Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO·NCES 350246000843
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER
201 NEEL ST, SOCORRO, NM 87801 · (575) 838-2026 · Socorro County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
170 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER→SOCORRO HIGH
Based on grade levels within SOCORRO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
48.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 VALLEY CHARTER
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER this school | 170 | 100.0% | 52.9% |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 181 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| BEL-AIR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 254 | 99.6% | 22.6% |
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 233 | 99.6% | 34.2% |
| FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 163 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 159 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary 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 VALLEY CHARTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Socorro County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #37 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #39 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #28 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #358 of 490 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #199 of 393 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
0 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 170 | 15.3 | 11.2:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 11.7 | 14.5:1 | 85% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 93% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 13.5 | 12.6:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 33% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 17 | 10.0:1 | 29% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (170 to 170); teachers up 13% (13.5 to 15.3).
About COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER is an elementary school with a street address in SOCORRO, New Mexico. Enrollment totals 170 students across kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll around 287, and this school is 41% below that mark.
SOCORRO, which runs COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER, has 6 schools and 1,318 students.
Of every 100 students at COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER, about 70 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 50%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER scores 47%.
For every teacher at COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER, there are about 11.2 students; the school has 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 170 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. Public schools in Socorro County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER lands at A, ahead of 87% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER does better than predicted by 19.5 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.9%; the prediction is 33.4%.
For the population of Socorro County, the median household earns about $36,570 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 30% of residents are in poverty. Across Socorro County, 11 public schools serve about 2,135 students.
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY sits about 0.8 miles from COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER. COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER has 3 other public schools within five miles. COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote. As a charter school, COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 170 in 2020-21 and 170 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 11.2:1 over the same years.
People who know COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Socorro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,200
Census ACS
Median income
$36,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOCORRO
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 382 students
- SOCORRO HIGHHigh · 378 students
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLEMiddle · 221 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 104 students
- SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARYElementary · 63 students
Other schools in SOCORRO
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 382 students
- SOCORRO HIGHHigh · 378 students
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLEMiddle · 221 students
Nearby schools
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 382
- SOCORRO HIGH1.3 mi · 378
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLE1.6 mi · 221
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 104
- SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY10.2 mi · 63
- MAGDALENA HIGH19.5 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTERHow large is COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER?
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER enrolls approximately 170 students in grades KG-08.
Is COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER.
How diverse is COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER?
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER reports a student body of 19% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER public or private?
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SOCORRO.
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