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Cottonwood Valley Charter

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Cottonwood Valley Charter ranks 53 rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Valley Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 170 students in grades K-8 in Socorro, New Mexico, which is part of the Socorro school district. Despite serving a high-need population, with 84-100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cottonwood Valley Charter has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% of New Mexico elementary schools for the past several years.

Cottonwood Valley Charter significantly outperforms the Socorro district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.57% of Cottonwood Valley Charter students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.97% in the Socorro district and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, 48.65% of Cottonwood Valley Charter students were proficient or better, compared to 24.54% in the Socorro district and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th and 7th grade ELA, where proficiency rates exceed 60%.

Cottonwood Valley Charter's success extends beyond overall academic performance, as the school has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's performance is especially noteworthy for English Language Learners, who ranked 4th out of 203 New Mexico elementary schools in 2021-2022, and for Special Education students, who ranked 9th out of 165 schools in 2022-2023. This suggests that Cottonwood Valley Charter's educational model and practices are effectively addressing the needs of its diverse student population.

170

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,174

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Neel St
Socorro, NM 87801

(575) 838-2026

District: Socorro

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.0%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (59% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

53^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

23^rd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Socorro

41^st of 82Socorro among New Mexico districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	53 of 345	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	51 of 413	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	51 of 435	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	47 of 420	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	96 of 396	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	34 of 383	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	29 of 374	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	89.0	29 of 410	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	57 of 421	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	100 of 442	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	141 of 412	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	214 of 398	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	151 of 402	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	156 of 419	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.9	99 of 411	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	59 of 405	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	50 of 398	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	94.2	4 of 203	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	81.5	51 of 398	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	55 of 390	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	44 of 395	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.0	90 of 384	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	130 of 395	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.4	20 of 389	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	70 of 329	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	34 of 325	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	95.8	18 of 426	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	40 of 361	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	11 of 356	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	38 of 397	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	55 of 414	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	25 of 392	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	16 of 333	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	97.6	9 of 165	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	64.1	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	52 of 304	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	42 of 339	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	64 of 413	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	48 of 325	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	60 of 199	69.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	23 of 192	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	29 of 239	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	33 of 232	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	31 of 200	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	17 of 186	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	83.8	19 of 176	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	93.4	10 of 208	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	21 of 207	89.9%	★★★★★
2014	53.2	90 of 222	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.4	85 of 193	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	37 of 178	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	20 of 173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2010	92.8	11 of 179	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	94.9	9 of 178	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	15 of 172	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	12 of 171	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	30 of 213	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	43 of 220	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	11 of 160	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	64.6	51 of 204	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	63 of 214	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	13 of 173	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	8 of 227	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	11 of 223	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	7 of 175	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	4 of 168	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	87.0	29 of 221	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	10 of 213	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	2 of 151	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	97.6	4 of 100	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	30 of 178	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	19 of 187	89.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)77th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)87th percentile~ school

Female (2023)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)75th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+23 vs state

Science62%+27 vs state

Mathematics49%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Cottonwood Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Neel St	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 838-2026	170	15	11.1	100.0%	33 (19.4%)	4 (2.4%)	119 (70.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	76.1	53^rd of 345 public elementary schools	84.6%		84	51^st of 413 public elementary schools	87.7%	2	40.0	62.2	38.9	58.8	60.0	60.0	67.6		52.9	60.0	57.9	50.0	52.9	48.7	$9,174
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Franciso De Avad	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-1086	382	27	14.3	99.0%	34 (8.9%)	6 (1.6%)	304 (79.6%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	34.8	206^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.3%		26.7	293^rd of 413 public elementary schools	29.1%	87	24.4		40.6	43.1	37.0		40.4	29.7	21.6	20.0				24.4	$12,715
Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	9 Midway Rd	Polvadera	87828	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-1098	104	6	18.9	100.0%	16 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			38.9		66.7		64.0							26.0	$11,714
San Antonio Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2 4th St	San Antonio	87832	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-1758	63	5	14.0	84.1%	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (74.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)							40.7							25.9	$11,825
Magdalena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Duggins Dr	Magdalena	87825	Socorro County	Magdalena	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 854-2241	128	11	12.0	100.0%	23 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)			58.8	47.1			41.8							16.4	$15,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Valley Charter

How many students attend Cottonwood Valley Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Cottonwood Valley Charter.

Is Cottonwood Valley Charter a good school?

Cottonwood Valley Charter ranks 53^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cottonwood Valley Charter in?

Socorro

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Valley Charter?

Students at Cottonwood Valley Charter are 70% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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