COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in OMAHA, Nebraska, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school, run under MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It serves 303 students across grades pre-K through 5.

MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 23,253 students; COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.9%; this one delivers 62.8%.

In the broader community, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.8%.

COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 19%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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