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James A. Cawood Elementary

Regular School · Harlan, KY

James A. Cawood Elementary is a regular school school in Harlan, Kentucky, serving grades PK–08 with 277 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
277
Teachers (FTE)
25.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 273 99%
Black or African American 2 1%
Hispanic/Latino 1 0%
Two or more races 1 0%
Total enrollment 277 143M / 134F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 18.0% -13.2pp 31.2% 216
Reading Proficiency 44.0% +1.5pp 42.5% 216
Science Proficiency 20-24% 61

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.17 grade levels
Math
-0.27 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
45 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
4.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
65
23.5% 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.) 277 100%

Contact & Location

279 Ball Park Rd.

Harlan, KY 40831

Phone: (606)573-5029

District

Harlan County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,712

District enrollment: 3,442

NCES ID

210254000541

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