📍 3350 Becerra Way, Sacramento, Sacramento County, 95821
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sacramento, Sacramento County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Benson. It is part of the San Juan Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary enrolls 387 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 26 | 6.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 387 students (43%) 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 R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary is one of 68 schools in San Juan Unified, based in Carmichael, California. The district serves 39,446 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 580 students per school.
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