Cowan Elementary School
3125 Hwy 931 South
Whitesburg KY, 41858, Letcher County
Phone: 606-633-7195
Ranking: 
(659 out of 943, bottom 30%)*
(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% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 30.3% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 37.2% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 48.0% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38.5% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 47.3% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 23.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 34.5% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38.1% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 45.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 55.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 62.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 23.6% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 30.0% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 34.7% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 43.3% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 48.8% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 57.1% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 18.2% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.0% | 25.2% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 28.3% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 39.9% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 37.7% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 41.1% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 37.7% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 46.0% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 19.7% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 43.5% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 37.7% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 40.7% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 42.7% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 57.4% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 54.8% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 65.7% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 40.8% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 46.5% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 40.8% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 56.0% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 50.8% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 62.3% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 26% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 38.0% | 38.6% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 50.79% | 56.62% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 58.28% | 61.65% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.48% | 57.75% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.92% | 67.61% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.38% | 65.89% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.87% | 68.78% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.71% | 65.41% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76.13% | 66.44% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.32% | 66.13% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.85% | 68.37% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.56% | 62.31% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 71.43% | 68.65% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.52% | 65.67% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.57% | 72.22% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 56.1% | 69.11% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.42% | 42.79% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 51.16% | 43.56% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.81% | 42.13% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.93% | 35.38% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 52.17% | 53.21% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.42% | 36.28% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 32.56% | 35.98% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 59.26% | 35.83% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.38% | 45.49% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 39.13% | 43.12% | 59.74% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.42% | 51.65% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.06% | 64.74% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.91% | 64.31% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.67% | 72.58% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.79% | 69.08% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.1% | 64.18% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.49% | 64.88% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.35% | 66.31% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.09% | 68.68% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.94% | 66.26% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.67% | 53.9% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 52.5% | 58.87% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 80% | 66.82% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.18% | 60.24% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68% | 69.26% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 37.93% | 37.4% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 46.34% | 50.36% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.66% | 50.19% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.74% | 54.35% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.25% | 60.59% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 34.48% | 25.95% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 39.02% | 31.07% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 36.59% | 32.71% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 38.71% | 33.91% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 31.25% | 32.34% | 45.22% |
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.