Cottonwood

Located at 3921 Sandstone Drive Ste. A, in El Dorado Hills, California, Cottonwood is a sprawling multi-level school that serves 3,563 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Cottonwood District. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 492% larger than typical.

Cottonwood is a school of Cottonwood District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Cottonwood lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cottonwood has 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Cottonwood higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above El Dorado County's rate of about 32%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for El Dorado County indicate median household income runs about $108,845, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, El Dorado County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students), of which Cottonwood is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clarksville Charter, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting. Cottonwood is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.