📍 341 Foster Street, Cowpens, Spartanburg County, 29330
Cowpens Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cowpens, Spartanburg County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 03 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Cowpens Elementary enrolls 461 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 461 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cowpens Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 14, state house district 33.
Cowpens Elementary is one of 5 schools in Spartanburg 03, based in Glendale, South Carolina. The district serves 2,748 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Cowpens Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe