Cottonwood Point Elementary

Cottonwood Point Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Overland Park, Kansas, one of the schools within Blue Valley, with 352 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Cottonwood Point Elementary is one of 40 schools operated by Blue Valley, a district that works with 22,491 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cottonwood Point Elementary records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 9% of students at Cottonwood Point Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cottonwood Point Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 76.7%, a residual of +18.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Johnson County put the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Cottonwood Point Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Nearest neighbor: Blue Valley Northwest High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cottonwood Point Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 62.2%.

Cottonwood Point Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cottonwood Point Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 361 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Cottonwood Point Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.