COCKRELL HILL EL

Set in DESOTO, Texas, COCKRELL HILL EL is a small primary school, operated by DESOTO ISD. It caters to 397 students across grades K through 2. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

DESOTO ISD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,708 students; COCKRELL HILL EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, COCKRELL HILL EL records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, COCKRELL HILL EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which COCKRELL HILL EL is one.

The closest other public school is PREMIER H S - DESOTO, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. COCKRELL HILL EL's enrollment has fell 40% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 397). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for COCKRELL HILL EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.