Enrollment
852
High
STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP·NCES 350010801031
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP
7801 JEFFERSON ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109 · (505) 998-1021 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
61 FTE teachers
STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
75 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 153 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 10% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
56.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP this school | 852 | 8.8% | 70.1% |
| CARLSBAD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH CARLSBAD | 200 | 10.0% | N/A |
| THE ASK ACADEMY RIO RANCHO | 558 | 17.7% | 59.5% |
| COLLEGE AND CAREER HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 280 | 25.7% | N/A |
| CARLSBAD HIGH CARLSBAD | 1,685 | 22.0% | N/A |
| ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE | 312 | 17.9% | 55.7% |
Matched among New Mexico high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #1 of 17 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #2 of 16 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #3 of 20 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #38 of 212 | #12 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #38 of 104 | #9 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #15 of 113 | #5 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #146 of 147 | #39 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #16 of 44 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
852
+118 (+16%) vs 2017
+139% since 2010-11, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
% White
26%
was 46%
% Hispanic
55%
was 45%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 852 | 61.2 | 13.9:1 | 9% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 56.7 | 14.2:1 | 100% (804) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 48.9 | 15.0:1 | 7% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 7% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (734 to 852); teachers up 25% (48.9 to 61.2).
About COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is a high school with a street address in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. In all, 852 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. It has 89% more students than the average for high schools in New Mexico (about 450).
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of enrollment at COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is Hispanic: 55%. Other groups include 26% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is 13.9:1, based on 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Mexico is 22.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP counts 9% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is 14.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.1%. Predicted: 55.3%.
In the surrounding county, Bernalillo County, the median household earns about $69,473 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP, Bernalillo County has 211 public schools.
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
In 2017-18, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP enrolled 734 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 852. The percentage of White students decreased from 46% to 26% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2017-18 (15.0:1).
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
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Other Cottonwood Classical Prep schools
One other US public school is named Cottonwood Classical Prep. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is the largest of the 2.
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREPALBUQUERQUE, NM · 759 students
Nearby schools
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP0.0 mi · 759
- EXPLORE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 1,413
- CORRALES INTERNATIONAL0.9 mi · 232
- EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 343
- HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 233
- ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREPHow large is COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP?
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP enrolls approximately 852 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP serve?
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP have?
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP?
Student demographics at COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP are roughly 26% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP in?
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is part of COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP.
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