Best Public Schools in Cottonwood, ID

Summary:

The city of Cottonwood, Idaho is home to two high-performing schools - Prairie Elementary School and Prairie Junior/Senior High School. Both schools are part of the exceptional Cottonwood Joint District, which is ranked 2nd out of 56 districts in the state.

The standout school in Cottonwood is Prairie Junior/Senior High School, which is ranked 8th out of 106 Idaho high schools and has maintained a strong ranking over the past few years. With a 90.9% four-year graduation rate and low chronic absenteeism of 5.3%, the high school is providing a high-quality education and preparing students well for post-secondary opportunities. In comparison, Prairie Elementary School is also a high-performing school, ranking between 28th and 85th out of all Idaho elementary schools in recent years.

Both schools have relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with the high school being slightly lower than the elementary school. The high school also spends significantly more per student ($11,930) compared to the elementary school ($9,603), likely due to the additional resources and programming required for a secondary school. The racial makeup of the schools is predominantly white, with the high school having a slightly more diverse student population than the elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT English Language Arts (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1916 East Street	Cottonwood	83522	Idaho County	Cottonwood Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 962-3122	251	16	15.7	23.9%	245 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)	75.2	$9,603	$1,161	$8,441
Prairie Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	453 Keuterville Road	Cottonwood	83522	Idaho County	Cottonwood Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 962-3901	190	14	13.6	18.4%	179 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)	66.4	$11,930	$900	$11,030

Cities Near Cottonwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grangeville	9.78 mi	2	30^th
Nezperce	14.91 mi	1
Kooskia	15.35 mi	2	69^th
Kamiah	17.8 mi	3
Craigmont	18.11 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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