Cottonwood Elementary is a public school in Carlsbad, New Mexico, which is a small town in the middle of nowhere. Cottonwood Elementary has 671 students and serves grades K-5. Twenty-four percent of students at Cottonwood Elementary did well enough in math to be considered proficient, and twenty percent did well enough in reading to be considered proficient. The ratio of students to teachers at Cottonwood Elementary is 16:1, which is better than the district's ratio. There are 51% female students and 49% male students in the school. Half of the students at the school come from low-income families. There are 42 full-time teachers who are the same. This school has a small but well-qualified staff, and all of the teachers are fully certified. The group's knowledge helps make sure that students get excellent instruction and individual attention. The school has a 100% certification rate, which indicates that it is serious about professional standards and making sure that students can learn in a safe, academic setting. In New Mexico, Cottonwood Elementary is ranked between 299 and 398. Schools are ranked based on state-required tests, graduation rates, and how well they prepare their students for high school.