📍 2817 Kentish Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78748
Cowan el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alison Balic. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cowan el enrolls 544 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 40% |
| Asian | 34 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 544 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Cowan el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 48.
Cowan el is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 544 students, Cowan el is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large