Cottonwood Elementary School
1041 South 96th Ave
Yakima WA, 98908, Yakima County
Phone: 509-965-2052
Ranking: (367 out of 1,485, top 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Valley 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: | NA | NA | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
Total Students: | 383 | 422 | 381 | 425 | 499 | 503 | 437 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 71 | 18.5% | 75 | 17.8% | 64 | 16.8% | 61 | 14.4% | 66 | 13.2% | 93 | 18.5% | 68 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 21.4% | 91 | 21.6% | 72 | 18.9% | 75 | 17.6% | 91 | 18.2% | 84 | 16.7% | 83 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 23.2% | 74 | 17.5% | 79 | 20.7% | 101 | 23.8% | 82 | 16.4% | 97 | 19.3% | 77 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 17.2% | 87 | 20.6% | 89 | 23.4% | 86 | 20.2% | 98 | 19.6% | 80 | 15.9% | 80 | 18.3% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 19.6% | 95 | 22.5% | 77 | 20.2% | 98 | 23.1% | 80 | 16.0% | 79 | 15.7% | 63 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | 81 | 16.2% | 70 | 13.9% | 66 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 205 | 53.5% | 236 | 55.9% | 213 | 55.9% | 229 | 53.9% | 251 | 50.3% | 237 | 47.1% | 213 | 48.7% |
Female: | 178 | 46.5% | 186 | 44.1% | 168 | 44.1% | 196 | 46.1% | 240 | 48.1% | 245 | 48.7% | 218 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 14 | 3.7% | 19 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 15 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 19.3% | 87 | 20.6% | 71 | 18.6% | 101 | 23.8% | 109 | 21.8% | 87 | 17.3% | 70 | 16.0% |
Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% |
White: | 277 | 72.3% | 303 | 71.8% | 283 | 74.3% | 308 | 72.5% | 361 | 72.3% | 382 | 75.9% | 349 | 79.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 28.2% | 121 | 28.7% | 95 | 24.9% | 108 | 25.4% | 143 | 28.7% | 135 | 26.8% | 109 | 24.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.2% | 29 | 6.9% | 29 | 7.6% | 21 | 4.9% | 39 | 7.8% | 34 | 6.8% | 35 | 8.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.29 | 17.72 | 18.48 | 19.13 | 21.00 | 18.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MSP | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64.5% | 61.7% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 62.9% | 61.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 72.3% | 65.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.4% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.1% | 73.1% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.8% | 68.7% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.9% | 73.0% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 52.8% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 64.4% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.8% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.1% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 71.7% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.5% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 80.4% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.8% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 78.5% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.1% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 47.9% | 53.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 70.1% | 69.5% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 32.4% | 34% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.9% | 64.2% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 80.1% | 69.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.7% | 68.3% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.1% | 66.3% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.4% | 68.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 79.3% | 70.7% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78% | 70.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.7% | 71.3% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 64.6% | 59.9% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 68.4% | 60.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62.5% | 58.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 62.1% | 53.4% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.7% | 52.3% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 74.1% | 74.4% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.5% | 79.5% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89.1% | 81.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.8% | 72.3% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78.9% | 73.5% |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 63.5% | 55.8% |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.9% | 57.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 67.3% | 60.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73% | 62.1% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.9% | 60.3% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 60.1% | 55.8% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 62.4% | 59.3% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.9% | 61% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.2% | 61.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.7% | 76.2% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 79.4% | 71.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.9% | 75.3% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.4% | 73.9% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 28.5% | 28.2% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 36.6% | 35.6% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 33.8% | 35.7% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 35.4% | 36.4% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 49.7% | 42.9% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 53.8% | 44.9% |
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* 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.