James A. Cawood Elementary

Public PK, KG-8

 279 Ball Park Rd
       Harlan, KY  40831


(606) 573-5029

District: Harlan County

SchoolDigger Rank:
298th of 687 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,480 Help


Students who attend James A. Cawood Elementary usually attend:

High:    Harlan County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  307

Racial breakdown:

White:
97.1%
Hispanic:
2.3%
African American:
0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.3% Help


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Compare Details James A. Cawood Elementary ranks better than 56.6% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Harlan County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.92. (See more...)
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Compare Details James A. Cawood Elementary ranks better than 88.4% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (97.1%), Hispanic (2.3%), African American (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James A. Cawood Elementary is 11.6, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Harlan County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at James A. Cawood Elementary is $13,480, which is the 3rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Harlan County School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

James A. Cawood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks James A. Cawood Elementary 298th of 687 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See James A. Cawood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Male students:
White students:

SchoolDigger ranks James A. Cawood Elementary 38th of 327 Kentucky public middle schools. (See James A. Cawood Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Harlan County:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlan County 45th of 160 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for James A. Cawood Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 40.53 397th 638 37.8%
2008 24.46 524th 651 19.5%
2009 35.00 472nd 658 28.3%
2010 59.78 281st 683 58.9%
2011 38.81 472nd 688 31.4%
2012 11.93 682nd 713 4.3%
2013 13.11 677th 719 5.8%
2014 25.53 584th 705 17.2%
2015 41.32 448th 698 35.8%
2016 30.70 540th 690 21.7%
2017 63.86 221st 694 68.2%
2018 61.42 243rd 691 64.8%
2019 60.87 262nd 700 62.6%
2021 35.94 343rd 517 33.7%
2022 21.80 559th 684 18.3%
2023 53.92 298th 687 56.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.31 424th 661 35.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.11 271st 631 57.1%
2019 59.09 237th 664 64.3%
2021 31.52 218th 275 20.7%
2022 38.48 414th 667 37.9%
2023 63.03 181st 670 73.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.57 11th 34 67.6%
2019 70.07 9th 40 77.5%
2022 55.00 7th 17 58.8%
2023 88.38 1st 18 94.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.27 358th 663 46.0%
2019 56.29 300th 671 55.3%
2022 21.94 532nd 641 17.0%
2023 67.65 165th 639 74.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.04 13th 445 97.1%
2019 97.11 12th 474 97.5%
2022 73.47 39th 206 81.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.62 139th 665 79.1%
2019 62.61 225th 676 66.7%
2022 36.52 420th 657 36.1%
2023 60.03 223rd 652 65.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.34 356th 593 40.0%
2019 60.99 211th 592 64.4%
2021 14.31 316th 337 6.2%
2022 17.06 585th 656 10.8%
2023 48.80 329th 658 50.0%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for James A. Cawood Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 15.11 255th 284 10.2%
2008 24.24 234th 287 18.5%
2009 16.42 263rd 289 9.0%
2010 19.16 268th 299 10.4%
2011 29.55 235th 304 22.7%
2012 21.50 283rd 319 11.3%
2013 21.08 294th 335 12.2%
2014 21.98 289th 335 13.7%
2015 40.26 217th 337 35.6%
2016 29.27 262nd 331 20.8%
2017 57.19 132nd 330 60.0%
2018 57.81 119th 322 63.0%
2019 47.72 172nd 335 48.7%
2021 60.62 75th 282 73.4%
2022 70.04 66th 320 79.4%
2023 82.28 38th 327 88.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.32 251st 294 14.6%
2023 99.90 1st 124 99.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.80 150th 303 50.5%
2022 80.05 25th 310 91.9%
2023 95.36 6th 309 98.1%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.19 6th 32 81.3%
2019 80.71 6th 58 89.7%
2022 65.37 6th 22 72.7%
2023 88.78 2nd 21 90.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.22 193rd 290 33.4%
2019 42.14 187th 299 37.5%
2022 46.03 148th 299 50.5%
2023 68.24 68th 295 76.9%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.94 9th 219 95.9%
2019 95.40 5th 226 97.8%
2022 97.17 4th 111 96.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.98 57th 293 80.5%
2019 49.01 146th 303 51.8%
2022 88.00 17th 304 94.4%
2023 88.20 18th 307 94.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at James A. Cawood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.73 85th 314 72.9%
2023 76.44 52nd 320 83.8%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for James A. Cawood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 306 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1989 306 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1990 368 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1991 462 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1992 447 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1993 354 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1994 349 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1995 355 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1996 355 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1997 318 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1998 307 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 4 312
1999 290 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2000 313 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 313
2001 290 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2002 481 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2003 481 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2004 448 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2005 400 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2006 364 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2007 326 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2008 335 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 1 340
2009 328 3 0 4 0 n/a n/a 3 338
2010 332 2 0 2 1 n/a n/a 2 339
2011 302 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 309
2012 368 11 0 6 1 0 0 0 386
2013 291 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 300
2014 350 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 361
2015 305 4 0 9 0 0 2 0 320
2016 332 11 0 9 0 1 2 0 355
2017 343 7 0 14 0 1 1 0 366
2018 371 12 0 10 0 0 1 0 394
2019 363 12 0 10 0 0 1 0 386
2020 376 10 0 12 0 0 1 0 399
2021 337 3 0 13 0 0 0 0 353
2022 308 3 0 7 0 0 1 0 319
2023 298 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 307

