Cottonwood Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Cleveland ISD
  • Cleveland, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cleveland ISD: B

Total students

1,174

Avg. teacher experience

4.3 years

Cleveland ISD: 6.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cleveland ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90%

Cottonwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Cleveland, TX, in the Cleveland ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,174 students. 86.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 75.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,127, which is $240 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1922 Rd 3549
Cleveland, TX 77327

Office phone number

(281) 761-7540

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cottonwood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,174

African American

19 (1.6%)

Cleveland ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,108 (94.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

40 (3.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (0.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

94.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.4%

Two or more races

0.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

86.2 %

Cleveland ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

98.5 %

Cleveland ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

76.1 %

Cleveland ISD: 57.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

86.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

76.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

75.6 %

Cleveland ISD: 56.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Cleveland ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.6 %

Cleveland ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

75.6%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

8.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cleveland ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cleveland ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cleveland ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cleveland ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.3 %

Cleveland ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23.1 %

Cleveland ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Cleveland ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Cleveland ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.4 %

Cleveland ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cleveland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Cleveland ISD: 29%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Cleveland ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

61.1

African American

6.9 (11.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 12%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

34.7 (56.8%)

Cleveland ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

19.5 (31.8%)

Cleveland ISD: 56.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3.7 (6.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

49.4 (80.8%)

Cleveland ISD: 78.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (13.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 18%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

19.2

Cleveland ISD: 17.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

4.3 years

Cleveland ISD: 6.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,127

Cleveland ISD: $60,420

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,701

Cleveland ISD: $58,709

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,501

Cleveland ISD: $58,909

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,369

Cleveland ISD: $61,057

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,643

Cleveland ISD: $63,912

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,120

Cleveland ISD: $67,698

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Cleveland ISD: $66,447

Statewide: $71,111

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