📍 2740 W. Ave. P-8, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93551
Cottonwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tom Morreale. It is part of the Westside Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
Cottonwood Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 355 | 62% |
| White | 81 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 9% |
| Asian | 27 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 575 students (59%) 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cottonwood Elementary is one of 12 schools in Westside Union Elementary, based in Quartz Hill, California. The district serves 9,078 students district-wide and employs 346 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, Cottonwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 757 students per school.
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