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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180702001199
Cowan Elementary School
1000 W CR 600 S, Muncie, IN 47302 · (765) 289-7129 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
221 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cowan Elementary School→Cowan High School
Based on grade levels within Cowan Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cowan Elementary School
Cowan Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan Elementary School this school | 409 | 54.0% | 39.6% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bloomfield | 416 | 53.1% | 42.6% |
| Springs Valley Elementary School French Lick | 432 | 52.5% | 48.1% |
| Jefferson-Craig Elementary School Vevay | 425 | 53.9% | 33.9% |
| Petersburg Elementary School Petersburg | 460 | 53.3% | 39.1% |
| Northwood Elementary School Mooresville | 402 | 51.2% | 45.2% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cowan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #524 of 983 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #455 of 986 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #722 of 986 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #582 of 1,079 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #357 of 991 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #780 of 996 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #503 of 1,058 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #413 of 597 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 409 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 54% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 28.5 | 15.3:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 27.5 | 15.6:1 | 57% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 28.1 | 15.7:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 45% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 31% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 11% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cowan Elementary School.
About Cowan Elementary School
In Muncie, Indiana, Cowan Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 409 students in kindergarten through 6.
Cowan Community School Corp is the district for Cowan Elementary School. It has 2 schools and 727 students.
The large majority of students at Cowan Elementary School, 90%, are White. Next come 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Cowan Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Cowan Elementary School operates with 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Cowan Elementary School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Delaware County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Cowan Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cowan Elementary School scores 39.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Delaware County, median household income is about $58,127, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 36 public schools operate in Delaware County, serving about 15,683 students.
Of nearby public schools, Cowan High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Cowan Elementary School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Cowan Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 427 in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Cowan Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Burris Laboratory SchoolCombined · 676 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
Other Cowan Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cowan Elementary. Cowan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Cowan Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 555 students
- Cowan ElementaryCowan, TN · 260 students
- Cowan Elementary SchoolWhitesburg, KY · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Cowan High School0.2 mi · 318
- Muncie Virtual Academy3.4 mi · 62
- Southside Middle School4.1 mi · 469
- Grissom Elementary School4.3 mi · 411
- South View Elementary School4.9 mi · 470
- Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry5.2 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Cowan Elementary SchoolHow large is Cowan Elementary School?
Cowan Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cowan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cowan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Cowan Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Cowan Elementary School.
How diverse is Cowan Elementary School?
Cowan Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cowan Elementary School in?
Cowan Elementary School is part of Cowan Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.