Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cottonwood, CA

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)

Federal NCES profile for Evergreen Community Day School (K-5), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061317012160
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

#1 of 7
elementary schools in Cottonwood · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
2
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) ranks #1 of 7 elementary schools in Cottonwood, CA.

School address

Enrollment

2

California · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) is a small elementary school in Cottonwood, California, enrolling 2 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of California schools, with 2 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Its student body is led by White (50%) and Hispanic or Latino (50%) (diversity index 50/100).

Discipline events run high: 1 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 2 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Cottonwood's elementary schools, it stands alongside Evergreen Elementary (541 students): Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Evergreen Union also operates Evergreen Elementary (541 students) and Evergreen Middle (399 students) alongside Evergreen Community Day School (K-5).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) compares

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 2 top 100% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

2
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$14,281
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 50.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 50.0%
Hispanic or Latino 50.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Evergreen Union, which includes Evergreen Community Day School (K-5).

$14,281
Per student
-13%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.7%
State 67.7%
Federal 11.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Evergreen Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Evergreen Middle Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Evergreen Institute of Excellence Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Bend Elementary Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Evergreen Community Day School (5-8) Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Evergreen Union · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Cottonwood

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)

How many students attend Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)?

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) has 2 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cottonwood, CA.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)?

The largest demographic group at Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) is Hispanic or Latino at 50.0% of enrollment, in Cottonwood, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Evergreen Community Day School (K-5)?

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) rank among elementary schools in Cottonwood?

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) ranks #1 of 7 elementary schools in Cottonwood, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Cottonwood on the city page.

Is Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) a good school?

Evergreen Community Day School (K-5) earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in California. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Evergreen Union?

Besides Evergreen Community Day School (K-5), Evergreen Union also operates Evergreen Elementary (541 students), Evergreen Middle (399 students), and Evergreen Institute of Excellence (184 students). See the Evergreen Union district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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