How does Cottonwood Canyon Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lake Elsinore?

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.0/100, placing it at the 64th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,552 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary?

20.5% of students at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 49.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cottonwood Canyon Elementary improving or declining?

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary?

15.1% of students at Cottonwood Canyon Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cottonwood Canyon Elementary

Lake Elsinore Unified Lake Elsinore Riverside County 92532

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,552 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

811 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

51%

Teachers

33 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 45.9%

White 35.9%

Asian 3.0%

Black 6.5%

Other 8.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cottonwood Canyon Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.5%
Met Standard	28.5%
Below Standard	51.0%

Exceeded

20.5%

Met

28.5%

Below

51.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Cottonwood Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Lake Elsinore Unified district average of 12.6%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.4% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.