COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY

Located at 3955 EAST 200 NORTH, in RIGBY, Idaho, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment primary school that hosts 682 students (grades K through 5), run under JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 105% larger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT (6,591 students total), COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Jefferson County's rate of about 33%.

Across the wider county, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,679, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,578 students), of which COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY is one.

JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 251 EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.