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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001305
Cotton Creek Elementary School
11100 VRAIN STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80030 · (720) 972-5340 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
198 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 55.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cotton Creek Elementary School
Cotton Creek Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Creek Elementary School this school | 455 | 43.5% | 53.5% |
| Eagle Crest Elementary School LONGMONT | 421 | 44.9% | 48.8% |
| Skyview Elementary School WINDSOR | 440 | 43.0% | 42.9% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School FIRESTONE | 387 | 39.5% | 46.6% |
| Stetson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 531 | 39.9% | 45.1% |
| Legacy Elementary School FREDERICK | 430 | 37.7% | 39.9% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cotton Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #240 of 931 | #4 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #272 of 940 ▼ 101 | #4 of 89 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #326 of 946 ▼ 72 | #8 of 89 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #308 of 1,056 | #40 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #409 of 896 | #25 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #211 of 896 | #20 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #543 of 983 | #75 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #214 of 664 | #23 of 63 |
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
455
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 44% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 37% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 27% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 33 | 20.0:1 | 22% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 9% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 35 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cotton Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (597 to 455); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Cotton Creek Elementary School
In WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Cotton Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 455 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 20% bigger than average.
Cotton Creek Elementary School is part of a district of 54 schools: Adams 12 Five Star Schools, with 34,466 students.
The share of White students at Cotton Creek Elementary School is 55%, a majority. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Adams County at about 55% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Staffing at Cotton Creek Elementary School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Cotton Creek Elementary School counts 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 62%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Cotton Creek Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Colorado public elementary schools.
A school in Colorado with Cotton Creek Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 40.3%. Cotton Creek Elementary School scores 53.5%.
In Adams County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 171 public schools and about 87,938 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Cotton Creek Elementary School from the closest public school, Ryan Elementary School. The five-mile area around Cotton Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cotton Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 53.5% versus a 39.2% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 505 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 455 by 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cotton Creek Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in WESTMINSTER
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 933 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Ryan Elementary School1.0 mi · 511
- Academy of Charter Schools1.1 mi · 1,887
- Jefferson Academy Secondary1.6 mi · 696
- Jefferson Academy1.6 mi · 331
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School1.7 mi · 318
- Mountain View Elementary School1.8 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Cotton Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cotton Creek Elementary School?
Cotton Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cotton Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cotton Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cotton Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cotton Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cotton Creek Elementary School?
At Cotton Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cotton Creek Elementary School?
Cotton Creek Elementary School is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.