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Schools in Cottonwood

Cottonwood’s public schools

Cottonwood Joint School District 242 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▲ 12% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
426 students on the public path
In brief

Cottonwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cottonwood’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Prairie Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Prairie Jr./Sr. High School lowest (67%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cottonwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Prairie Elementary SchoolCottonwood Joint School District 242A
7–12Prairie Jr./Sr. High SchoolCottonwood Joint School District 242B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cottonwood Joint School District 242.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cottonwood Joint School District 242Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 426 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$12,405ID $11,119 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 54.8% · 222 students tested
Math63%
State average 41.9% · 222 students tested

Cottonwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Cottonwood’s borders.

Schools next door
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Cottonwood—Cottonwood Joint School District 242

Every school in Cottonwood

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cottonwoodby address
Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
222 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Cottonwoodin other towns
Prairie Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
204 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Cottonwood’s schools

Are Cottonwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Cottonwood Joint School District 242 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cottonwood in?

Cottonwood Joint School District 242.

Where do Cottonwood kids go to high school?

Prairie Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Cottonwood families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.