Cottonwood Elementary School
301 North Willard St
Cottonwood AZ, 86326, Yavapai County
Phone: 928-634-2288
Ranking: (922 out of 1,363, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 450 | 444 | 533 | 402 | 442 | 510 | 517 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 147 | 32.7% | 138 | 31.1% | 184 | 34.5% | 132 | 32.8% | 148 | 33.5% | 160 | 31.4% | 161 | 31.1% |
Grade 4: | 143 | 31.8% | 154 | 34.7% | 168 | 31.5% | 134 | 33.3% | 139 | 31.4% | 157 | 30.8% | 182 | 35.2% |
Grade 5: | 160 | 35.6% | 152 | 34.2% | 181 | 34.0% | 136 | 33.8% | 155 | 35.1% | 193 | 37.8% | 174 | 33.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 50.9% | 216 | 48.6% | 283 | 53.1% | 208 | 51.7% | 243 | 55.0% | 269 | 52.7% | 273 | 52.8% |
Female: | 221 | 49.1% | 228 | 51.4% | 250 | 46.9% | 194 | 48.3% | 191 | 43.2% | 233 | 45.7% | 240 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 207 | 46.0% | 219 | 49.3% | 229 | 43.0% | 152 | 37.8% | 170 | 38.5% | 207 | 40.6% | 228 | 44.1% |
Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
White: | 227 | 50.4% | 205 | 46.2% | 283 | 53.1% | 233 | 58.0% | 257 | 58.1% | 286 | 56.1% | 280 | 54.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 62.4% | 275 | 61.9% | 319 | 59.8% | 223 | 55.5% | 242 | 54.8% | 261 | 51.2% | 251 | 48.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.8% | 30 | 5.6% | 31 | 7.7% | 49 | 11.1% | 52 | 10.2% | 81 | 15.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.57 | 17.08 | 22.68 | 18.70 | 17.68 | 16.50 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 436 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 353 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 361.61 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 362 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 358 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 443 | 451 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 453 | 456 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 461.12 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 456 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 446 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 478 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 373 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 372.21 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 366 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 370 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 472 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 479 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 479.09 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 471 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 476 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 510 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 507 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 506.38 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 501 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 506 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 500 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 385 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 388.23 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 379 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 380 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 495 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 494 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 498.4 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 487 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 493 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 523 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 519 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490.4 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 491 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 501 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.9% | 58.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.1% | 41.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.4% | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.6% | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,962.0 | $37,242.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,551.0 | $30,683.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,651.0 | $40,521.0 |
* Cottonwood Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.