Cowden-Herrick Grade School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Herrick, Illinois

Cowden-Herrick Grade School in Herrick, Illinois enrolled 175 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

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

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

157 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.8 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Cowden-Herrick Grade School by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231572023-241612024-25175
Students enrolled at Cowden-Herrick Grade School by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231572023-241612024-25175
Students enrolled at Cowden-Herrick Grade School by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231572023-241612024-25175
Students enrolled at Cowden-Herrick Grade School by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231572023-241612024-25175
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315714.810.6
2023-2416116.59.8
2024-2517515.011.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.1U.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 135 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cowden-Herrick Grade School enrolled 135 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 135 of the 135 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent19.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.7% of students were White, 1.7% Black, 0.6% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. White97.7%
  2. Black1.7%
  3. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Cowden-Herrick Grade School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%45‑49%29.9%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%not published26.6%

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 Cowden-Herrick Grade School

  1. Beecher City Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 196 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. St Elmo Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 222 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Cowden-Herrick Grade School with Beecher City Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A spends per student$16,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,966
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisCowden-Herrick Grade School is the number 2,068 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,068 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  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 Cowden-Herrick Grade School

  1. How many students attend Cowden-Herrick Grade School?
    175 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 157 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Herrick, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cowden-Herrick Grade School?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cowden-Herrick Grade School a Title I school?
    Cowden-Herrick Grade School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cowden-Herrick Grade School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cowden-Herrick Grade School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois'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 Cowden-Herrick Grade School in?
    Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A, NCES district ID 1700176. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170017602401 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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