Total enrollment
1,765
-122 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
Arizona · 1,765 students · 2 cities
Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)'s public schools, 6 in all, serve about 1,765 K-12 students inside Arizona, an average of 294 per school.
4-year change in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,765 | #95 of 156 | #4,864 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #81 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #124 of 153 | #8,502 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #50 of 123 | #2,255 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,167 to 750 students (down 36%) and from 59 to 35 full-time teachers (down 41%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School | Cottonwood | Elementary | PK-08 | 585 |
| Cottonwood Community School | Cottonwood | Elementary | KG-08 | 430 |
| Mountain View Preparatory School | Cottonwood | Elementary | KG-08 | 426 |
| Oak Creek Elementary School | Cornville | Elementary | KG-08 | 238 |
| Cottonwood Education Services | Cottonwood | Combined | PK-12 | 86 |
| Arizona iZone Institute | Cottonwood | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
About Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487)
As a compact district in Arizona, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) hosts 1,765 students across 6 schools.
On the school-mix side, Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) is built around 4 elementary and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) is about 294, meaningfully below the Arizona average of roughly 508.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 6%: 1,887 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,765 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.