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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 715 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001076
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2766 LEVY ST, COTTONDALE, FL 32431 · (850) 482-9820 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
257 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 51.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 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 COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 471 | 54.6% | 51.5% |
| BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLOUNTSTOWN | 484 | 54.3% | 57.3% |
| SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SNEADS | 574 | 52.4% | 65.9% |
| W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL BRISTOL | 513 | 53.0% | 60.5% |
| CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 479 | 50.3% | 73.4% |
| EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL EDGEWATER | 439 | 56.5% | 67.0% |
Matched among Florida 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 COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,258 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,683 of 2,149 ▼ 351 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #844 of 2,149 ▼ 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #1,529 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #583 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #1,492 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #1,113 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #202 of 621 |
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
471
+46 (+11%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 61% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 61% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 56% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 66% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 83% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 75% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 79% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in COTTONDALE, Florida, in Jackson County. It had 471 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within JACKSON, which has 18 schools and 5,839 students.
The student body at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 71% White. Other reported shares: 16% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 14.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. A total of 257 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is similar, at 53%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 51.5%. Predicted: 53.8%.
The school's county is Jackson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $49,149 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Jackson County number 23, with about 5,839 students.
About 0.4 miles separate COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 46 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 652 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- MALONE SCHOOLCombined · 559 students
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 419 students
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOLCombined · 400 students
Other Cottondale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cottondale Elementary. COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Cottondale Elementary SchoolCottondale, AL · 438 students
Nearby schools
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 419
- JACKSON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL6.7 mi · 22
- CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING6.7 mi · 40
- JACKSON COUNTY JAIL INSTRUCTION6.7 mi · 1
- JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER7.6 mi · 129
- JACKSON COUNTY TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM7.7 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of JACKSON.
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