📍 2927 S Kimbrough, Springfield, Greene County, 65807
Cowden Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cowden Elem. enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 174 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 12% |
| Asian | 24 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 7.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 274 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Cowden Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 MO-70, state senate district 30, state house district 135.
Cowden Elem. is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Cowden Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize