📍 44260 Sage Rd., Aguanga, Riverside County, 92536
Cottonwood is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aguanga, Riverside County. The school has 185 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Albert Trudel. It is part of the Hemet Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Cottonwood enrolls 185 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 3.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 50% |
| White | 74 | 40% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 185 students (70%) 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.
Cottonwood is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cottonwood is one of 28 schools in Hemet Unified, based in Hemet, California. The district serves 22,891 students district-wide and employs 967 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 185 students, Cottonwood is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.