Cotton Creek Elementary School

Cotton Creek Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, run under Adams 12 Five Star Schools, works with 455 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Cotton Creek Elementary School sits 20% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 54 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools (34,466 students total), Cotton Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cotton Creek Elementary School lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Adams County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cotton Creek Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.3%; actual is 53.5%, +13.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Adams County shows median household earnings sit near $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), Cotton Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ryan Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cotton Creek Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cotton Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 597 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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