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What's one thing COOK EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000309
Cook Elementary School
1511 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, AUSTIN, TX 78758 · (512) 414-2510 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
411 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cook Elementary School
Cook Elementary School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Elementary School this school | 433 | 94.9% | 21.8% |
| Five Palms Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 444 | 95.0% | 26.3% |
| Kruse Elementary School PASADENA | 408 | 94.6% | 48.8% |
| Zavala Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 433 | 94.9% | 31.6% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 444 | 94.1% | 44.8% |
| Madison Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 457 | 95.0% | 28.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,215 of 4,401 | #141 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,972 of 4,466 ▲ 281 | #134 of 176 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,201 of 4,466 ▲ 41 | #149 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #519 of 3,998 | #21 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #3,191 of 4,938 | #113 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,158 of 4,622 | #77 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #3,873 of 4,628 | #163 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #523 of 4,789 | #16 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #2,500 of 2,838 | #107 of 120 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
433
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 95% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 94% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 94% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 92% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 93% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 97% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 909 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 97% (878) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 66% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 39 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (453 to 433); teachers up 2% (31.3 to 32).
About Cook Elementary School
Cook Elementary School is one of the public schools in AUSTIN, Texas. It is a small elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 433 students.
District-wide, AUSTIN ISD has 123 schools and 72,272 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Cook Elementary School is 91%. The next largest groups are 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 59 points above the 33% share among Travis County residents. The diversity index for Cook Elementary School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.6 students per teacher. The school reported 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Travis County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Cook Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.8%) and its predicted rate (33.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Travis County, home to about 1,330,015 people, median household income comes to about $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Travis County's 333 public schools enroll about 191,706 students and include Cook Elementary School.
Basis Austin Primary School is about 0.5 miles from Cook Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cook Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Cook Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cook Elementary School had a net loss of 39 students, or 8%.
People who know Cook Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Cook Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cook Elementary. Cook Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Cook Elementary SchoolSparks, GA · 666 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolColumbus, MS · 415 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolGRAND BLANC, MI · 397 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Basis Austin Primary School0.5 mi · 243
- Basis Austin0.5 mi · 155
- McBee Elementary School0.9 mi · 347
- Wooldridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 462
- Padron Elementary School1.0 mi · 625
- Settlement Home1.0 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Cook Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cook Elementary School?
Cook Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cook Elementary School serve?
Cook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cook Elementary School have?
Cook Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Cook Elementary School?
Cook Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cook Elementary School?
Cook Elementary School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.