Cottonwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 12.5% |
| Below Standard | 81.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Cottonwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 12.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Hesperia Unified district average of 8.3%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.3% exceeded — 2.7 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 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 37.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 6.5% | 13.8% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 108 | 3.7% | 10.2% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 124 | 8.9% | 16.1% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 133 | 9.0% | 18.1% | 27.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 123 | 3.3% | 19.5% | 22.8% |
| 4th | 107 | 0.9% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| 5th | 124 | 6.5% | 4.0% | 10.5% |
| 6th | 132 | 6.1% | 11.4% | 17.4% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.6