Cottonwood Elementary School

Grades K–5 Public District: West Valley School District (Yakima)

1041 S 96th Ave, Yakima, WA 98908 Map

Math (met standard)
70%
+20 state 49% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
72%
+21 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
69%
+15 state 55% · 2025-26
Low income
39%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
362
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.2
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 72% state 53% · 2025-26 67% state 49% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 78% state 50% · 2025-26 75% state 50% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 55% state 43% · 2025-26 74% state 54% · 2025-26 69% state 55% · 2025-26
All grades 70% state 49% · 2025-26 72% state 51% · 2025-26 69% state 55% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 70% state 49% 72% state 51% 69% state 55%
2024-25 60% state 48% 68% state 51% 57% state 53%
2023-24 67% state 48% 72% state 51% 73% state 57%
2022-23 62% state 47% 71% state 51% 58% state 52%
2021-22 69% state 46% 68% state 51% 60% state 52%
2018-19 71% state 57% 74% state 57% —
2017-18 71% state 57% 68% state 57% —
2016-17 71% state 57% 63% state 55% —
2015-16 81% state 58% 72% state 57% —
2014-15 69% state 56% 63% state 54% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Grades K–5 · West Valley School District (Yakima)
0.9 mi
69%
+20 vs state
70%
+19 vs state
65%
+10 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 68% in 2025-26 42% 447 White 51%
Wide Hollow Elementary
Grades K–5 · West Valley School District (Yakima)
1.4 mi
49%
±0 vs state
52%
+1 vs state
64%
+9 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 65% 433 Hispanic 52%
Summitview Elementary
Grades K–5 · West Valley School District (Yakima)
2.1 mi
47%
−2 vs state
49%
−2 vs state
39%
−16 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2025-26 67% 475 Hispanic 52%
Ahtanum Valley Elementary
Grades K–5 · West Valley School District (Yakima)
2.7 mi
57%
+9 vs state
65%
+14 vs state
43%
−12 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 52% in 2022-23 → 55% in 2025-26 64% 381 White 54%
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Grades PK–5 · Yakima School District
3.2 mi
33%
−15 vs state
37%
−14 vs state
34%
−20 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 39% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 81% 433 Hispanic 70%
Gilbert Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Yakima School District
3.4 mi
36%
−13 vs state
38%
−13 vs state
53%
−1 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 42% in 2025-26 78% 415 Hispanic 68%
Mountainview Elementary
Grades K–5 · West Valley School District (Yakima)
3.6 mi
52%
+3 vs state
58%
+7 vs state
60%
+5 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 57% in 2025-26 55% 238 White 59%
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Grades 1–8 · Yakima School District
3.8 mi
5%
−33 vs state
24%
−28 vs state
19%
−33 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 88% 122 Hispanic 83%
Nob Hill Elementary School
Grades K–5 · Yakima School District
3.9 mi
35%
−14 vs state
35%
−16 vs state
52%
−3 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Yakima School District
4.3 mi
29%
−20 vs state
35%
−16 vs state
47%
−8 vs state
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