COWAN EL

As a mid-tier primary school in AUSTIN, Texas, COWAN EL hosts 555 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under AUSTIN ISD.

Across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD (72,272 students total), COWAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, COWAN EL logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting COWAN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Travis County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, COWAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Travis County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), COWAN EL is one campus in the mix.

KOCUREK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COWAN EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

COWAN EL operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. COWAN EL's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 841 (now 555). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.