📍 3955 East 200 North, Rigby, Jefferson County, 83442
Cottonwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rigby, Jefferson County. The school has 626 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County Joint District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cottonwood Elementary enrolls 626 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 514 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 626 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Cottonwood Elementary is one of 12 schools in JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, based in RIGBY, Idaho. The district serves 6,591 students district-wide and employs 345 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 626 students, Cottonwood Elementary is close to the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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