Cotulla Independent School District

What Cotulla Independent School District does

Cotulla Independent School District is a public K-12 school district operating as a political subdivision of the State of Texas under the governance of the Texas Education Agency. The district serves students across La Salle County, Texas through six campuses: Early Childhood Learning Center, Encinal Elementary, Ramirez Burks Elementary, Frank Newman Middle School, Cotulla High School, and the newly launching Cotulla Early College High School (CECHS, Fall 2026). Core academic programming is supplemented by special education services delivered via teletherapy partnership with Presence, school-based mental health counseling at each campus, career and technical education (CTE) pathways with industry certifications, and dual-credit early college coursework leading to a tuition-free Associate of Arts Degree.

The district operates a standard educational technology stack spanning ClassLink (single sign-on), Ascender (student information system), eSPED (special education management), AESOP (absence/substitute management), IncidentIQ (asset management), TEKS Resource System, and Eduphoria. Proprietary or differentiated infrastructure includes a district mobile app for stakeholder communications, the Bridge4PS real-time information sharing platform connecting the district to La Salle County first responders, and the Anonymous Alerts safety and anti-bullying reporting system. The technology stack is integrative rather than proprietary, sourced from established K-12 ed-tech vendors.

Cotulla ISD is funded through Texas state per-pupil allocations and local property taxes, with supplemental revenue from a $350,000 JET Grant from Texas Workforce Solutions for the nursing CTE program and ECLC tuition payments. The district has achieved a perfect Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) score of 100 for six consecutive years, and Encinal Elementary earned a 2025 TEA 'A' Rated Campus designation. As a public entity, the district is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees and led by Superintendent Dr. Ramiro Nava; it has no private ownership or investors.

Name

Cotulla Independent School District

Legal name

Cotulla Independent School District

Website

https://cotullaisd.net

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cotulla Independent School District is a public K-12 district operating six campuses across La Salle County, Texas, serving PreK-12 students with core academics, special education teletherapy, mental health counseling, CTE programs, and a new Early College High School launching Fall 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Early college programs
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• School district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Cotulla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cotulla Independent School District delivers comprehensive PreK-12 public education services to students and families in La Salle County, Texas, operating six campuses from Early Childhood Learning Center through 12th grade. The district offers traditional core academic curriculum alongside specialized programs including special education (with teletherapy through Presence), mental health counseling, career and technical education pathways, athletics, fine arts, and the forthcoming Cotulla Early College High School (CECHS) launching Fall 2026 for dual-credit college pathways.

Product overview

Cotulla Independent School District operates as a unified PreK-12 educational platform serving students across five campuses in La Salle County, Texas. The district's core offering is its comprehensive academic program, supported by specialized modules including Special Education Services (with teletherapy partnerships), Mental Health Counseling (school-based counseling at each campus), and Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways. A notable expansion is the Cotulla Early College High School sub-brand launching Fall 2026, enabling students to earn an associate degree. The district also offers a mobile application for community access, and summer CTE enrichment programs for secondary students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Presence Partner of the Year Award: Recognition for leveraging teletherapy platform to deliver special education services

