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Cowern Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2131 North Margaret St

Saint Paul MN, 55109, Ramsey County

Phone: 651-748-6800

Ranking:

(705 out of 1,269, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: North St. Paul-Maplewood 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		29		26		24		24		24		21
Total Students:	459		455		451		405		420		384		396
Kindergarten:	84	18.3%	70	15.4%	82	18.2%	77	19.0%	62	14.8%	63	16.4%	62	15.7%
Grade 1:	74	16.1%	85	18.7%	82	18.2%	60	14.8%	73	17.4%	56	14.6%	70	17.7%
Grade 2:	80	17.4%	79	17.4%	67	14.9%	70	17.3%	66	15.7%	64	16.7%	64	16.2%
Grade 3:	72	15.7%	71	15.6%	73	16.2%	63	15.6%	70	16.7%	64	16.7%	64	16.2%
Grade 4:	73	15.9%	77	16.9%	72	16.0%	68	16.8%	67	16.0%	72	18.8%	68	17.2%
Grade 5:	76	16.6%	73	16.0%	75	16.6%	67	16.5%	82	19.5%	65	16.9%	68	17.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	233	50.8%	228	50.1%	230	51.0%	212	52.3%	214	51.0%	191	49.7%	202	51.0%
Female:	226	49.2%	227	49.9%	221	49.0%	193	47.7%	198	47.1%	185	48.2%	190	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%	3	0.7%	8	1.9%	10	2.6%	9	2.3%
Asian:	60	13.1%	59	13.0%	54	12.0%	55	13.6%	63	15.0%	48	12.5%	46	11.6%
Hispanic:	62	13.5%	46	10.1%	37	8.2%	24	5.9%	26	6.2%	30	7.8%	31	7.8%
Black:	51	11.1%	50	11.0%	50	11.1%	36	8.9%	58	13.8%	29	7.6%	32	8.1%
White:	239	52.1%	267	58.7%	282	62.5%	269	66.4%	265	63.1%	267	69.5%	278	70.2%
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:	46	10.0%	32	7.0%	25	5.5%	18	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	190	41.4%	194	42.6%	184	40.8%	148	36.5%	147	35.0%	112	29.2%	106	26.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	12.6%	58	12.7%	60	13.3%	42	10.4%	51	12.1%	47	12.2%	43	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.85		15.62		17.64		17.18		17.54		16.30		18.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65.5%	69.6%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	72.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	74.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.4%	77.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	84.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	82.1%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	82.3%	N/A
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.6%	66.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	69.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	73.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	78.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.8%	75.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	76.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	76.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	73.1%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	76.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	77.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	67.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	68.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	74.9%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.7%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.2%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.4%	72.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.3%	65.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.1%	69.1%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	71.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.7%	67.1%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	72.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	75.5%	N/A
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	75.2%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	73.2%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	76.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.6%	56.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55.5%	64.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	65.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	67.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	70.2%	N/A
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.6%	74.3%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	71.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	75.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	68%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	71.1%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.5%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	80.9%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	79.3%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32.6%	43.3%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.8%	36.8%	N/A
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	68.8%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	80.6%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	78.1%	N/A
MCA-III
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	73.8%	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	79%	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	77.7%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	53.6%	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.6%	73.4%	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	78.7%	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	74.3%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42%	47.2%	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72%	60.8%	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	67.2%	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.9%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.4%	63.2%	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	60.4%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	57.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	78.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,935.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,031.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,909.0

* Cowern Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.