# Cottonwood Union Elementary

Cottonwood Union Elementary is a elementary district in Shasta County, California. Reading proficiency is 48.1%, -0.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 35.8%, -3.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/cottonwood-union-elementary |
| County | Shasta |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 1,211 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,724 |
| Low-Income Students | 431 (47.0%) |
| English Learners | 26 (2.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 48.7% | 556 |
| 2024 | 48.3% | 596 |
| 2025 | 48.1% | 576 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.3% | 555 |
| 2024 | 36.1% | 596 |
| 2025 | 35.8% | 576 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.4% | 53.9% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | 57.4% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | 59.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.2% | 46.1% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | 45.6% |
| 2025 | 28.1% | 43.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.1% | 48.8% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | 48.7% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | 48.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.8% | 40.1% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | 35.8% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | 35.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brandt Shriner | Board Member | james.obrien@cwusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| Find Us | Board Member | heather.sulzer@cwusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| Heather Sulzer | Board Member | brandt.shriner@cwusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| James O'Brien | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Matthew Iles | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cottonwood Creek Charter | Cottonwood | 68.4% | 69.0% | 68.7% | -2.9 | -6.5 |
| 2 | West Cottonwood Junior High | Cottonwood | 51.8% | 35.8% | 43.8% | +3.0 | +0.9 |
| 3 | North Cottonwood | Cottonwood | 40.4% | 35.6% | 38.0% | -8.2 | -12.0 |