Cottonwood Elementary School

Regular School · VAIL, AZ

Cottonwood Elementary School is a regular school school in VAIL, Arizona, serving grades KG–06 with 570 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

570

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	256	45%
White	228	40%
Two or more races	54	9%
Black or African American	19	3%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	570	311M / 259F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	53.0% +21.1pp	31.9%	259
Reading Proficiency	54.0% +15.1pp	38.9%	259

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

127

22.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	570	100%

Contact & Location

PO BOX 800

VAIL, AZ 85641

Phone: (520)879-2602

http://cwe.vailschooldistrict.org/

District

Vail Unified District (4413)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,248

District enrollment: 14,308

Other Schools in District

Acacia Elementary School Elementary
Civano Community K-8 School Elementary
Copper Ridge Elementary Elementary
Desert Willow Elementary School Elementary
Esmond Station School Elementary
Mesquite Elementary School Elementary
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Elementary
Senita Valley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85641) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040885002193

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD