Mingus Union High School

Mingus Online Academy is a public online school run by the Mingus Union High School District. Its office is at 1801 E Fir St in Cottonwood. It serves students in grades 08 through 12. It is not a charter school. Federal school records for the 2023-2024 school year list it as a regular school. Students take classes online instead of in a classroom each day. Families who want to learn more can call (928) 634-7531. Ask how to sign up, what a school day looks like, how students get help from teachers, and what gear a student needs at home.

Faith Lutheran Church meets at 2021 E. Fir St. in Cottonwood. Its own page posts a Sunday schedule: worship at 9:00am, fellowship after the service, and Bible study for all ages at 10:45am. An Easter sunrise service is listed at 6:00am. The church shares its address with Hilltop Christian Preschool, which has its own number, (928) 634-7759. A quarterly newsletter and calendar are posted on the site. Reach the church office at (928) 634-7876 or cottonwoodlutheran@netzero.com. Service times can change around holidays, so check the current newsletter first.

Services are held at 1377 East Hombre Drive in Cottonwood. This is a Christian place of worship, in the Mormon tradition. The phone number is (928) 600-8020. Meeting times, ward boundaries, and the schedule for weekday activities are not posted here, so call to ask which meetings you are welcome to attend and when they begin. Times often shift between seasons and between the units that share one building, which is why a call beats a guess. Visitors are generally welcome at a meetinghouse, but asking first is polite. Ask also about parking and about entrances if you need step free access to the building.

Subway is a fast food sandwich shop at 1100 AZ-260 #D-14 in Cottonwood. It makes sandwiches to order, and you can take your food to go. The shop is open from 08:00 to 22:00, which makes it an option for an early lunch or a late snack. It sits on AZ-260, handy for people driving through Cottonwood. Call (928) 634-5501 to check today's hours or to ask about a large order for a group. The store page on the Subway website lists the menu and may let you order ahead for pickup.

The White Horse Wood-Fired Grill cooks over fire at Cottonwood Plaza, 1100 AZ-260 #21. Its own site describes a family-owned steakhouse serving mesquite-grilled ribeyes and Wagyu burgers, with a regular menu, monthly specials, and online ordering. Separate dining rooms are listed, one of them called the barn, alongside a bar area, and a loyalty program is offered. Reservations are taken by phone. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Being a plaza address, parking sits right outside the door. Call (928) 852-7389. It serves Cottonwood.

American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood is a public charter school at 2030 E Cherry St in Cottonwood. It teaches students from kindergarten through grade 12, so a family can stay with one campus from the first school year to the last. The school is run by Edkey Inc., which does business as American Heritage Academy. It is listed as a regular school in the public school directory for the 2023-2024 school year. Families who want to ask about enrolling, class sizes, or bus routes can call the office at (928) 634-2144. The school website has more about the campus and how to apply. Because it is a charter school, it is free to attend but is run apart from the local school district.

Arizona iZone Institute is a public school at 1 N Willard St in Cottonwood. It is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. The school covers kindergarten through twelfth grade, listed as KG-12. It is a regular public school, not a charter school. These facts come from the NCES CCD public school directory for the 2023-2024 school year, so some details may have changed since then. Families who want to know how classes work, how to sign up, or what the school day looks like can call (928) 634-2288 and speak with the office.

Cottonwood Community School is a public school at 500 E Mingus Ave in Cottonwood. It serves kindergarten through grade 8 and is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. Federal school records list it as a regular school for the 2023-2024 school year, and it is not a charter school. The phone number is (928) 634-2231. Bell times, enrollment paperwork and the calendar change each year, so call the office for what applies now. Parents moving into the area can ask which streets feed into this school, since boundaries shift. Ask the office about bus routes and before school care when you enroll.