Cowan Avenue Elementary School

7
37 reviews
Grades
K-6
Students
416
Type
Public

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I had two children that went to this school so let me just say please do not let the high test scores fool you! This school is a mess. After COVID teachers were scarce. Classrooms were bonded together with substitutes then they would just up and leave but let’s start with supervision. This school does not only have no support staff to make sure children are safe the kids walk in and out and do whatever they want. There was group vapping in the bathroom. No announcement or anti-drug actions sent home or given to the kids. Children “missing” for an hour on campus. Fighting in the bathrooms and being inappropriate. Teachers with no classroom management so then all the kids are now acting out. The principal might as well be a ghost because your not gonna see him. Social-emotional… nothing special done on the 1st day of school. Nothing special for graduating kids unless parents do it. No anti drug rallies or anti bullying group discussions. The 5th and 6th graders bully the kinders. A mess. All info comes last minute. If your child is going to win an award they do not even tell you. You miss core memories with your child. Main office nobody knows anything except how to mark your kid tardy. School is dirty. Trash all over the place. Lunch time is MESS! And it’s just lunch but so unorganized! Especially for kindergarten. Parent involvement is hard to get because there is no investment made from the school. Parents are not encouraged to help, they are asked to help last minute and then if an event is cancelled they will not even tell you! After buying a ton of uniforms you see it’s not enforced AT ALL! The magnet testing person is rude and discouraged the children publicly. When there is a struggling class they do not know how to manage it and help the children. Staff does not care. Good things- more programs then most schools in the area. Music, chorus, great art teacher, etc. FLI is a great program with good teachers. All the arts are nice and a few teachers care but most are subs or new to teaching. The school is large and has a lot of wasted land. No garden etc.
Posted by a parent on 8/13/2023
everything here is terrible do not re ccomend
Posted by a parent on 3/28/2023
Being at Cowan the past 6 years has been a wonderful experience. My daughter has developed into a intelligent, assertive, academically focused young lady. Excellent teachers, excellent school leadership and staff and faculty that genuinely love on our students.
Posted by a parent on 3/17/2020
5 out of 5 stars. Not because it is perfect, but because they are a progressive school moving forward. They care about the students academically and socially and that is important to me.
Posted by a parent on 3/23/2019
I've been a Cowan parent for three years. Of course it could have more bells and whistles, but it's a public school and they do a lot with what they are given.
Posted by a parent on 10/12/2018
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Los Angeles schools - Cowan Avenue Elementary School is located at 7615 Cowan Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90045. Cowan Avenue Elementary School is in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Cowan Avenue Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-6.

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