Cottonwood Elementary Primary School
2740 West Ave P8
Palmdale CA, 93551, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-267-2825
Ranking: (3,421 out of 6,930, top 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Westside Union Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 19 | 23 | NA | NA | 27 | 28 | 39 | ||||||
Total Students: | 469 | 508 | 599 | 601 | 657 | 740 | 788 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 47 | 10.0% | 65 | 12.8% | 73 | 12.2% | 64 | 10.6% | 86 | 13.1% | 95 | 12.8% | 98 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 16.0% | 76 | 15.0% | 76 | 12.7% | 88 | 14.6% | 90 | 13.7% | 90 | 12.2% | 109 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 14.1% | 57 | 11.2% | 89 | 14.9% | 91 | 15.1% | 87 | 13.2% | 112 | 15.1% | 113 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 12.8% | 69 | 13.6% | 87 | 14.5% | 88 | 14.6% | 97 | 14.8% | 97 | 13.1% | 86 | 10.9% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 16.2% | 77 | 15.2% | 88 | 14.7% | 97 | 16.1% | 87 | 13.2% | 96 | 13.0% | 139 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 79 | 16.8% | 83 | 16.3% | 96 | 16.0% | 92 | 15.3% | 92 | 14.0% | 120 | 16.2% | 121 | 15.4% |
Grade 6: | 66 | 14.1% | 81 | 15.9% | 90 | 15.0% | 81 | 13.5% | 118 | 18.0% | 130 | 17.6% | 122 | 15.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 251 | 53.5% | 292 | 57.5% | 321 | 53.6% | 324 | 53.9% | 331 | 50.4% | 372 | 50.3% | 412 | 52.3% |
Female: | 218 | 46.5% | 216 | 42.5% | 278 | 46.4% | 277 | 46.1% | 326 | 49.6% | 368 | 49.7% | 372 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 24 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 34 | 5.7% | 42 | 7.0% | 49 | 7.5% | 53 | 7.2% | 61 | 7.7% |
Hispanic: | 287 | 61.2% | 289 | 56.9% | 320 | 53.4% | 316 | 52.6% | 318 | 48.4% | 338 | 45.7% | 356 | 45.2% |
Black: | 62 | 13.2% | 79 | 15.6% | 85 | 14.2% | 79 | 13.1% | 112 | 17.0% | 107 | 14.5% | 110 | 14.0% |
White: | 77 | 16.4% | 90 | 17.7% | 135 | 22.5% | 146 | 24.3% | 170 | 25.9% | 225 | 30.4% | 256 | 32.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.9% | 24 | 4.0% | 17 | 2.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 222 | 47.3% | 225 | 44.3% | 265 | 44.2% | 220 | 36.6% | 261 | 39.7% | 247 | 33.4% | 243 | 30.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 10.2% | 54 | 10.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 12.0% | 66 | 10.0% | 81 | 10.9% | 81 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.59 | 26.74 | 26.04 | NA | NA | 24.33 | 24.90 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 346.9 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 349.2 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 348 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 342.1 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 342.6 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.7 | 349.3 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.2 | 353.7 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 360.6 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 364.1 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 361.3 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.5 | 380.5 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 376.5 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 371.8 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 361.3 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 356.6 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 373 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.5 | 376 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.6 | 381.9 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 385.7 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 388.3 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 344.3 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 342.5 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.8 | 338 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 333.9 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 335.2 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 340.9 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 344.9 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 349.1 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 351.7 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 353.1 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 375.4 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.7 | 379.6 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.3 | 371.1 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 366.9 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 374.3 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 376.9 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.6 | 391 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 399.1 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.9 | 395.6 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.8 | 400.0 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 347.2 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 362.2 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 363.5 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 357.5 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 361 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 372.9 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.1 | 371.7 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.4 | 377.5 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.1 | 379.5 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 377.4 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 349 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 366.5 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.7 | 375.2 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.3 | 363.6 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.7 | 370.3 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 385.9 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.4 | 388.1 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.7 | 389.9 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.3 | 391.6 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.0 | 393.0 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 351.3 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 352.2 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 352.5 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 352.2 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 353.2 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 361.1 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 367.2 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 367.7 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 369.1 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 368.0 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 355.1 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.8 | 362.1 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.6 | 368.1 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 367.1 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.3 | 363.1 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.3 | 382.3 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 381.2 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 391.5 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381 | 391 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.8 | 388.9 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 331.4 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 337.1 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 338.8 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 343.6 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 354.9 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.9 | 364.7 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 374.4 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 379.8 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.4 | 381.1 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.2 | 377.0 | 366.9 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 347.3 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 346 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 349.4 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 362.4 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 366.9 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 368 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 373.6 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 372.2 | 363.0 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 343 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.5 | 345.3 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.2 | 351.9 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 363.6 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 369.1 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 377.4 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.8 | 373.4 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 377.6 | 366.5 |
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* Cottonwood Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.