Cowden Elementary School

2927 South Kimbrough, Springfield, MO 65807 | (417) 523-3500

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 281

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 281 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 616th out of 1,209 elementary schools in MO.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Not Met

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2927 S Kimbrough, Springfield, MO 65807

Principal or Admin: Cherie Norman
Fax: (417) 888-2504
Website: sps.k12.mo.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Springfield R-Xii School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,112
Graduation Rate: 78.9%
Dropout Rate: 4.6%
Students Per Teacher: 15.4
Enrolled Students: 24,681

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 281
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 153 (54.4%)
Females: 128 (45.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 30 (10.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 136 (48.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 166 (59.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Cowden Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.7%
Black	38	13.5%
Asian	10	3.6%
Hispanic	11	3.9%
White	220	78.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	15	5.3%
Kindergarten	57	20.3%
1st Grade	40	14.2%
2nd Grade	40	14.2%
3rd Grade	41	14.6%
4th Grade	47	16.7%
5th Grade	41	14.6%

Classroom Environment (2010)

Students Per Classroom

School:

21.0

District:

20.0

Faculty Information (2010)

Principal Years of Experience: 19.0

Teacher Average Years of Experience: 17.6

Faculty Salary (2010)

Average Salary of Administration: $66,138

Average Salary of Teachers: $43,976

Teacher Credentials (2009)

Percent of Teachers with Regular Certificates

School:

100.0%

District:

99.4%

Source: MO Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 29, 2009
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Both a parent and now kids have gone here. Excellent nieghborhood school.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Cowden Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on MAP state exams in the following subjects:

Communication Arts
Mathematics
Science

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Not Met

MAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	52.5%	44.9%	43.9%
2009	34.8%	40.9%	41.0%
2008	43.2%	39.7%	40.8%

Mathematics Test
2010	55.0%	49.4%	47.8%
2009	52.2%	52.7%	45.0%
2008	59.4%	49.4%	44.3%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	44.6%	50.5%	51.7%
2009	52.6%	45.9%	47.0%
2008	47.7%	46.1%	45.6%

Mathematics Test
2010	38.3%	52.0%	49.1%
2009	55.3%	48.6%	44.9%
2008	59.1%	53.1%	44.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	48.8%	55.0%	51.8%
2009	51.2%	51.0%	49.4%
2008	54.7%	52.6%	48.7%

Mathematics Test
2010	48.8%	57.4%	52.4%
2009	48.9%	56.8%	47.8%
2008	50.0%	52.9%	46.3%

Science Test
2010	51.2%	45.9%	49.3%
2009	30.2%	46.9%	45.2%
2008	45.3%	47.8%	44.7%

Source: MO Department of Education 2009-2010

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