COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL

Name

COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL

Legal name

Cottonwood Day School

Website

https://cottonwooddayschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

BOZEMAN, Montana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments for elementary and high school education services. Tuition covers approximately 68% of operational costs.
2. Donations and Charitable Giving: Donations fill the gap between tuition revenue and operational costs. Accepts online donations via credit card and check payments. Participates in Give Big Gallatin Valley annual giving campaign.
3. Facility Rentals: Rental income from classrooms (indoor and outdoor), cafeteria, and exterior space to local community groups.
4. Fundraising Events: Revenue from community fundraising events including Catwalk for a Cause, Paint & Sip fundraisers, and Winter Wonderland festivals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cottonwood Day School is a private, nonprofit K-12 school in Bozeman, Montana that delivers individualized, multi-sensory instruction for students with learning challenges including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, and executive functioning deficits. The CDS Onsite Program combines academic instruction using the Orton-Gillingham reading approach and Touch Math methodology with integrated therapies (speech-language, occupational, music), social-emotional learning, art, and physical education, delivered in small classes capped at eight students.

Product overview

Cottonwood Day School operates as a single, unified special education program serving students in grades 1-12 with learning challenges. The school offers an integrated CDS Onsite Program that combines academic instruction using Orton-Gillingham and Touch Math methodologies with therapeutic support services including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy, social-emotional learning, executive functioning support, art education, and physical education. The program is delivered through small class sizes with individualized attention in a purpose-built 18,000 sq ft facility designed for sensory-sensitive students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CDS Onsite Program
• Orton-Gillingham Reading Instruction
• Touch Math Program
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Music Therapy
• Facility Rentals

Quantifiable outcome

• Small class sizes capped at 8 students for individualized instruction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Give Big Gallatin ValleycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 April 2025Annual 24-hour community giving day that brings people across Gallatin County together to support nonprofits. Fee-free event where 100% of donations go directly to participating nonprofits. Since 2015, has raised more than $20.4 million for 489 nonprofits.
• Montana NonProfit AssociationminorOthersAffiliation with state nonprofit association for organizational support and networking.
• Montana Foundation of Independent SchoolsminorOthersAffiliation with association supporting independent schools in Montana.
• SEPTAminorOthersAffiliation with special education parent-teacher association.
• Ace Scholarship ProgramminorOthersScholarship program partnership to help families with tuition costs.
• SchoolCuescoreTechnology or IntegrationCommunication tool built specifically for small schools. Pushes information directly into parent inboxes and smartphone app. Includes parent portal for tuition payments, calendar integration, announcements, and absence reporting.
• Lost CanyonsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLive music performer at Catwalk for a Cause fundraising event.
• Local Bozeman Boutiques (Jonah & Sage, Wildflower, Moka, Alden + Rose, Damselfly, Apricot Lane, Catch)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFashion boutiques participating in Catwalk for a Cause runway show event.
• Bozeman Events CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for Catwalk for a Cause annual fundraiser event.
• FACTScoreOthersFinancial aid assessment service that evaluates family financial need and informs school of aid eligibility.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• The Kildonan School: Private day and boarding schools in NY and CT serving students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities using Orton-Gillingham and multisensory instruction. Highly comparable model to Cottonwood in its Orton-Gillingham-based curriculum, small class sizes, and wraparound therapy support, but operates on the East Coast and does not directly overlap Cottonwood's Montana geography.
• The Howard School: Private school in Atlanta, GA serving students with language-based learning disabilities and ADHD through individualized, multisensory instruction. Mirrors Cottonwood's pedagogy (Orton-Gillingham, small classes, executive functioning support) but operates in the Southeast.
• Landmark School: Private co-ed school in Beverly, MA serving students with language-based learning disabilities (dyslexia, ADHD, executive function deficits). Uses a research-based, experiential approach with small classes — directly comparable to Cottonwood's methodology and student profile, though geographically distinct.
• Chartwell School: Nonprofit private school in Seaside, CA for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Comparable to Cottonwood in nonprofit structure, mission, methodology, and small-class LD-focused model, though serves the California coast.
• The Churchill School and Center: Private K-12 school in NYC for students with language-based learning disabilities. Comparable wraparound special education model — speech, OT, and academic instruction — but operates in a major metropolitan market rather than Montana.
• Brehm Preparatory School: Residential and day school in Carbondale, IL for students with complex learning disabilities. Comparable individualized LD-focused program with small classes and therapy integration, though includes a residential component Cottonwood does not offer.
• The Siena School: Private school in Silver Spring, MD for bright students with language-based learning differences, including dyslexia and dysgraphia. Comparable to Cottonwood in its focus on twice-exceptional and LD learners, multisensory instruction, and small student-to-teacher ratios, but serves the Mid-Atlantic rather than Montana.
• The Lab School of Washington: Private school in Washington, DC serving students with learning disabilities including dyslexia, ADHD, and dyslexia-related challenges. Comparable integrated academic-plus-therapy model and accreditation posture to Cottonwood, though operates on the East Coast.

Others

• TouchMath (Innovative Learning Concepts): Curriculum publisher of the Touch Math multisensory math program that Cottonwood explicitly licenses and uses. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competing school, but a direct upstream provider of one of Cottonwood's core instructional methodologies.
• Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes: Commercial provider of multisensory literacy and learning intervention centers across the U.S., including instruction for students with dyslexia and language-based LD. Not a direct school peer, but uses comparable multisensory/sensory-cognitive methodologies and serves an overlapping student profile in some markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CDSBZN
• Instagraminstagram.com/cottonwood_day_school_bozeman
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cottonwood-day-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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