Compare Cowan Elementary School with Barton Hills Elementary School

Cowan Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 91 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Barton Hills Elementary School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 96 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Cowan Elementary School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Barton Hills Elementary School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Cowan Elementary School. They make up for 45.51% of student population, followed by Hispanics (41.39%), Two or More Races (5.24%), Asians (3.93%), African Americans (3.56%) and Native Americans (0.19%).

At Barton Hills Elementary School, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 65.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (25.13%), Two or More Races (5.29%), Asians (1.85%), African Americans (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, Cowan Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 32.58% compared to 7.67% at Barton Hills Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Cowan Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.24% of its student population compared to 2.91% at Barton Hills Elementary School.

In addition, Cowan Elementary School has 8.05% bilingual students, 4.87% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.48% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Barton Hills Elementary School with 2.65% bilingual students, 8.47% gifted and talented students and 10.32% students in the special education program.

40 teachers employed at Cowan Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 13.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.1 years. The 26 teachers at Barton Hills Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Cowan Elementary School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Barton Hills Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, six teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including minus two beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Cowan Elementary School there are 36 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.

At Barton Hills Elementary School there are 20 female teachers and five male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by three teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.