Cottonwood Valley Charter

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Socorro, New Mexico

Cottonwood Valley Charter in Socorro, New Mexico enrolled 170 students in 2024-25 with 15.3 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

170 students in 2022-23, 170 students in 2023-24, 170 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.3.

Students enrolled at Cottonwood Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231702023-241702024-25170
Students enrolled at Cottonwood Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231702023-241702024-25170
Students enrolled at Cottonwood Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231702023-241702024-25170
Students enrolled at Cottonwood Valley Charter by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231702023-241702024-25170
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317014.012.1
2023-2417011.714.5
2024-2517015.311.1

11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; This school 11.1; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; This school 11.1; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; This school 11.1; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; This school 11.1; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 170 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cottonwood Valley Charter enrolled 170 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 170 of the 170 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent7.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.0% of students were Hispanic, 19.4% White, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.0%
  2. White19.4%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. Black2.4%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian2.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cottonwood Valley Charter scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%29%33.8%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%21% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Socorro

2 public elementary schools in Socorro report 2024-25 enrollment; Cottonwood Valley Charter is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Parkview Elementary38214.499.0%
Cottonwood Valley Charter17011.1100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cottonwood Valley Charter

  1. Parkview ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 382 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Midway ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.2 miles away: 104 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
  3. Compare Cottonwood Valley Charter with Parkview ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Socorro Consolidated Schools spends per student$18,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,631
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoCottonwood Valley Charter is the number 348 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#348 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.11.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cottonwood Valley Charter

  1. How many students attend Cottonwood Valley Charter?
    170 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 170 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Socorro, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cottonwood Valley Charter?
    11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cottonwood Valley Charter a Title I school?
    Cottonwood Valley Charter ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cottonwood Valley Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cottonwood Valley Charter scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cottonwood Valley Charter in?
    Socorro Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3502460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350246000843 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22