Enrollment
86
Combined
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COTTONWOOD-OAK CREEK ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4487)·NCES 040237000166
Cottonwood Education Services
301 N WILLARD ST, COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326 · (928) 634-2288 · Yavapai County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 7% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +32.0pp since 2017
Math
78.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +55.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 32 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 55 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cottonwood Education Services ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -79.9% | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
86
+33 (+62%) vs 2020
-86% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 26.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86 | 3.5 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 6.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 12.5 | 4.8:1 | 67% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 2 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 21.5 | 19.9:1 | 77% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 79% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 63% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 28 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cottonwood Education Services.
Since 2017-18: students down 80% (428 to 86); teachers down 84% (21.5 to 3.5).
About Cottonwood Education Services
In COTTONWOOD, Arizona, Cottonwood Education Services is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment totals 86 students across pre-K through 12. Across combined schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 550.
Cottonwood Education Services is one school in a 5-school district, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487), which enrolls 1,765 students.
The student body at Cottonwood Education Services is 64% White. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Yavapai County, the White share is about 81%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Cottonwood Education Services are from different groups.
For every teacher at Cottonwood Education Services, there are about 24.6 students; the school has 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Arizona, 21.4:1, is lower.
Among Arizona public K-12 schools, Cottonwood Education Services outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Yavapai County, the median household earns about $69,613 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Cottonwood Education Services shares Yavapai County with 106 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Cottonwood Community School is about 0.2 miles from Cottonwood Education Services. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Cottonwood Education Services reported 53 students in 2020-21 and 86 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.5:1 to 24.6:1.
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Yavapai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
245,480
Census ACS
Median income
$69,613
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
23,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
- Dr Daniel Bright Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Cottonwood Community SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Mountain View Preparatory SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Arizona iZone InstituteCombined
Other schools in COTTONWOOD
- Mingus Union High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Dr Daniel Bright Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Cottonwood Community SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Mountain View Preparatory SchoolElementary · 426 students
- American Heritage Academy - CottonwoodCombined · 240 students
- Liberty Leadership AcademyElementary · 81 students
Nearby schools
- Cottonwood Community School0.2 mi · 430
- Liberty Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 81
- American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood1.4 mi · 240
- Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School2.0 mi · 585
- VACTE - Mingus Union High School2.2 mi · 1
- Mingus Union High School2.2 mi · 1,165
Frequently asked questions
About Cottonwood Education ServicesWhat is the total enrollment at Cottonwood Education Services?
Cottonwood Education Services enrolls approximately 86 students in grades PK-12.
Is Cottonwood Education Services an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cottonwood Education Services is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Cottonwood Education Services?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Cottonwood Education Services.
How diverse is Cottonwood Education Services?
Cottonwood Education Services reports a student body of 64% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cottonwood Education Services?
Cottonwood Education Services is overseen by Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) in Yavapai County.
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