Cottonwood Plains Elementary School
525 Turman Dr
Fort Collins CO, 80525, Larimer County
Phone: 970-613-5900
Ranking: 
(403 out of 1,246, top 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 27 | | 24 | | 22 | | 24 | | 25 | | 26 | | 28 | |
Total Students: | 408 | | 413 | | 416 | | 426 | | 438 | | 458 | | 561 | |
Kindergarten: | 69 | 16.9% | 85 | 20.6% | 65 | 15.6% | 71 | 16.7% | 59 | 13.5% | 68 | 14.8% | 95 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 19.1% | 66 | 16.0% | 72 | 17.3% | 61 | 14.3% | 64 | 14.6% | 67 | 14.6% | 96 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 15.0% | 64 | 15.5% | 61 | 14.7% | 67 | 15.7% | 64 | 14.6% | 73 | 15.9% | 103 | 18.4% |
Grade 3: | 67 | 16.4% | 61 | 14.8% | 72 | 17.3% | 70 | 16.4% | 75 | 17.1% | 90 | 19.7% | 99 | 17.6% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 15.9% | 65 | 15.7% | 72 | 17.3% | 71 | 16.7% | 86 | 19.6% | 87 | 19.0% | 82 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 16.7% | 72 | 17.4% | 74 | 17.8% | 86 | 20.2% | 90 | 20.5% | 73 | 15.9% | 86 | 15.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 220 | 53.9% | 218 | 52.8% | 220 | 52.9% | 232 | 54.5% | 249 | 56.8% | 259 | 56.6% | 301 | 53.7% |
Female: | 188 | 46.1% | 195 | 47.2% | 196 | 47.1% | 194 | 45.5% | 181 | 41.3% | 191 | 41.7% | 256 | 45.6% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 15 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 113 | 27.7% | 98 | 23.7% | 90 | 21.6% | 88 | 20.7% | 77 | 17.6% | 79 | 17.2% | 100 | 17.8% |
Black: | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% |
White: | 274 | 67.2% | 289 | 70.0% | 294 | 70.7% | 312 | 73.2% | 337 | 76.9% | 356 | 77.7% | 435 | 77.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.4% | 22 | 5.3% | 20 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 40.0% | 146 | 35.4% | 144 | 34.6% | 138 | 32.4% | 102 | 23.3% | 109 | 23.8% | 133 | 23.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.4% | 27 | 6.5% | 20 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.8% | 29 | 6.6% | 29 | 6.3% | 26 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.36 | | 17.22 | | 19.00 | | 17.85 | | 17.44 | | 17.40 | | 19.80 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 71 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 71 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 76 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 79 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 76 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 78 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 73 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 74 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 76 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 86 | 78 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 57 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 63 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 59 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 53 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 52 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 56 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 59 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 67 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 73 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 71 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 72 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 68 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 76 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 74 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 73 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 73 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 76 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 71 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 76 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 70 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 71 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 73 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 59 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 59 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 59 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 51 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 58 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 50 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 54 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 60 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 65 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 63 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 67 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 64 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 64 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 68 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 69 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 75 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 73 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 74 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 75 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 85 | 77 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 73 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 75 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 46 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 48 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 51 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 57 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 55 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 52 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 61 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 62 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 69 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 61 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 63 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 64 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 57 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 64 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 82.4 | 77.6 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59.7 | 74.6 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80.9 | 77.3 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 66.2 | 74.2 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 72.0 | 60.5 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63.7 | 56.6 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78.0 | 76.3 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 78.8 | 72.2 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71.4 | 74.9 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81.9 | 72.0 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55.9 | 54.6 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62.1 | 56.7 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74.7 | 65.7 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72.6 | 67.8 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 80.3 | 77.7 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 71.2 | 77.1 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63.4 | 52.6 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57.6 | 54.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 70.4 | 62.8 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53.4 | 60.5 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.6% | 71.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.4% | 28.6% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% | 57.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% | 42.9% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $38,749.0 | $37,592.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,275.0 | $34,682.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,223.0 | $41,473.0 |
* Cottonwood Plains 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.