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James A. Cawood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 22.7 13.4 n/a
1989 306 23.0 13.3 n/a
1990 370 23.5 15.7 n/a
1991 465 29.7 15.6 n/a
1992 448 29.3 15.2 n/a
1993 355 28.4 12.5 n/a
1994 350 27.8 12.6 n/a
1995 356 24.8 14.4 n/a
1996 356 24.8 14.4 n/a
1997 320 26.1 12.3 75.3
1998 312 22.2 14.1 77.6
1999 292 16.2 18.1 87.7
2000 313 17.8 17.6 90.1
2001 290 13.3 21.8 84.8
2002 481 33.5 14.4 99.4
2003 481 33.5 14.4 99.4
2004 448 34.6 12.9 n/a
2005 401 32.4 12.4 n/a
2006 365 26.4 13.8 92.9
2007 329 25.0 13.2 75.1
2008 340 21.4 15.9 83.2
2009 338 23.4 14.4 79.7
2010 339 15.0 22.6 79.8
2011 309 22.8 13.5 87.1
2012 386 19.8 19.4 64.2
2013 300 21.6 13.8 77
2014 361 22.0 16.3 83.4
2015 320 23.0 13.9 87.2
2016 355 23.0 15.4 89.3
2017 366 25.9 14.1 88.5
2018 394 24.3 16.1 85
2019 386 24.8 15.5 87.3
2020 399 25.8 15.4 85.7
2021 353 28.6 12.3 83
2022 319 29.6 10.7 83.1
2023 307 26.3 11.6 85.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio James A. Cawood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 22.7 13.4 n/a
1989 306 23.0 13.3 n/a
1990 370 23.5 15.7 n/a
1991 465 29.7 15.6 n/a
1992 448 29.3 15.2 n/a
1993 355 28.4 12.5 n/a
1994 350 27.8 12.6 n/a
1995 356 24.8 14.4 n/a
1996 356 24.8 14.4 n/a
1997 320 26.1 12.3 75.3
1998 312 22.2 14.1 77.6
1999 292 16.2 18.1 87.7
2000 313 17.8 17.6 90.1
2001 290 13.3 21.8 84.8
2002 481 33.5 14.4 99.4
2003 481 33.5 14.4 99.4
2004 448 34.6 12.9 n/a
2005 401 32.4 12.4 n/a
2006 365 26.4 13.8 92.9
2007 329 25.0 13.2 75.1
2008 340 21.4 15.9 83.2
2009 338 23.4 14.4 79.7
2010 339 15.0 22.6 79.8
2011 309 22.8 13.5 87.1
2012 386 19.8 19.4 64.2
2013 300 21.6 13.8 77
2014 361 22.0 16.3 83.4
2015 320 23.0 13.9 87.2
2016 355 23.0 15.4 89.3
2017 366 25.9 14.1 88.5
2018 394 24.3 16.1 85
2019 386 24.8 15.5 87.3
2020 399 25.8 15.4 85.7
2021 353 28.6 12.3 83
2022 319 29.6 10.7 83.1
2023 307 26.3 11.6 85.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for James A. Cawood Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,526 (11.8%) $80 (0.6%) $1,606 (12.4%) $7,854 (60.5%) $2,276 (17.5%) $10,130 (78.1%) $12,975
2019 $1,662 (12.3%) $216 (1.6%) $1,878 (13.9%) $8,053 (59.7%) $2,171 (16.1%) $10,224 (75.8%) $13,480

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 262nd of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 298th of 687 Elementary schools
 5.9%
Ranks 172nd of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 38th of 327 Middle schools
 39.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students386307
 20.5%
African American122
 83.3%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic107
 30%
Pacific Islander00
White363298
 17.9%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.3%85.3%
 2%


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Students who attend James A. Cawood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Harlan County High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 307 students attended James A. Cawood Elementary.

Students at James A. Cawood Elementary are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

James A. Cawood Elementary ranks 298th of 687 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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