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Cottonwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3500 Woodgate Road, Montrose, CO 81401 · (970) 249-2539 · Part of Montrose County School District RE-1J

Montrose’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cottonwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Montrose kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Montrose kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Cottonwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3500 Woodgate Road, Montrose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 166
Grade 263
Grade 370
Grade 468
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
390’20
433’21
403’22
412’23
394’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cottonwood Elementary School from Montrose families.

Other schools in Montrose County School District RE-1J

The district →
Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montrose
C
531 students19:1
Olathe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olathe
C
424 students18:1
Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Montrose
162 students34:1
Outer Range
Other · Grades PK–12 · Montrose
71 students8:1
Oak Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montrose
C+
374 students16:1
Pomona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montrose
C−
335 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Montrose’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.