📍 5715 S 1300 e, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84121
Cottonwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 1,585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cottonwood High enrolls 1,585 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 685 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 581 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 97 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 25 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
783 of the school's 1,585 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 661 qualify for free lunch and 122 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 High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 UT-30, state senate district 8, state house district 37.
Cottonwood High is one of 89 schools in Granite District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 59,106 students district-wide and employs 2,743 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,585 students, Cottonwood High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small