Cowan Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3125 Hwy 931 South

Whitesburg KY, 41858, Letcher County

Phone: 606-633-7195

Ranking:

(659 out of 943, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Letcher County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	29		28		26		28		21		27		25
Total Students:	412		438		444		451		428		441		419
Kindergarten:	38	9.2%	55	12.6%	50	11.3%	54	12.0%	41	9.6%	60	13.6%	52	12.4%
Grade 1:	59	14.3%	51	11.6%	60	13.5%	52	11.5%	58	13.6%	48	10.9%	51	12.2%
Grade 2:	46	11.2%	57	13.0%	44	9.9%	53	11.8%	47	11.0%	49	11.1%	51	12.2%
Grade 3:	59	14.3%	47	10.7%	48	10.8%	43	9.5%	40	9.3%	50	11.3%	52	12.4%
Grade 4:	44	10.7%	46	10.5%	45	10.1%	43	9.5%	46	10.7%	59	13.4%	57	13.6%
Grade 5:	44	10.7%	40	9.1%	41	9.2%	49	10.9%	59	13.8%	54	12.2%	44	10.5%
Grade 6:	42	10.2%	46	10.5%	50	11.3%	57	12.6%	57	13.3%	47	10.7%	33	7.9%
Grade 7:	44	10.7%	40	9.1%	57	12.8%	53	11.8%	48	11.2%	31	7.0%	39	9.3%
Grade 8:	36	8.7%	56	12.8%	49	11.0%	47	10.4%	32	7.5%	43	9.8%	40	9.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	206	50.0%	216	49.3%	221	49.8%	232	51.4%	217	50.7%	219	49.7%	200	47.7%
Female:	206	50.0%	222	50.7%	223	50.2%	219	48.6%	196	45.8%	207	46.9%	214	51.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%
Black:	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	2	0.5%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%
White:	407	98.8%	434	99.1%	439	98.9%	448	99.3%	419	97.9%	432	98.0%	413	98.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	241	58.5%	244	55.7%	255	57.4%	260	57.6%	243	56.8%	211	47.8%	220	52.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	26	6.3%	56	12.8%	41	9.2%	44	9.8%	51	11.9%	41	9.3%	51	12.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.16		15.76		17.01		16.19		20.38		16.30		16.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
K-PREP
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	29.8%	25.9%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51.2%	30.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	37.2%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.5%	48.0%	N/A
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	38.5%	N/A
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	47.3%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	25%	23.9%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	17.4%	34.5%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	30%	38.1%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.5%	45.1%	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	55.5%	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	62.8%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30.8%	23.6%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35.0%	30.0%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41%	34.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	43.3%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61.5%	48.8%	N/A
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	65.0%	57.1%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	20.5%	18.2%	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	30.0%	25.2%	N/A
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	34%	28.3%	N/A
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	37.0%	39.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44%	37.7%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	39.1%	41.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44%	37.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39.1%	46.0%	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	26%	19.7%	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	47.8%	43.5%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	21.1%	37.7%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46.2%	40.7%	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	29.8%	42.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.0%	57.4%	N/A
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45.6%	54.8%	N/A
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	53.8%	65.7%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	40.8%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.6%	46.5%	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	40.8%	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	38.9%	56.0%	N/A
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	50.8%	N/A
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	62.3%	N/A
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	26%	N/A
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	25.9%	38.0%	N/A
KCCT
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50.79%	56.62%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.28%	61.65%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.48%	57.75%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.92%	67.61%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.38%	65.89%	N/A
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.87%	68.78%	N/A
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.71%	65.41%	N/A
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.13%	66.44%	N/A
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.32%	66.13%	N/A
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.85%	68.37%	N/A
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.56%	62.31%	N/A
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.43%	68.65%	N/A
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.52%	65.67%	N/A
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.57%	72.22%	N/A
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.1%	69.11%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	42.42%	42.79%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	51.16%	43.56%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.81%	42.13%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.93%	35.38%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.17%	53.21%	N/A
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	42.42%	36.28%	N/A
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	32.56%	35.98%	N/A
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.26%	35.83%	N/A
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.38%	45.49%	N/A
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	39.13%	43.12%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.42%	51.65%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.06%	64.74%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.91%	64.31%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.67%	72.58%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.79%	69.08%	N/A
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.1%	64.18%	N/A
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.49%	64.88%	N/A
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.35%	66.31%	N/A
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.09%	68.68%	N/A
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.94%	66.26%	N/A
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.67%	53.9%	N/A
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.5%	58.87%	N/A
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	80%	66.82%	N/A
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.18%	60.24%	N/A
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68%	69.26%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	37.93%	37.4%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.34%	50.36%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.66%	50.19%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.74%	54.35%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.25%	60.59%	N/A
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	34.48%	25.95%	N/A
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	39.02%	31.07%	N/A
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	36.59%	32.71%	N/A
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.71%	33.91%	N/A
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	31.25%	32.34%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	0.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	100.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	0.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	100.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,655.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,655.0

* Cowan Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.