Cotton Indian Elementary School

Cotton Indian Elementary School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Stockbridge, Georgia, operated by Henry County, caters to 545 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Cotton Indian Elementary School is one of 53 schools operated by Henry County, a district that teaches 43,012 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cotton Indian Elementary School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Henry County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cotton Indian Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household earnings sit near $83,146, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Cotton Indian Elementary School is one.

Stockbridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cotton Indian Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 26% to 11% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.