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Cowan Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

501 East Cumberland ST, Cowan, TN 37318 · (931) 967-7353 · Part of Franklin County School District

Cowan’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
260
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cowan Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Cowan kids: South Middle School

On the path

Where Cowan kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cowan ElementaryYou are here
6–8South Middle School361 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 East Cumberland ST, Cowan

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten45
Grade 140
Grade 227
Grade 341
Grade 437
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
265’20
270’21
279’22
262’23
260’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cowan Elementary from Cowan families.

Other schools in Franklin County School District

The district →
Huntland School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Huntland
C+
631 students
Clark Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winchester
C+
539 students
Decherd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decherd
C+
436 students
Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Estill Springs
C
410 students
North Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tullahoma
A−
257 students
Broadview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winchester
B+
232 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Cowan’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.