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What's something COTTONWOOD EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,023
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND ISD·NCES 481437013664
COTTONWOOD EL
1922 RD 3549, CLEVELAND, TX 77327 · (281) 761-7540 · Liberty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,023 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
969 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
25.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
About 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.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEVELAND ISD
- CLEVELAND H SHigh · 3,627 students
- CLEVELAND MIDDLEMiddle · 1,446 students
- SANTA FE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,117 students
- NORTHSIDE ELElementary · 1,073 students
- SANTA FE ELElementary · 1,072 students
- PINE BURR ELElementary · 1,017 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- CLEVELAND H SHigh · 3,627 students
- CLEVELAND MIDDLEMiddle · 1,446 students
- SANTA FE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,117 students
- NORTHSIDE ELElementary · 1,073 students
- SANTA FE ELElementary · 1,072 students
- PINE BURR ELElementary · 1,017 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA FE EL2.6 mi · 1,072
- SANTA FE MIDDLE2.7 mi · 1,117
- PINE BURR EL3.5 mi · 1,017
- ILTEXAS BG RAMIREZ EL3.5 mi · 888
- ILTEXAS BG RAMIREZ MIDDLE3.5 mi · 418
- ILTEXAS LIBERTY H S4.0 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About COTTONWOOD ELWhat is the total enrollment at COTTONWOOD EL?
COTTONWOOD EL enrolls approximately 1,023 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COTTONWOOD EL serve?
COTTONWOOD EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COTTONWOOD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COTTONWOOD EL is approximately 14.8:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COTTONWOOD EL?
At COTTONWOOD EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is COTTONWOOD EL public or private?
COTTONWOOD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEVELAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.