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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
852
+118 (+16%) vs 2017
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
About COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP operates as a large senior high in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, run under COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP. Current enrollment sits at 852 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 89% larger than typical.
COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is a school of COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Looking at the student body, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Bernalillo County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
Nearest neighbor: COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP. On composite proficiency, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 852 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 46% to 26%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.