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Does Cottonwood Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAIL UNIFIED DISTRICT (4413)·NCES 040885002193
Cottonwood Elementary School
9950 E REES LOOP, TUCSON, AZ 85747 · (520) 879-2602 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-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.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
65.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -11.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 11 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 76.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cottonwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #90 of 1,072 ▲ 31 | #14 of 154 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #246 of 1,072 ▲ 87 | #31 of 154 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #453 of 930 | #58 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #371 of 1,223 | #36 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #609 of 991 | #117 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #202 of 1,007 | #26 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #230 of 256 | #31 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
570
+60 (+12%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 34.9 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 32.9 | 15.4:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 21% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cottonwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (559 to 570); teachers down 11% (36 to 32).
About Cottonwood Elementary School
In TUCSON, Arizona, Cottonwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 570 students. It has 26% more students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).
Cottonwood Elementary School is one of the 24 schools that make up Vail Unified District (4413) (15,011 students in total).
The student body at Cottonwood Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. The next largest groups are 40% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 9 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Cottonwood Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Cottonwood Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Arizona public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Pima County show that the median household earns about $70,315 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County has 398 public schools with about 140,692 students, including Cottonwood Elementary School.
Desert Sky Middle School is the nearest public school to Cottonwood Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Cottonwood Elementary School enrolled 510 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 570. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vail Unified District (4413)
- Cienega High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Mica Mountain HighHigh · 1,319 students
- Empire High SchoolHigh · 886 students
- Andrada Polytechnic High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Desert Willow Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Old Vail Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Other Cottonwood Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 12 states are named Cottonwood Elementary. Cottonwood Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 21.
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolCASA GRANDE, AZ · 515 students
- Cottonwood ElementaryColorado City, AZ · 338 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,023 students
- Cottonwood ElementaryHesperia, CA · 868 students
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARYCARLSBAD, NM · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Sky Middle School0.9 mi · 743
- Desert Willow Elementary School1.0 mi · 811
- Empire High School1.0 mi · 886
- Vail Innovation Center1.0 mi · 61
- Vail Blended Learning1.2 mi · 72
- Mesquite Elementary School1.6 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Cottonwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Cottonwood Elementary School?
Cottonwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cottonwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cottonwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cottonwood Elementary School have?
Cottonwood Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Cottonwood Elementary School?
Cottonwood Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Cottonwood Elementary School in?
Cottonwood Elementary School is part of Vail Unified District (4413).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.