Cottonwood Elementary School

Cottonwood Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in MONTROSE, Colorado, operated by Montrose County School District Re-1J, with 394 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Montrose County School District Re-1J runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 5,977 students. Cottonwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cottonwood Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Montrose County's rate of about 56%.

With demographic context factored in, Cottonwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Montrose County put median household earnings sit near $72,120, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Montrose County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,237 students), Cottonwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vista Charter School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cottonwood Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Cottonwood Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 394). Over the same period, the White share fell from 80% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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