Henry W Cowherd Middle School
441 North Farnsworth Ave
Aurora IL, 60505, Kane County
Phone: 630-299-5900
Ranking: 
(2,830 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,830 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Aurora East Unit School District 131
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 67 | NA | NA | 71 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 54 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 984 | 1,083 | 1,064 | 996 | 953 | 902 | 924 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 316 | 32.1% | 359 | 33.1% | 380 | 35.7% | 337 | 33.8% | 329 | 34.5% | 321 | 35.6% | 320 | 34.6% |
| Grade 7: | 317 | 32.2% | 378 | 34.9% | 351 | 33.0% | 331 | 33.2% | 324 | 34.0% | 306 | 33.9% | 303 | 32.8% |
| Grade 8: | 351 | 35.7% | 346 | 31.9% | 333 | 31.3% | 327 | 32.8% | 300 | 31.5% | 275 | 30.5% | 301 | 32.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 504 | 51.2% | 562 | 51.9% | 529 | 49.7% | 476 | 47.8% | 446 | 46.8% | 411 | 45.6% | 473 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 480 | 48.8% | 521 | 48.1% | 535 | 50.3% | 520 | 52.2% | 470 | 49.3% | 463 | 51.3% | 437 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.2% | 8 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 812 | 82.5% | 896 | 82.7% | 855 | 80.4% | 801 | 80.4% | 760 | 79.7% | 733 | 81.3% | 736 | 79.7% |
| Black: | 118 | 12.0% | 112 | 10.3% | 135 | 12.7% | 110 | 11.0% | 117 | 12.3% | 104 | 11.5% | 125 | 13.5% |
| White: | 27 | 2.7% | 39 | 3.6% | 45 | 4.2% | 48 | 4.8% | 42 | 4.4% | 38 | 4.2% | 47 | 5.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 29 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 696 | 70.7% | 820 | 75.7% | 301 | 28.3% | 649 | 65.2% | 661 | 69.4% | 767 | 85.0% | 590 | 63.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 164 | 15.1% | 583 | 54.8% | 73 | 7.3% | 133 | 14.0% | 95 | 10.5% | 104 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | NA | NA | 14.99 | 13.83 | 13.26 | 14.50 | 17.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 64.0% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 70.3% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 71.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67.6% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.0% | 36.6% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 43.0% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 49.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 51.7% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 57.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 57.0% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 61.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 29.0% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.2% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 66.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 71.4% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.5% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.7% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37.1% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 49.7% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 46.3% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.1% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 51.0% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.7% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.3% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 31.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 46.3% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 47.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 44.6% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 59.6% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 53.7% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 56.3% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 55.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.7% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.4% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54.3% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.4% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 27.3% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 35.4% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 36.2% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 67.2% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 65.8% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 73.4% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 77.1% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 75.3% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 38.8% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 36.2% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 38.8% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.7% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 57.0% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 62.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.6% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.5% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 63.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 69.4% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.3% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 32.0% | 59.8% |
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* Henry W Cowherd Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.