Cowan Avenue Elementary School
5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 336 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 2261st out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 7615 Cowan Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045
School District Details
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
- Graduation Rate: 48.8%
- Dropout Rate: 6.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 21.3
- Enrolled Students: 667,870
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 336
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.7
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 179 (53.3%)
- Females: 157 (46.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 29 (8.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 74 (22.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 103 (30.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black | 197 | 58.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 32 | 9.5% |
| White | 85 | 25.3% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13.7% |
| 1st Grade | 65 | 19.3% |
| 2nd Grade | 65 | 19.3% |
| 3rd Grade | 57 | 17.0% |
| 4th Grade | 47 | 14.0% |
| 5th Grade | 56 | 16.7% |
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
11.5%
District:
26.9%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
15.4%
District:
31.9%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%
Number of Certificated Staff: 26.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.1
Average Age
School:
46.1
District:
46.7
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 4 Reviews
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4 reviews for Cowan Avenue Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 19, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - it's the worst school ever!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 05, 2009
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - a
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 30, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- principal leadership and staff
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 23, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I LIVE AT 5616 ARCH CREST DRIVE AND WANT TO KNOW IF COWAN IS MY HOME SCHOOL I AM IN WINDSOR HILLS AND MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO KINDERGARDEN NEXT YEAR
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Cowan Avenue Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST Mathematics
- CST Science
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.0% | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 56.0% | 59.0% |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.0% | 35.0% | 43.0% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | 34.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.0% | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 57.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 54.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 59.0% | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 60.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | 58.0% | 61.0% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.0% | 48.0% | 58.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | 37.0% | 48.0% |
| CST Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 40.0% | 55.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 53.0% | 57.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | 48.0% | 51.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.0% | 47.0% | 56.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | 41.0% | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | 40.0% | 46.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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