COTTONWOOD CREEK EL

COTTONWOOD CREEK EL is a sprawling elementary-level community in HUTTO, Texas, one of the schools within HUTTO ISD. The school caters to 925 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so COTTONWOOD CREEK EL sits 78% above that benchmark.

COTTONWOOD CREEK EL is one of 15 schools operated by HUTTO ISD, a district that works with 10,688 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COTTONWOOD CREEK EL records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 25% White, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting COTTONWOOD CREEK EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Williamson County's rate of about 29%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, COTTONWOOD CREEK EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.3%; actual is 35.0%, a gap of -18.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Williamson County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,340 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Williamson County runs 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), of which COTTONWOOD CREEK EL is one.

HUTTO MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COTTONWOOD CREEK EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

COTTONWOOD CREEK EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COTTONWOOD CREEK EL has edged up 50%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 925 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 42% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for COTTONWOOD CREEK EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.