Cottonwood Elementary School
925 Farm District Rd
Fernley NV, 89408, Lyon County
Phone: 775-575-3414
Ranking:
(119 out of 433, top 27%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lyon County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 38 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 588 | 538 | 533 | 537 | 666 | 720 | 763 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.4% | 26 | 3.9% | 27 | 3.8% | 26 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten: | 123 | 20.9% | 112 | 20.8% | 109 | 20.5% | 101 | 18.8% | 105 | 15.8% | 109 | 15.1% | 117 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 123 | 20.9% | 116 | 21.6% | 108 | 20.3% | 102 | 19.0% | 115 | 17.3% | 109 | 15.1% | 118 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 116 | 19.7% | 106 | 19.7% | 103 | 19.3% | 107 | 19.9% | 99 | 14.9% | 111 | 15.4% | 111 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 109 | 18.5% | 101 | 18.8% | 97 | 18.2% | 107 | 19.9% | 108 | 16.2% | 121 | 16.8% | 119 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 99 | 16.8% | 94 | 17.5% | 104 | 19.5% | 101 | 18.8% | 112 | 16.8% | 115 | 16.0% | 136 | 17.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 332 | 56.5% | 294 | 54.6% | 284 | 53.3% | 275 | 51.2% | 330 | 49.5% | 337 | 46.8% | 382 | 50.1% |
Female: | 256 | 43.5% | 244 | 45.4% | 249 | 46.7% | 262 | 48.8% | 328 | 49.2% | 375 | 52.1% | 377 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.8% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 23 | 3.5% | 31 | 4.3% | 32 | 4.2% |
Hispanic: | 106 | 18.0% | 109 | 20.3% | 110 | 20.6% | 114 | 21.2% | 123 | 18.5% | 130 | 18.1% | 132 | 17.3% |
Black: | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 27 | 4.1% | 32 | 4.4% | 29 | 3.8% |
White: | 420 | 71.4% | 372 | 69.1% | 362 | 67.9% | 366 | 68.2% | 475 | 71.3% | 512 | 71.1% | 556 | 72.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.8% | 34 | 6.3% | 38 | 7.1% | 35 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 204 | 34.7% | 184 | 34.2% | 154 | 28.9% | 159 | 29.6% | 160 | 24.0% | 154 | 21.4% | 152 | 19.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 10.7% | 62 | 11.5% | 51 | 9.6% | 47 | 8.8% | 67 | 10.1% | 88 | 12.2% | 89 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.47 | 16.81 | 17.19 | 15.79 | 15.86 | 17.10 | 18.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 60% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % met std | 88% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 59% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 60% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 60% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 51% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 61% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 56% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cottonwood Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.