📍 20512 W. First St., Cottonwood, Shasta County, 96022
West Cottonwood Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cottonwood, Shasta County. The school has 384 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lupe Cordova. It is part of the Cottonwood Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
West Cottonwood Junior High enrolls 384 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 384 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Cottonwood Junior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West Cottonwood Junior High is one of 3 schools in Cottonwood Union Elementary, based in Cottonwood, California. The district serves 917 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 384 students, West Cottonwood Junior High is larger than the district average of about 306 students per school.
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