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Cottonwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yakima, Yakima County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Valley School District (Yakima) school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cottonwood Elementary School enrolls 397 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 30% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 397 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 42 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-40, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Cottonwood Elementary School is one of 16 schools in West Valley School District (Yakima), based in YAKIMA, Washington. The district serves 5,480 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Cottonwood Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 343 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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