Products and services

• Cotulla Independent School District PreK-12 Education Program
• Special Education Services
• Mental Health Counseling Services
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs
• Cotulla Early College High School (CECHS)
• Cotulla ISD Mobile Application
• Summer CTE Enrichment Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• Perfect FIRST score of 100 for six consecutive years (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PresencecoreTechnology or Integration · 7 April 2026Presence is a PreK-12 special education technology and teletherapy services provider. Cotulla ISD was named 2025-2026 Partner of the Year for leveraging their teletherapy platform to deliver critical special education services amid widespread clinician shortages. Presence has partnered with more than 10,000 schools across 47 states and delivered over 8 million remote evaluations and teletherapy sessions.
• Grand Canyon University (GCU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026GCU partners with Cotulla ISD through the LASSO Program (Learning and Achieving School Success Opportunities), which supports continued academic growth for staff. LASSO cohorts have been recognized at board meetings, with Dean?s List achievers (4.0 GPA) including staff members such as Arlina Villarreal, Selena Perez, Melinda De Leon, Jessica Trevino, Minerva Rios, Jennifer Gonzalez, Alexis Garza, Analicia Castor, and Benjamin Flores.
• Anonymous AlertscoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2025Anonymous Alerts is a safety and anti-bullying reporting system that allows students, parents, and community members to submit safety concerns anonymously to CISD administrators. The system provides secure, encrypted communication with district administration and/or school staff, supporting one-way or two-way communication while protecting reporter privacy.
• Texas Education Agency (TEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Cotulla Early College High School (CECHS) is supported through the Texas Education Agency and the Early College High School Blueprint, funded in part by a state planning grant that helps districts expand access to college opportunities for students. CECHS will allow students to earn up to 60 hours of college credit and graduate with an Associate of Arts Degree in English at no cost.
• Bridge4PScoreTechnology or Integration · 2 October 2025Bridge4PS is a real-time information sharing platform connecting Cotulla ISD with first responders and law enforcement during incidents across La Salle County. The district?s Safety and Security Coordinator Erica Adams presented on this platform at the 2026 Texas School Safety Conference. This enables the district to respond proactively, adjust school operations as needed, and keep students and staff safe.
• Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025Cotulla ISD Board of Trustees attends the annual TASB Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) in San Antonio, which provides training on school governance, leadership, and policy development for board members.
• Texas School Safety CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Cotulla ISD participates in conferences and training organized by the Texas School Safety Center. Safety and Security Coordinator Erica Adams presented at the 2026 Texas School Safety Conference on real-time information sharing to support the Uvalde Strong Act.
• National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025NIET runs the Teacher Leader Fellows Program. Cotulla ISD administrators attended the 2025 NIET Summer Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Encinal Elementary Instructional Coach Nadia Perusquia was selected for the 2027 Teacher Leader Fellows Cohort, joining only 13 educators nationwide.
• Hometown HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWill Thompson PA-C of Hometown Healthcare assisted in developing and implementing emergency response procedures for opioid-related overdoses, including training campus nurses and School Resource Officers (SROs) in Narcan administration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Harmony Public Schools: Texas charter network with statewide PreK-12 campuses emphasizing STEM and college preparation, directly competing for the same Texas public-education students and dependent on the same TEA funding ecosystem.
• KIPP Texas Public Schools: Texas arm of the national KIPP charter network operating multiple PreK-12 campuses with a college-prep mission targeting underserved communities, comparable in serving first-generation college students under the same state accountability framework.
• Uplift Education: North Texas charter network operating PreK-12 college-preparatory campuses serving predominantly low-income students, comparable in mission and accountability regime to Cotulla ISD's CECHS-linked college-access work.
• YES Prep Public Schools: Houston-based Texas charter network with a strong college-prep and AP/IB focus, directly comparable to Cotulla ISD in operating within the Texas charter/public-school ecosystem targeting college readiness.
• IDEA Public Schools: Large Texas-based charter network that serves primarily low-income and first-generation college-bound students across the state, comparable to Cotulla ISD's rural college-access mission and CECHS-style associate-degree pathway.

Broad incumbents

• Houston Independent School District: Largest Texas public school district operating PreK-12 across many campuses under the same TEA accountability regime; while much larger and more urban, it is the dominant public-school incumbent cotulla-style ISDs are benchmarked against.
• Aldine Independent School District: Texas ISD of comparable scale operating multiple campuses with significant Title I populations; useful comparable for TEA accountability ratings, financing structures, and district-wide program rollouts like dual-credit/CTE.
• National Heritage Academies: National charter management organization operating publicly-funded PreK-12 schools, comparable as a scaled operator of public-funded campuses subject to similar state accountability and per-pupil funding mechanics.

Regional players

• Laredo Independent School District: Adjacent South Texas public school district serving similar demographics in Webb County along the I-35 corridor; comparable as a South Texas peer with overlapping college-access and bilingual education challenges.

Others

• Stride Inc. Online K-12 learning provider that complements brick-and-mortar ISDs through credit recovery, supplemental programs, and virtual academies; relevant adjacent peer because Cotulla ISD uses similar remote/teletherapy providers and could extend into online learning partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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