COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP

As a heavily attended four-year high school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP teaches 759 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. That puts it 69% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

Operationally, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP answers to ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Bernalillo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP tighter than the state norm the norm. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is one campus in the mix.

COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the feed for COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.