Cottonwood Elementary School

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Cleveland ISD: N/A

Total students

1,114

Avg. teacher experience

4.5 years

Cleveland ISD: 5.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cleveland ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Cottonwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Cleveland, TX, in the Cleveland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,114 students. 86.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 75% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,544, which is $1,930 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

cwe.clevelandisd.org/o/cwe

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

1,114

African American

27 (2.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.2%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,045 (93.8%)

Cleveland ISD: 87.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

33 (3%)

Cleveland ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

5 (0.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

93.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

3.0%

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

86.1 %

Cleveland ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

96.9 %

Cleveland ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

75.2 %

Cleveland ISD: 62.6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

86.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

96.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

75.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

75 %

Cleveland ISD: 62.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

2.2 %

Cleveland ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

12.4 %

Cleveland ISD: 11.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

75.0%

Gifted and talented

2.2%

Special education

12.4%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Cleveland ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Cleveland ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Cleveland ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Cleveland ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.4 %

Cleveland ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

23.8 %

Cleveland ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Cleveland ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Cleveland ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

23.3 %

Cleveland ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cleveland ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

25 %

Cleveland ISD: 36.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Cleveland ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

70.7

African American

17.1 (24.3%)

Cleveland ISD: 19%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

36.7 (51.9%)

Cleveland ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.9 (22.5%)

Cleveland ISD: 48.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.4%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

48.5 (68.6%)

Cleveland ISD: 68.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

18.5 (26.2%)

Cleveland ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

3.6 (5.1%)

Cleveland ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cleveland ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.8

Cleveland ISD: 14.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

4.5 years

Cleveland ISD: 5.8 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

$60,544

Cleveland ISD: $62,353

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$55,923

Cleveland ISD: $56,307

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,312

Cleveland ISD: $60,172

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,173

Cleveland ISD: $67,327

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$66,419

Cleveland ISD: $68,444

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,105

Cleveland ISD: $74,239

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$69,474

Cleveland ISD: $72,837

Statewide: $74,014

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