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Cottonwood Elementary

Q: Is Cottonwood Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Cottonwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Cottonwood Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Elementary?

Students at Cottonwood Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Elementary in Cleveland, TX, is a large PK-5 school serving 1,023 students in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges but where Cottonwood stands out as a relative bright spot.

Cottonwood Elementary is the highest-ranked elementary school within its district, outperforming nearby schools like Santa Fe Elementary and Pine Burr Elementary by a wide margin. The school shows a clear upward trend, improving from the 9th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026. A key strength is its 5th grade program, where proficiency rates in Reading (51.82%) and Math (46.1%) are much closer to state averages than other grade levels. The school also demonstrates notable success with its economically disadvantaged students, who make up over 94% of the student body, ranking in the 40th percentile statewide—significantly higher than the school's overall ranking. Special Education students have shown dramatic improvement, jumping from the 6th percentile to the 31st percentile over two years.

However, the school faces significant challenges. There is a stark performance gap between 3rd grade, where proficiency rates hover around 30%, and 5th grade, suggesting students may catch up as they progress. A concerning number of students taking the STAAR test in Spanish are scoring extremely low, with 0% proficiency in 3rd and 4th grade Math. The contrast with Shadow Forest Elementary, just 8 miles away in the Humble Independent School District (Isd), is stark—Shadow Forest ranks in the 90th percentile with proficiency rates nearly double or triple Cottonwood's. Despite these hurdles, Cottonwood's consistent improvement across multiple subgroups suggests effective strategies are taking root, making it a school to watch for families seeking a community-focused option in the Cleveland area.

1,023

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,859

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1922 Rd 3549
Cleveland, TX 77327

(281) 761-7540

District: Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

4.8%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2021 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

Texas avg50%

3,582^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

914^th of 951Cleveland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	3582 of 4627	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4196 of 4651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4224 of 4710	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3997 of 4647	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4173 of 4581	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3805 of 4578	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	685 of 2421	71.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	3300 of 4461	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2590 of 4331	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1378 of 1643	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	2754 of 2918	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3206 of 3668	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2968 of 3556	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3081 of 3487	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2424 of 3446	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3337 of 4575	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	3581 of 3744	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3906 of 4658	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4060 of 4588	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4177 of 4561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3900 of 4499	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	2609 of 2619	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2482 of 2980	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2668 of 2958	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	2682 of 3006	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	3107 of 4413	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	3394 of 3644	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4034 of 4465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	3774 of 4401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	3993 of 4376	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	3475 of 4329	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	2706 of 4520	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3419 of 3705	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4008 of 4594	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3625 of 4521	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3853 of 4477	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3310 of 4451	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3775 of 4582	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	3466 of 3739	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4507 of 4647	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3789 of 4585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4111 of 4563	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3592 of 4498	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	2950 of 4301	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	3187 of 3549	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4038 of 4292	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2609 of 4086	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2570 of 3952	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2870 of 3799	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	2958 of 3006	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	3055 of 3082	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)72nd percentile+63 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 Rd 3549	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 761-7540	1,023	69	14.7	94.7%	49 (4.8%)	25 (2.4%)	930 (90.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	27.7	3582^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.6%		16.7	4196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%	614	25.0	30.4	23.5	0.0	0.0		34.3	39.6	51.8	29.8	21.1	46.1	$8,859
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7499 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	1,072	66	16.1	97.5%	53 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	998 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16	4241^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.3	4471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%	230	39.0	27.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.1	25.0	37.6	31.3	29.5	20.8	$10,567
Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1954 Rd 5714	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	895	52	17.0	95.0%	15 (1.7%)	18 (2.0%)	847 (94.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	9.5	4501^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.7	4600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.1%	99							22.9	23.5	23.8	23.5	23.1	29.9	$10,673
Pine Burr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7054 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 799-4900	1,017	68	14.8	95.5%	52 (5.1%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	8.6	4528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.2	4476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	17.5	18.3	20.7		14.3	0.0	17.5	29.2	42.7	14.0	10.1	26.4	$11,679
Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4114 Rd 5200	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	888	55	16.2	93.2%	16 (1.8%)	12 (1.4%)	842 (94.8%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	12	4424^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.4%		12.9	4376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	48							33.6	30.7	26.7	23.5	20.7	28.1	$10,709
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dogwood	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2960	911	63	14.4	84.6%	133 (14.6%)	16 (1.8%)	750 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	23.2	3869^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.4%		30.4	3405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	464	3.3	5.6	24.0	6.7	11.8	13.0	32.7	38.7	43.8	31.5	34.1	34.2	$9,440
Tavola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18885 Winding Summit Dr	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2900	859	55	15.7	58.6%	216 (25.1%)	161 (18.7%)	420 (48.9%)	13 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	34.8	3100^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.0%		34.8	3142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	42							47.4	39.8	51.3	46.6	28.0	35.0	$7,907
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	26275 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8020	689	47	14.5	54.6%	311 (45.1%)	24 (3.5%)	332 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.9%)	31.1	3361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.8	3510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	149	0.0			40.0			35.5	35.4	40.0	27.1	55.6	43.6	$8,983
Peach Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14455 Cox St	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-3114	692	47	14.8	52.7%	307 (44.4%)	4 (0.6%)	363 (52.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	18.1	4148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		19.6	4048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%	100							29.6	28.9	48.8	26.4	25.6	33.9	$9,103
Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	26503 Fm 2100	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 324-7653	677	50	13.5	45.8%	370 (54.7%)	19 (2.8%)	265 (39.1%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	28.6	3523^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.6	3693^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%	170							35.5	42.7	47.6	28.5	36.8	40.6	$9,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Elementary

What district is Cottonwood Elementary in?

Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Cottonwood Elementary a good school?

Cottonwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Cottonwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Cottonwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Elementary?

Students at Cottonwood Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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