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Cottonwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

925 Farm District Road, Fernley, NV 89408 · (775) 575-3414 · Part of Lyon County School District

Fernley’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Nevada school districts

Directions
Students
572
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Cottonwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Nevada’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Fernley kids: Silverland Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Cottonwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Silverland Middle School677 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 42%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Nevada’s 656 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

925 Farm District Road, Fernley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten114
Grade 191
Grade 2116
Grade 3105
Grade 4118
Enrollment over time
583’20
584’21
579’22
575’23
572’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cottonwood Elementary School from Fernley families.

Other schools in Lyon County School District

The district →
East Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fernley
B+
518 students22:1
Yerington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Yerington
C+
465 students20:1
Riverview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dayton
C
452 students17:1
Dayton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dayton
B−
451 students17:1
Fernley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fernley
C+
442 students16:1
Sutro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dayton
B
426 students18:1

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 Nevada’s other public schools; Fernley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.