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James L Cowart Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 3

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1701 W Hobbs St
Athens, AL 35611
Phone
(256) 233-6627
District
Athens City
County
LIMESTONE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
332
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.1% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.0% of all U.S. schools.


James L Cowart Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
48%
43%
53%
25%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
18
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 5.4%
Kindergarten 80 24.1%
Grade 1 83 25.0%
Grade 2 79 23.8%
Grade 3 72 21.7%
Total 332 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.6% 60.1% 53.8%
Black 21.1% 16.4% 32.8%
Hispanic 26.3% 20.8% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.9% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.2% 51.1% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 61.4% 46.2% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 4.8% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,179 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 644.7 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,441 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.0% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.1% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 9.2% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,721 $27,688,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $655 $3,172,000 6.0%
Staff $355 $1,719,000 3.2%
General Administration $263 $1,271,000 2.4%
School Administration $623 $3,016,000 5.7%
Operation $1,165 $5,639,000 10.6%
Transportation $245 $1,188,000 2.2%
Other $150 $727,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,457 $16,732,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,816 $8,791,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $10,994 $53,211,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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