Impact of COVID-19 on Cowan Elementary
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 685th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 878th of 4647 Elementary schools | 3.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Cowan Elementary) | 52 | 69 | 17% |
3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 57 | 6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cowan Elementary) | 60 | 65 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 46 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Cowan Elementary) | 55 | 61 | 6% |
4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 58 | 8% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cowan Elementary) | 57 | 52 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 51 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Cowan Elementary) | 84 | 73 | 11% |
5th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 64 | 8% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cowan Elementary) | 70 | 59 | 11% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 53 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Cowan Elementary) | 65 | 37 | 28% |
5th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 40 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (Texas) | 48 | 34 | 14% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 806 | 544 | 32.5% |
African American | 34 | 11 | 67.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 38 | 34 | 10.5% |
Hispanic | 333 | 218 | 34.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 352 | 248 | 29.5% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 31 | 34% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.4% | 35.7% | 4.3% |