Cawood Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Cawood, Kentucky

Cawood Elementary School in Cawood, Kentucky enrolled 209 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

205 students in 2022-23, 209 students in 2023-24, 209 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Cawood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20901002003002022-232052023-242092024-25209
Students enrolled at Cawood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20901002003002022-232052023-242092024-25209
Students enrolled at Cawood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20901002003002022-232052023-242092024-25209
Students enrolled at Cawood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 205, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20901002003002022-232052023-242092024-25209
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320516.512.4
2023-2420916.013.1
2024-2520916.013.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools

Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 13.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 13.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 13.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 13.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 228 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cawood Elementary School enrolled 228 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 228 of the 228 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.7% of students were White, 1.4% of two or more races, 1.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White95.7%
  2. Two or more races1.4%
  3. Hispanic1.0%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cawood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%42%44.7%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%28% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Cawood Elementary School

  1. James A. Cawood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 277 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  2. Black Mountain Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 248 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare Cawood Elementary School with James A. Cawood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harlan County Public Schools spends per student$14,873 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,873
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyCawood Elementary School is the number 656 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#656 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cawood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Cawood Elementary School?
    209 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 205 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cawood, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cawood Elementary School?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cawood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Cawood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cawood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cawood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cawood Elementary School in?
    Harlan County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2102540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210254000534 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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