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James A. Cawood Elementary Primary School
279 Ball Park Rd
Harlan KY, 40831, Harlan County
Phone: 606-573-5029
Ranking: 
(742 out of 943, bottom 21%)*
(742 out of 943, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Harlan 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: | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 361 | 300 | 386 | 309 | 339 | 338 | 340 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 37 | 10.2% | 18 | 6.0% | 100 | 25.9% | 20 | 6.5% | 17 | 5.0% | 23 | 6.8% | 23 | 6.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 12.2% | 41 | 13.7% | 35 | 9.1% | 31 | 10.0% | 32 | 9.4% | 33 | 9.8% | 25 | 7.4% |
| Grade 1: | 47 | 13.0% | 29 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.1% | 28 | 9.1% | 33 | 9.7% | 34 | 10.1% | 32 | 9.4% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 8.6% | 34 | 11.3% | 29 | 7.5% | 32 | 10.4% | 26 | 7.7% | 32 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.4% |
| Grade 3: | 34 | 9.4% | 30 | 10.0% | 36 | 9.3% | 32 | 10.4% | 42 | 12.4% | 34 | 10.1% | 32 | 9.4% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 10.2% | 30 | 10.0% | 26 | 6.7% | 23 | 7.4% | 33 | 9.7% | 25 | 7.4% | 49 | 14.4% |
| Grade 5: | 34 | 9.4% | 29 | 9.7% | 26 | 6.7% | 34 | 11.0% | 23 | 6.8% | 44 | 13.0% | 39 | 11.5% |
| Grade 6: | 33 | 9.1% | 23 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.5% | 23 | 7.4% | 53 | 15.6% | 42 | 12.4% | 28 | 8.2% |
| Grade 7: | 20 | 5.5% | 38 | 12.7% | 26 | 6.7% | 45 | 14.6% | 42 | 12.4% | 30 | 8.9% | 38 | 11.2% |
| Grade 8: | 44 | 12.2% | 28 | 9.3% | 40 | 10.4% | 41 | 13.3% | 38 | 11.2% | 41 | 12.1% | 42 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 188 | 52.1% | 149 | 49.7% | 190 | 49.2% | 152 | 49.2% | 152 | 44.8% | 157 | 46.4% | 164 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 173 | 47.9% | 151 | 50.3% | 196 | 50.8% | 157 | 50.8% | 177 | 52.2% | 170 | 50.3% | 171 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 11 | 2.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 350 | 97.0% | 291 | 97.0% | 368 | 95.3% | 302 | 97.7% | 332 | 97.9% | 328 | 97.0% | 335 | 98.5% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 83.4% | 230 | 76.7% | 246 | 63.7% | 244 | 79.0% | 241 | 71.1% | 235 | 69.5% | 252 | 74.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 25 | 8.1% | 28 | 8.3% | 32 | 9.5% | 30 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.39 | 13.84 | 19.43 | 13.51 | 22.60 | 14.40 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 19.4% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 23.6% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 38.9% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 32.0% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39.7% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 46.1% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26.2% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 29.4% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 42.8% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 43.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 54.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 59.0% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 23.2% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 28.0% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 36.9% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 36.3% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.3% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 41.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 20.1% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 0.0% | 22.3% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 31.4% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 37.9% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 32.6% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 35.4% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 43.3% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 40.1% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 34.5% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.1% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 38.1% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 33.9% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47.8% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 58.1% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 59.5% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.7% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 35.8% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 39.9% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 53.7% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 51.8% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 53.4% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 43.1% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 35.0% | 38.6% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 64.49% | 51.79% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76.36% | 63.25% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 60.22% | 53.47% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.48% | 68.95% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.88% | 70.8% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.57% | 68.88% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 61.82% | 67.2% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.82% | 62.95% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.76% | 76.91% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.31% | 79.14% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.71% | 61.95% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 44.44% | 64.67% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 77.27% | 61.79% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.7% | 66.45% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.64% | 64.54% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 41.94% | 45.71% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 42.11% | 45.98% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.14% | 52.38% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 59.09% | 54.01% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 50% | 57.14% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 35.48% | 37.42% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 34.21% | 38.59% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 35.71% | 34.82% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.55% | 49.83% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 52.78% | 52.27% | 59.74% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 35.71% | 43.76% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 47.17% | 52.94% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.55% | 52.53% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50% | 61.75% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 64.49% | 67.6% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 65.18% | 63.52% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.64% | 67.4% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 51.82% | 60.81% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 54.03% | 73.7% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.29% | 71.8% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 30% | 58.06% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 34.29% | 62.78% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 41.38% | 59.39% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 30.77% | 50.64% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.89% | 64.81% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 33.33% | 38.1% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 30.23% | 51.1% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 29.55% | 48.16% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 34.29% | 55.56% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 23.08% | 53.29% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 20.51% | 30.81% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 30.23% | 38.17% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.18% | 32.01% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 45.71% | 38.73% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 43.59% | 44.74% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 20.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 79.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,026.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,223.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,132.0 |
* James A. Cawood Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.