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 287 | 36.1% | 256 | 33.0% | 262 | 32.4% | 278 | 33.6% | 272 | 35.0% | 266 | 34.3% | 256 | 32.6% |
Grade 7: | 259 | 32.6% | 252 | 32.5% | 271 | 33.5% | 286 | 34.5% | 261 | 33.6% | 256 | 33.0% | 248 | 31.6% |
Grade 8: | 249 | 31.3% | 268 | 34.5% | 275 | 34.0% | 264 | 31.9% | 244 | 31.4% | 254 | 32.7% | 282 | 35.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 401 | 50.4% | 386 | 49.7% | 409 | 50.6% | 419 | 50.6% | 393 | 50.6% | 404 | 52.1% | 416 | 52.9% |
Female: | 394 | 49.6% | 390 | 50.3% | 399 | 49.4% | 409 | 49.4% | 376 | 48.4% | 364 | 46.9% | 366 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 10 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 288 | 36.2% | 249 | 32.1% | 249 | 30.8% | 263 | 31.8% | 234 | 30.1% | 229 | 29.5% | 212 | 27.0% |
Black: | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% |
White: | 478 | 60.1% | 504 | 64.9% | 528 | 65.3% | 526 | 63.5% | 516 | 66.4% | 526 | 67.8% | 551 | 70.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 36.2% | 281 | 36.2% | 302 | 37.4% | 316 | 38.2% | 290 | 37.3% | 250 | 32.2% | 222 | 28.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 15.1% | 112 | 14.4% | 110 | 13.6% | 99 | 12.0% | 109 | 14.0% | 84 | 10.8% | 93 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.07 | 13.73 | 13.93 | 14.55 | 13.21 | 13.20 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.67 | 103.67 | 100.35 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.64 | 105.64 | 106.09 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.13 | 99.13 | 106.35 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.03 | 94.03 | 101.38 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.37 | 99.37 | 108.81 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.68 | 100.68 | 112.59 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.08 | 104.08 | 115.06 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 101.92 | 101.92 | 98.68 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.65 | 102.65 | 103.91 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.27 | 110.27 | 105.64 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.58 | 105.58 | 104.30 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.65 | 105.65 | 110.38 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.93 | 106.93 | 115.94 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.70 | 125.70 | 121.73 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.24 | 109.24 | 97.89 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.67 | 106.67 | 99.25 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.29 | 108.29 | 102.15 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.48 | 98.48 | 102.43 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.25 | 102.25 | 106.08 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 101.94 | 101.94 | 108.89 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.03 | 110.03 | 115.20 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.44 | 92.44 | 99.80 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 91.66 | 91.66 | 102.54 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 40.36 | 40.36 | 44.19 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 43.68 | 43.68 | 44.89 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 67.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,698.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,412.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,682.0 |
* Columbus Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.