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Cowan Avenue Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

7615 Cowan Ave

Los Angeles CA, 90045, Los Angeles County

Phone: 310-645-1973

Ranking:

(1,669 out of 6,930, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	14		12		14		NA	NA	19		24		26
Total Students:	286		306		331		360		336		451		457
Kindergarten:	21	7.3%	22	7.2%	23	6.9%	39	10.8%	46	13.7%	69	15.3%	59	12.9%
Grade 1:	30	10.5%	27	8.8%	78	23.6%	55	15.3%	65	19.3%	69	15.3%	73	16.0%
Grade 2:	33	11.5%	49	16.0%	47	14.2%	55	15.3%	65	19.3%	75	16.6%	81	17.7%
Grade 3:	48	16.8%	64	20.9%	88	26.6%	62	17.2%	57	17.0%	76	16.9%	82	17.9%
Grade 4:	68	23.8%	66	21.6%	89	26.9%	75	20.8%	47	14.0%	79	17.5%	91	19.9%
Grade 5:	66	23.1%	65	21.2%	6	1.8%	74	20.6%	56	16.7%	83	18.4%	71	15.5%
Grade 6:	20	7.0%	13	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	149	52.1%	181	59.2%	189	57.1%	214	59.4%	179	53.3%	245	54.3%	244	53.4%
Female:	137	47.9%	125	40.8%	142	42.9%	146	40.6%	157	46.7%	206	45.7%	209	45.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.3%	2	0.7%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	5	1.7%	8	2.6%	8	2.4%	13	3.6%	14	4.2%	26	5.8%	29	6.3%
Hispanic:	18	6.3%	16	5.2%	16	4.8%	28	7.8%	32	9.5%	33	7.3%	29	6.3%
Black:	228	79.7%	243	79.4%	247	74.6%	242	67.2%	197	58.6%	255	56.5%	281	61.5%
White:	26	9.1%	31	10.1%	51	15.4%	71	19.7%	85	25.3%	130	28.8%	116	25.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	2.4%	6	2.0%	6	1.8%	4	1.1%	6	1.8%	3	0.7%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	2	0.4%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	136	47.6%	97	31.7%	NA	NA	91	25.3%	74	22.0%	89	19.7%	81	17.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	39	13.6%	24	7.8%	NA	NA	17	4.7%	29	8.6%	21	4.7%	28	6.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.43		25.50		23.64		NA	NA	17.68		17.30		17.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.7	320.3	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.9	325	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.2	333	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.7	336.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.7	341.7	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.3	345.5	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.8	349.9	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	353.4	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.7	356.6	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.0	353.4	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430.6	348.8	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.9	351.2	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426.4	362.5	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.6	360.4	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.8	364.8	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409.7	365.9	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414.4	364.6	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	430.9	371.2	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.3	366.2	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.0	365.4	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367.9	307.1	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.7	308.8	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	316.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.7	317.9	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.9	319.8	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.6	325.8	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.6	329.4	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.7	335.7	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	340.4	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.6	338.4	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412.7	344	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.9	352.4	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394.5	358.5	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386.9	363.6	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405.8	371.9	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398.8	376.4	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.4	382	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	418.2	398.9	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	409	397.1	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407.0	396.3	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.5	325.2	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.8	330.3	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.5	335.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.7	339.2	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.4	344.4	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.5	353	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.9	356.2	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.3	360.5	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397.7	367.2	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383.0	365.3	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.2	335.9	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380.5	343.1	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.2	350	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.5	356	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.7	367.4	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392.8	371.9	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389.7	380.7	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417.5	387.2	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401.7	392.2	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.9	392.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.8	325.5	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.7	324.9	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375.3	327.2	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.7	329.3	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.3	334.4	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.1	341	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.9	346.2	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381	350.5	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.2	355.2	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361.2	355.6	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.6	328.9	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319.9	337.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384.3	340.8	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366.1	345.9	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373.7	357	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	378.2	365.9	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.8	370.7	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410.2	384.8	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390.8	386	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.1	385.3	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	307	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.2	311.6	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.4	316.5	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.6	323.5	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.2	334.5	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.5	340.5	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.5	348	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393.2	355.5	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.7	359.6	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.4	358.1	366.9
2013	English Language Arts Standards	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.7	348.3	363.0
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415.5	350.8	366.5

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* Cowan Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.