Cowpens Elementary Primary School
341 Foster St
Cowpens SC, 29330, Spartanburg County
Phone: 864-279-6300
Ranking: (404 out of 841, top 48%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Spartanburg School District 3
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: | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 369 | 372 | 395 | 412 | 414 | 404 | 396 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 38 | 10.3% | 28 | 7.5% | 26 | 6.6% | 37 | 9.0% | 33 | 8.0% | 25 | 6.2% | 20 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten: | 49 | 13.3% | 52 | 14.0% | 62 | 15.7% | 53 | 12.9% | 52 | 12.6% | 64 | 15.8% | 56 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 14.4% | 61 | 16.4% | 57 | 14.4% | 50 | 12.1% | 67 | 16.2% | 57 | 14.1% | 64 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 15.2% | 54 | 14.5% | 50 | 12.7% | 72 | 17.5% | 56 | 13.5% | 58 | 14.4% | 65 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 52 | 14.1% | 49 | 13.2% | 69 | 17.5% | 60 | 14.6% | 65 | 15.7% | 72 | 17.8% | 61 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 13.8% | 67 | 18.0% | 67 | 17.0% | 64 | 15.5% | 74 | 17.9% | 61 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 19.0% | 61 | 16.4% | 64 | 16.2% | 76 | 18.4% | 67 | 16.2% | 67 | 16.6% | 70 | 17.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 53.9% | 198 | 53.2% | 198 | 50.1% | 213 | 51.7% | 201 | 48.6% | 191 | 47.3% | 183 | 46.2% |
Female: | 170 | 46.1% | 174 | 46.8% | 197 | 49.9% | 199 | 48.3% | 200 | 48.3% | 199 | 49.3% | 205 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 39 | 10.6% | 37 | 9.9% | 46 | 11.6% | 43 | 10.4% | 34 | 8.2% | 33 | 8.2% | 31 | 7.8% |
Black: | 42 | 11.4% | 40 | 10.8% | 39 | 9.9% | 43 | 10.4% | 54 | 13.0% | 61 | 15.1% | 73 | 18.4% |
White: | 273 | 74.0% | 282 | 75.8% | 299 | 75.7% | 306 | 74.3% | 317 | 76.6% | 299 | 74.0% | 284 | 71.7% |
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: | 15 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 17 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 234 | 63.4% | 237 | 63.7% | 272 | 68.9% | 250 | 60.7% | 242 | 58.5% | 186 | 46.0% | 181 | 45.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.2% | 26 | 7.0% | 15 | 3.8% | 30 | 7.3% | 30 | 7.2% | 34 | 8.4% | 36 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.64 | 13.68 | 14.01 | 17.17 | 14.79 | 16.20 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 88.4% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 84.2% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.4% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 79.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.8% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.9% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.4% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.3% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.4% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.3% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.9% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 67% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.1% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.2% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 77.6% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.2% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 64% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 60.2% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.3% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 67% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.9% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68.1% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 77.5% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.2% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 79.8% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 70.3% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 71% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.2% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 79.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 81.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.5% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.9% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80.4% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.2% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.6% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 73.5% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.3% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 87.4% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88.5% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 89.7% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 84.9% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 80.5% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.8% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.1% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 83.5% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.1% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.3% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.6% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 74.9% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 76.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 79.6% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 65.2% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.4% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 72.3% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.2% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.5% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.4% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.7% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.3% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.9% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 65.2% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.8% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 78.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 67.8% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.4% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 73.7% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 85.2% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.1% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.1% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 75.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 74.5% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 70.3% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.4% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86.7% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 80.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 79.2% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.2% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.9% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 79.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 81.8% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 84.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79.6% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.7% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.2% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.1% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.9% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.2% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.1% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.6% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 78.8% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 70.8% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.9% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.2% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.2% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.3% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65.9% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 72% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.9% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.7% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.7% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.7% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.9% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 71% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.4% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.2% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.4% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80.3% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.4% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,037.0 |
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: | $50,821.0 |
* Cowpens Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.