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COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY

Regular School · CARLSBAD, NM

COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in CARLSBAD, New Mexico, serving grades KG–05 with 684 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
684
Teachers (FTE)
44.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 558 82%
White 99 14%
Two or more races 8 1%
Black or African American 7 1%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 0%
Total enrollment 684 341M / 343F

English Language Learners: 131 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 22.0%

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
9
1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
225
32.9% 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.) 684 100%

Contact & Location

1609 W LEA STREET

CARLSBAD, NM 88220

Phone: (575)234-3304

http://cw.carlsbadschools.net/o/cottonwood

District

CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,146

District enrollment: 7,102

NCES ID

350030001156

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