📍 1230 West 15th Street, Casper, Natrona County, 82604
Cottonwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Casper, Natrona County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Natrona County School District #1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cottonwood Elementary enrolls 387 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 387 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 29 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 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 WY At-Large, state senate district 29, state house district 59.
Cottonwood Elementary is one of 27 schools in Natrona County School District #1, based in Casper, Wyoming. The district serves 12,352 students district-wide and employs 901 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Cottonwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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