Cowan Elementary School
Cowan Elementary School is a public primary school in Whitesburg, KY, serving grades PK–8, rated B-, with 246 students and a 14.7:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 46% in Editing and Mechanics, 44% in Reading and 43% in Social Studies.
B-TopHap school rating
- Rating
- B-
- Grades
- PK–8
- Enrollment
- 246
- Students per teacher
- 14.7:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
Editing and Mechanics46%
Reading44%
Social Studies43%
Science41%
Math38%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- No
Student body
White97%
Two or more races2%
Black1%
- Male / female
- 46% / 54%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 78%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -16.0%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 293
Homes assigned to this school
1,759 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Cowan Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- Whitesburg, KY 418584 bd · 3 ba · 2,400 ft² · built 2011$576K
- CowanWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 1 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1977$271K
- Hazard RdWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 2 ba · 2,156 ft² · built 1960$214K
- 2097 Highway 588Whitesburg, KY 418584 bd · 2 ba · 1,644 ft² · built 1975$187K
- Cornettsville, KY 41731$164K
- Big CowanWhitesburg, KY 418584 bd · 1 ba · built 1980$149K
- CowanWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 1 ba · 950 ft² · built 1930$136K
- CowanWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 2 ba · built 1986$125K
- Long BrWhitesburg, KY 41858$115K
- Whitesburg, KY 418585 bd · 1 ba · 1,906 ft² · built 1919$107K
- Smoot CrkWhitesburg, KY 418582 bd · 2 ba · 1,120 ft²$94K
- Hwy 510 Near Long BrGordon, KY 418194 bd · 2 ba · 1,152 ft² · built 1989$86K
- LineforkLinefork, KY 418333 bd · 1 ba · 1,400 ft² · built 1989$78K
- Mill HolwWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 1 ba · 1,209 ft² · built 1963$70K
- Head Of Orchard Br, KY $65K
- WhitcoWhitesburg, KY 41858$59K
- 1306 Smoot CrkWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 2 ba · 1,288 ft² · built 1970$54K
- 617 Loggy HolwWhitesburg, KY 418583 bd · 2 ba · 1,216 ft² · built 1979$49K
- 490 Valley BrGordon, KY 41819$46K
- Hwy 510 Near Long BrGordon, KY 418193 bd · 1 ba · 864 ft² · built 1959$44K
- Ovenfork, KY $41K
- Jeremiah, KY 41826$41K
- Eolia, KY 40826$41K
- Neon, KY 41840$41K
- Hwy 510Gordon, KY 41819$39K
- Whitesburg, KY 41858$36K
- Jenkins, KY 41537$31K
- Premium, KY 1 bd · 1 ba · 616 ft² · built 1920$23K
- 400 Cane HolwWhitesburg, KY 418581,568 ft² · built 2011
- Hallie, KY 41821816 ft² · built 2007
- 1249 Little Dry FrkWhitesburg, KY 41858built 1999
- Whitco RdWhitesburg, KY 41858840 ft² · built 2001
- Whitesburg, KY 418584 bd · 2 ba · 2,118 ft² · built 1960
- Kingscreek, KY 1,848 ft² · built 2000
- Bonnie Day HolwWhitesburg, KY 41858864 ft² · built 1974
- Hwy 1163, KY 2 bd · 1 ba · 1,120 ft² · built 1993
- Coyles BrGordon, KY 418191,068 ft² · built 1972
- Linefork Hwy 160Linefork, KY 418331,056 ft² · built 1999
- 99 Honey DrWhitesburg, KY 41858built 2013
- , KY
School details
- Address
- 3125 Highway 931 S, Whitesburg, KY 41858
- Phone
- (606) 633-7195
- Setting
- Rural - Remote
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 210336000900
School district
Letcher County School District
- District rating
- B-
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 2,429
- Spending per student
- $16,348
- Teachers (FTE)
- 168
- Grades
- PK–12