MacArthur Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 386 students
Cottonwood Elementary School
1100 W. 11th, Liberal, KS 67901
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
500
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Liberal
Seward County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kansas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cottonwood Elementary School
Cottonwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Liberal, Kansas, serving grades K–5. It is part of Liberal. The school is located in a remote town in Seward County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 500 students were enrolled, with about 14.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Kansas elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 500 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Liberal
- County
- Seward County
- NCES school ID
- 200873001587
Schools near Cottonwood Elementary School
All 9 schools in Liberal →
Meadowlark Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 362 students
Sunflower Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 570 students
Prairie View Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 426 students
Tyrone Es
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 129 students
Turpin Es
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 265 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.