📍 279 Ball Park Rd, Harlan, Harlan County, 40831
James A. Cawood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlan, Harlan County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlan County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
James A. Cawood Elementary enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 307 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James A. Cawood Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 KY-50, state senate district 29, state house district 84.
James A. Cawood Elementary is one of 11 schools in Harlan County, based in Harlan, Kentucky. The district serves 3,327 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, James A. Cawood Elementary is close to the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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