📍 1100 W. 11th, Liberal, Seward County, 67901
Cottonwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Liberal, Seward County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Liberal school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cottonwood Elementary School enrolls 498 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 8% White and 2.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 86% |
| White | 40 | 8% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 498 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 74 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 School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 38, state house district 125.
Cottonwood Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Liberal, based in Liberal, Kansas. The district serves 4,654 students district-wide and employs 337 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Cottonwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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