Cotton Boll School

Cotton Boll School operates as an expansive elementary school in PEORIA, Arizona, part of Peoria Unified School District (4237). Current enrollment sits at 756 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 68% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Peoria Unified School District (4237) comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 34,436 students; Cotton Boll School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cotton Boll School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest looks like 26% White, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, Cotton Boll School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Cotton Boll School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Cotton Boll School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Westland School Brighton Campus, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cotton Boll School has edged down 16%, going from 901 students in 2018 to 756 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 34% to 26% over that span.

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