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William H Owen Elementary School

Public | PK-5 | 440 students

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Posted December 17, 2012

Our daughter has been attending to the Spanish Immersion for three years now at Owen Elementary.She has attended since Kindergarten and has been so successful. She can not only speak and read in Spanish, but also in English using the phonetics learned for the Spanish language. Every school district should offer this wonderful program! Especially when we all know that business will soon be requiring it's employees to be bilingual in order to receive a much higher salary. Parents do not be afraid....your child will be successful throughout school and triumphant in the future. The principal Mrs. Carter has surely taking this school to a great level of excellency!. Thanks Miss Lozada for been a GREAT teacher ...the one that my daughter NEEDS. Keep going the good work @ W.H Owen Elementary! we surely value it...Merry Christmas!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 19, 2012

The cafeteria staff are very wonderful in making sure our children gets a great nutritionist meal. When a child does not have money or a child is at the ending blance they will still make sure that child is feed. I want to exspecially give a great thanks to Mrs.Monica and Mrs.Asha they are very friendly and always talk and have a smile on there faces when they see the kids come in the morning and when they see them at the end of the day. Thank you again Owen's Cafeteria Staff Great Job in taking care of our kids meals..
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 9, 2011

My daughter is in the Spanish immersion program with Senorita Zabaleta this year. I have found that this program is the best thing at this school! I do not care for the school unless you are planning on enrolling your child in this program. Snta. Zabaleta is great with my daughter. She is speaking more and more in Spanish and actually reading more in Spanish than in English. I just love what she is doing with this program at this school. I really can not understand how parents can not be involved in their child's education. But this school is seriously lacking parent involvement! We just love Snta. Zabaleta though!!!!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 20, 2011

My daugther is in the Spanish Immersion Porgram, and we love it. Her reading and math skills have gone through the roof. I wold recommed this school to anybody.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 14, 2011

I am a parent as well as a staff member a Owen Elementary. I have nothing but great things to say about the school and this fabulous Spanish Immersion program. My son has attended since Kindergarten and has been so successful. He can not only read in Spanish, but also in English using the phonetics learned for the Spanish language. Every school district should offer this wonderful program! Especially when we all know that business will soon be requiring it's employees to be bilingual in order to receive a much higher salary. Parents do not be afraid....your child will be successful throughout school and triumphant in the future.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 16, 2009

Great teachers and Mr. Keyes' is a great principal
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 5, 2009

We are very immpressed with the Spaniish immersion program offered to our daughter in her kindergarten year. Her teacher was Seniora Chacon. Everyday she would come home excited to teach us about all the nouns, proper nouns, & proper announcations. Her confidence level has risen. She even attended foriegn langage camp during this summer and loved it. We are looking forward to 1st grade Spanish immersion class. So in all retrospec I want to thank Ms Chacon & her lovely staff for being so caring, loving, kind, patient, stren, open to our daughter (all childern), thank you for 'teaching' & showing & proving that this is not just a job but a passion..Please we have to show more support to our Spanish immersion teachers...Thank you all
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 9, 2008

So far I love this school...My son is in the Spanish Immersion Program here in Kindergarten. His teacher Ms. Munoz has a personal relationship with all of her students and any parents that actually take time out to meet with her even occasionally. My son is really advancing in the Spanish language. The small size of the school means my child doesn't get lost in the crowd, even the cafeteria staff know him by name. My youngest son will start here in the fall in the Pre-K program.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 1, 2006

I found the teachers to be very caring but the lack of parent involvement really impairs the quality of the school .They are also lacking extracurricular activities all together. My family moved based on the need for a school that offers more.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 13, 2005

this is a very excellent school and the teachers and principles are here for the students and they really care . we will especially miss mrs breece next year and may god bless her in every way for what she has instilled in every person she has come in contact with during her time at w.h. owen elem.! we love you and will miss you! mr and mrs blue and family, monique,justin,lydia and derionna
—Submitted by DONNA BLUE, a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 83% in 2012.

71 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
55%

2010

 
 
67%

2009

 
 
48%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 69% in 2012.

71 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
76%

2011

 
 
59%

2010

 
 
63%

2009

 
 
48%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

54 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
66%

2009

 
 
48%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

54 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
61%

2010

 
 
58%

2009

 
 
46%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 82% in 2012.

53 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
83%

2011

 
 
57%

2010

 
 
52%

2009

 
 
44%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

53 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
70%

2011

 
 
54%

2010

 
 
36%

2009

 
 
37%
Science

The state average for Science was 76% in 2012.

53 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
77%

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
43%

2009

 
 
24%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students85%
Female80%
Male91%
Black88%
Asiann/a
Hispanic78%
Multiracial86%
American Indiann/a
White60%
Economically disadvantaged83%
Not economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities56%
Non-disabled students89%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English84%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students76%
Female72%
Male81%
Black74%
Asiann/a
Hispanic89%
Multiracial86%
American Indiann/a
White60%
Economically disadvantaged70%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities44%
Non-disabled students81%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English76%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students89%
Female86%
Male92%
Black84%
Asiann/a
Hispanic>95%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged87%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities50%
Non-disabled students94%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English89%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students72%
Female69%
Male76%
Black68%
Asiann/a
Hispanic83%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged70%
Not economically disadvantaged86%
Students with disabilities33%
Non-disabled students77%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English73%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students83%
Female83%
Male83%
Black76%
Asiann/a
Hispanic>95%
Multiracial90%
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged80%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities58%
Non-disabled students90%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English83%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students70%
Female74%
Male67%
Black64%
Asiann/a
Hispanic71%
Multiracial90%
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged71%
Not economically disadvantaged63%
Students with disabilities58%
Non-disabled students73%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English69%
Academically giftedn/a

Science

All Students77%
Female74%
Male80%
Black67%
Asiann/a
Hispanic>95%
Multiracial90%
American Indiann/a
Whiten/a
Economically disadvantaged73%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities58%
Non-disabled students83%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English77%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 77% 31%
White 12% 54%
Hispanic 9% 11%
American Indian/Alaska Native 1% 1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 2%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 83%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 10N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

School basics

School Leader's name
  • Monica Carter
Associations
  • SACS
Fax number
  • (910) 425-6165
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4533 Raeford Road
Fayetteville, NC 28304
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Phone: (910) 425-6163

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