COTTONWOOD EL

As a heavily attended elementary campus in CLEVELAND, Texas, COTTONWOOD EL caters to 1,023 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under CLEVELAND ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 97% bigger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in CLEVELAND ISD (12,513 students total), COTTONWOOD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, COTTONWOOD EL logs that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White, 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COTTONWOOD EL logs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 95% of students at COTTONWOOD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Liberty County (around 80%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, COTTONWOOD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 23.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Liberty County put median household income runs about $68,703, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. COTTONWOOD EL is one of 41 public schools in Liberty County (combined enrollment of about 27,599 students).

The closest other public school is SANTA FE EL, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COTTONWOOD EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 17.5%.

COTTONWOOD EL operates from a low-density location.

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