Cottonwood Classical Prep
ALBUQUERQUE · NM · COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP · Public charter · K-12 combined
How Cottonwood Classical Prep compares for families
What families should know about Cottonwood Classical Prep.
- ▸ LocallyNM trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: EXPLORE ACADEMY, ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY, SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,489/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 852 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 409 | +65.6% |
| ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 350 | +10.1% |
| SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 452 | +91.5% |
| MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 1.0 ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 7.7 | 325 | +3.5% |
| TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 8.8 | 334 | +10.6% |
| HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 1.2 | 233 | +0.4% |
| ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 285 | +53.2% |
| DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE |
Public · charter | 4.7 | 258 | -3.4% |