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Cottonwood Elementary

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Cottonwood Elementary ranks 106 th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Elementary is a K-5 elementary school in Rigby, ID, serving 682 students as part of the Jefferson County Joint District. The school is currently ranked 106th out of 346 Idaho elementary schools (69th percentile) with a 3-star rating, marking a dramatic improvement from just a few years ago when it sat in the 21st percentile in 2020-2021.

Academically, Cottonwood is performing above both its district and the state in most core subjects. In the most recent ISAT results, math proficiency reached 56.5% compared to the state average of 43.1%, English Language Arts hit 60.2% versus the state's 54.0%, and 5th grade science came in at 47.6% versus 44.0% statewide. Among Jefferson County elementaries, Cottonwood is the top performer, outranking Jefferson Elementary (63rd percentile), South Fork Elementary (61st), Midway Elementary (33rd), and Harwood Elementary (26th). While Fairview Elementary (79th) and Iona Elementary (72nd) in the Bonneville district rank higher overall, Cottonwood actually exceeds Iona in math proficiency.

The school's main challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 18.3%, well above the district rate of 12.5% and the state rate of 13.8%. Despite this, Cottonwood continues to achieve strong results, which is impressive given that most schools with attendance rates this high do not perform as well. The school also has a relatively low poverty rate (23.9% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility) and a higher student-teacher ratio of 21.6 than many nearby schools, yet still outperforms peers with smaller class sizes. With its strong recent trajectory, Cottonwood is a school to watch in the Rigby area.

682

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3955 East 200 North
Rigby, ID 83442

(208) 332-6800

District: Jefferson County Joint District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2021 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the Idaho median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Idaho avg47%

106^th of 346

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 48 pts since 2021

From bottom 21% (2021) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 101Jefferson County Joint District among Idaho districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	106 of 346	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	199 of 337	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	159 of 301	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	167 of 252	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	125 of 188	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	131 of 166	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	42 of 69	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2024)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+6 vs state

Math56%+13 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)						ISAT Science (2026)			ISAT English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3955 East 200 North	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 332-6800	682	32	21.6	23.9%	565 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	65.7	106^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.4%		42.2	199^th of 337 public elementary schools	40.9%	93	63.2	51.4	54.8			56.5	47.6			61.4	58.9	60.3			60.2
Harwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 West 3rd North	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7613	423	25	17.2	40.7%	325 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	29.9	256^th of 346 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.1	251^st of 337 public elementary schools	25.5%	5	50.0	50.8	37.5			46.3	31.3			41.3	37.7	42.9			40.7	$6,633	$927	$5,706
South Fork Elementary School	Public	K-5	327 N 4100 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7085	654	32	20.7	25.8%	567 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	59	134^th of 346 public elementary schools	61.3%		51.2	154^th of 337 public elementary schools	54.3%	20	59.6	62.9	53.6			58.4	48.8			42.2	51.4	60.0			51.6	$5,832	$658	$5,175
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 N 3700 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 745-0758	490	29	17.0	24.5%	440 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	59.9	129^th of 346 public elementary schools	62.7%		61.2	112^th of 337 public elementary schools	66.8%	17	62.2	54.3	52.0			56.2	50.0			47.2	48.6	66.3			54.9	$5,730	$653	$5,077
Ucon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10841 N 41 E	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4430	447	23	19.1	48.3%	377 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36.8	224^th of 346 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.3	224^th of 337 public elementary schools	33.5%		48.3	44.9	39.1	56.5		47.5	27.3			40.0	39.6	44.4	60.3		46.9	$6,550	$892	$5,659
Midway Elementary School	Public	K-5	623 N 3500 E	Menan	83434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 754-8604	372	18	20.3	37.9%	327 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	33.6	233^rd of 346 public elementary schools	32.7%		24.8	268^th of 337 public elementary schools	20.5%	35	50.7	40.3	39.4			43.6	39.4			52.2	31.3	48.5			44.1	$5,997	$857	$5,140
South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7133 South 2000 West	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 359-3369	281	14	19.9	44.1%	240 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23.3	279^th of 346 public elementary schools	19.4%					(n/a)	39.6	33.3				36.2				40.0	43.9				42.1	$6,746	$1,169	$5,578
Ririe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 1st West Street	Ririe	83443	Jefferson County	Ririe Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 538-5175	365	21	17.3	27.7%	340 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	178^th of 346 public elementary schools	48.6%		50.9	156^th of 337 public elementary schools	53.7%	22	67.3	44.2	42.1	57.7		53.1	42.1			47.3	42.9	54.4	50.0		49.0	$7,842	$1,454	$6,388
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	979 East 97th North	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4425	299	17	17.5	38.8%	264 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	75	72^nd of 346 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.8	64^th of 337 public elementary schools	81.0%	8	73.3	55.3	57.9	64.4		62.9	42.1			75.6	57.4	63.2	73.3		67.4	$7,333	$909	$6,424
Bonneville Online Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2017 E 49 N	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 525-4400	375	8	46.7		328 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	32.3	243^rd of 346 public elementary schools	29.8%		10.3	315^th of 337 public elementary schools	6.5%	72				31.7	25.7	23.9	42.9	37.1	40.7		39.6	48.2	53.7	62.9	47.0	$6,295	$437	$5,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Elementary

What district is Cottonwood Elementary in?

Jefferson County Joint District

Is Cottonwood Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Elementary ranks 106^th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cottonwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Cottonwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Elementary?

Students at Cottonwood Elementary are 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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