📍 1701 W Hobbs St, Athens, Limestone County, 35611
James L Cowart Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Limestone County. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Athens City school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
James L Cowart Elementary School enrolls 332 students across grades K–3. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 332 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James L Cowart Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
James L Cowart Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Athens City, based in Athens, Alabama. The district serves 5,405 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 332 students, James L Cowart Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 676 students per school.
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