Cottonwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.9% |
| Met Standard | 32.4% |
| Below Standard | 38.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Cottonwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.9% of students exceeded standard while 32.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points above the Westside Union Elementary district average of 17.4%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.1 points higher (vs 14.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 25.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 41.4% | 31.0% | 72.4% |
| 4th | 94 | 34.0% | 30.9% | 64.9% |
| 5th | 95 | 25.3% | 37.9% | 63.2% |
| 6th | 78 | 26.9% | 35.9% | 62.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 38.4% | 40.7% | 79.1% |
| 4th | 94 | 25.5% | 28.7% | 54.3% |
| 5th | 95 | 11.6% | 25.3% | 36.8% |
| 6th | 77 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 57.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0