📍 709 N. Hedge Lane, Paola, Miami County, 66071
Cottonwood Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paola, Miami County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paola school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cottonwood Elem enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.8% Two or more races and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 385 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 37, state house district 6.
Cottonwood Elem is one of 4 schools in Paola, based in Paola, Kansas. The district serves 1,785 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Cottonwood Elem is close to the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant