📍 2131 N Margaret St, North Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 55109
Cowern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Saint Paul, Ramsey County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cowern Elementary enrolls 403 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% White, 26% Asian and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 111 | 28% |
| Asian | 104 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 403 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cowern 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-40, state senate district 43.
Cowern Elementary is one of 24 schools in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, based in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota. The district serves 10,754 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Cowern Elementary is close to the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large