Cottonwood Elementary School in Montrose, Colorado on �ǿմ�ý

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Cottonwood Elementary School

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Cottonwood Elementary School is a town public school in Montrose, Colorado that is part of Montrose Co Sch Dist Re-1j. It serves 394 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Its teachers have had 56 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

394 Students

23 Teachers

3500 Woodgate Rd

Montrose, CO 81401 View local requests

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Cottonwood Elementary School Demographics

41%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

23%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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