Cottonwood School of Civics and Science (ODE Spon)

The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science is a placed-based, tuition-free K-8 public charter school in Portland, OR. The school began as the Southwest Charter School (SWCS) in 2007. Our place-based school is the inspired result from the work of a group of determined families who wanted to replace a closed neighborhood school in Southwest Portland.