Cottonwood High School, Murray

The short answer

Cottonwood High School is a public high school serving grades 9 to 12 in the Granite School District, sitting at the Murray and Holladay border. Its academic ratings currently run below the state average, with a graduation rate of about 78 percent, but it draws from the widest mix of neighborhoods in the district.

Granite School District, 5715 S 1300 E, Murray, UT 84121.

How good is Cottonwood High School?

Cottonwood earns a 2 out of 10 GreatSchools rating. It serves about 1,624 students at a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 23 to 1. Its four-year graduation rate is about 78 percent, below the Utah average of roughly 88 percent.

Ratings do not tell the whole story here. Cottonwood is the high school drawing from the widest mix of neighborhoods in the Granite District, with a broad range of language, arts, and career programs, and buyers who value that range often choose it deliberately. As always, tour the school and talk with current families before you judge fit.

Cottonwood vs. nearby high schools

School	Graduation rate	GreatSchools	Students
Cottonwood High	78%	2/10	1,624
Murray High	84%	5/10	1,374
Olympus High	94%	6/10	2,167

Cottonwood’s measured ratings trail its immediate neighbors, so families weighing the Murray and Holladay borders often compare all three boundaries closely.

Athletics and activities

Cottonwood competes in the UHSAA and fields football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, and track programs, along with a wide range of clubs reflecting its student body. Mascot: the Colts. Colors: black and gold. Established in 1970.

The Cottonwood boundary and feeder schools

Cottonwood draws from neighborhoods spanning the Murray, Holladay, and Millcreek borders, and is fed by Bonneville Junior High and Granite Park Junior High. Boundaries in the Granite School District have shifted over the years, so confirm your exact boundary before you rely on a feeder. The Granite School District boundary maps let you check a specific address.

Homes in the Cottonwood boundary

The Cottonwood boundary sits between Murray and Holladay, which tends to make it more accessible than the higher East Bench while keeping a central valley location. As of mid 2026, homes in the Cottonwood area generally run:

• Entry level: around the $400,000s
• Typical: roughly the $500,000s to $700,000s
• Upper end: toward $900,000s and higher near the Holladay side

These are approximate figures rather than live listing data, so treat them as a snapshot and ask us for current numbers on a specific street.

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A local broker’s take

The Cottonwood boundary is one of the more accessible ways into the central East Bench, sitting right where Murray meets Holladay. Ratings run below the neighboring schools, so it pays to weigh school fit against price and location together. When you find a home you like, we will confirm its exact attendance area before you write an offer, because a single boundary line can change which schools you feed into.

Compare with the nearby Murray High School guide and the Olympus High School guide, or browse our other area guides.

Enrolling and location

Families within the boundary receive guaranteed enrollment. Utah’s open enrollment policy allows applications from outside the boundary, subject to available space, through the Granite School District.

Neighborhoods inside this boundary: Olympus Cove.

When you are ready to find a home in the Cottonwood area, call 801-999-8005 or reach out here, and we will pull current listings inside the boundary and confirm the attendance area on any address you are considering.

Sources: SchoolDigger, GreatSchools, US News and World Report, Niche, Wikipedia, and the Granite School District. School data reflects the 2023 to 2024 school year. Price ranges are approximate estimates as of mid 2026 and change over time.