Cottonwood Elementary School

8850 Cottonwood, Hesperia, CA 92345 | (760) 949-1390

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 920

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 920 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 4703rd out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Hesperia Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,795
Graduation Rate: 74.7%
Dropout Rate: 4.8%
Students Per Teacher: 26.6
Enrolled Students: 22,821

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 920
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 28.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 511 (55.5%)
Females: 409 (44.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 119 (12.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 456 (49.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 575 (62.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Cottonwood Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.7%
Black	120	13.0%
Asian	30	3.3%
Hispanic	519	56.4%
White	237	25.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	119	12.9%
1st Grade	118	12.8%
2nd Grade	111	12.1%
3rd Grade	144	15.7%
4th Grade	159	17.3%
5th Grade	129	14.0%
6th Grade	140	15.2%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

27.3%

District:

51.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

6.8%

District:

10.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 95.2%

Number of Certificated Staff: 44.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.0

Average Age

School:

40.0

District:

44.9

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Cottonwood Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 06, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My child has been attending this school for years. My student's math skills at enrollment were proficient, and have gone downhill every year of attendance at this school. We have never had a teacher here who can teach math in a clear, accurate, or retentive manner. They cater to the few extremely disruptive students by not handing down the same consequences to them as every other child. These few who are catered to use the f word word daily and receive no punishment. Children are not encouraged or taught to wash their hands before eating lunch. Besides a few select parents, parents generally do not feel a part of their child's community here. There is no inclusiveness. If you are not in their circle, you are not included in your child's education here. The school website is not utilized or updated with pertinent information.
Teachers do not respond to messages about their students. Students are treated with disrespect on the playground and at lunch by bossy proctors who like to boss little ones around for no apparent reason. They are there to supervise them, not act like army sergeants, nor to belittle, hassle, or intimidate these little children. In the mornings before school, children waiting to enter the school grounds are kept outside the gate until 7:15am as approaching cars race by them. The children would be safer waiting inside the gate, on the other side of the fencing, to protect them from any possible runaway vehicle that could strike them. Making them wait on the sidewalk along side the busy street is not the safest approach. Clearly, the safety, well-being, and academic growth of students is not a priority here. They use state test scores to assign grades to students. The music teacher makes nasty remarks to the kids so they wont want to come to music anymore and his class will be smaller. Check the school's API scores.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 25, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This is a great school. My kids have learned a lot since they have been there. The teachers and staff are very helpful.

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