Cottonwood
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
478 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
189 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
72%
Teachers
12 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
55.6%
White
40.2%
Black
0.5%
Other
3.7%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 69.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Cottonwood and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hemet Unified district average of 9.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 25.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
8.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-25.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
478
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 11 | 27.3% | 9.1% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 19 | 21.1% | 10.5% | 31.6% |
| 5th | 32 | 12.5% | 9.4% | 21.9% |
| 6th | 18 | 16.7% | 44.4% | 61.1% |
| 7th | 19 | 10.5% | 47.4% | 57.9% |
| 8th | 20 | 10.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 11 | 0.0% | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 19 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 6.3% | 9.4% |
| 6th | 18 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 7th | 19 | 0.0% | 26.3% | 26.3% |
| 8th | 21 | 0.0% | 19.1% | 19.1% |