Cottonwood Elementary School

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Regular School · Fernley, NV

Cottonwood Elementary School is a regular school school in Fernley, Nevada, serving grades PK–04 with 572 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 04

Enrollment

572

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	306	53%
Hispanic/Latino	209	37%
Two or more races	33	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	10	2%
Asian	7	1%
Black or African American	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	572	299M / 273F

English Language Learners: 26 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -2.2pp	26.2%	232
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -14.7pp	41.7%	234

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)

-0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

100

17.5% 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.)	572	100%

Contact & Location

925 Farm District Road

Fernley, NV 89408

Phone: (775)575-3414

http://www.ces.lyoncsd.org

District

LYON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,319

District enrollment: 9,053

Other Schools in District

Dayton Elementary School Elementary
East Valley Elementary School Elementary
Fernley Elementary School Elementary
Riverview Elementary School Elementary
Silver Stage Elementary School Elementary
Sutro Elementary School Elementary
Yerington Elementary School Elementary
Dayton High School High

View all 18 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 89408) → CensusDepth.com
Nevada population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Nevada teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

320030000387

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