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Brenda Cowan Elementary

Regular School · Lexington, KY

Brenda Cowan Elementary is a regular school school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades PK–05 with 586 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
586
Teachers (FTE)
43.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 242 41%
Black or African American 120 20%
Asian 96 16%
Hispanic/Latino 71 12%
Two or more races 56 10%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 586 288M / 298F

English Language Learners: 94 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45.0% +13.8pp 31.2% 209
Reading Proficiency 50.0% +7.5pp 42.5% 207
Science Proficiency 35-39% 84

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
131
22.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 586 100%

Contact & Location

4801 Athens-Boonesboro Road

Lexington, KY 40509

Phone: (859)381-4000

District

Fayette County

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,889

District enrollment: 41,422

NCES ID

210186002486

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD