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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE ISD·NCES 481431009563
Cooke Elementary School
902 PHILLIPS ST, CLEBURNE, TX 76033 · (817) 202-2060 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
425 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CLEBURNE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 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 | 30.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Cooke Elementary School
Cooke Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke Elementary School this school | 501 | 84.8% | 42.0% |
| Kenneth E Little Elementary School BACLIFF | 505 | 86.7% | 36.8% |
| San Leon Elementary School DICKINSON | 540 | 83.0% | 42.5% |
| J R Phillips Elementary School KAUFMAN | 466 | 80.9% | 37.9% |
| James Elementary School PRINCETON | 477 | 81.1% | 31.3% |
| High Point Elementary School NAVASOTA | 519 | 87.7% | 23.6% |
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 Cooke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,331 of 4,401 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,706 of 4,466 ▲ 531 | #21 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,502 of 4,466 ▲ 489 | #13 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #913 of 3,998 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,532 of 4,938 | #18 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #769 of 4,622 | #5 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #2,476 of 4,628 | #27 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,568 of 4,789 | #1 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #2,030 of 2,838 | #9 of 21 |
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
501
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 501 | 38.8 | 12.9:1 | 85% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 42.7 | 12.5:1 | 82% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 45.3 | 13.9:1 | 84% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 76% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 37.9 | 14.7:1 | 83% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 82% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 72% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (556 to 501); teachers up 2% (37.9 to 38.8).
About Cooke Elementary School
Families in CLEBURNE, Texas, are served by Cooke Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 501 students.
CLEBURNE ISD runs 11 schools with a combined 6,877 students. Cooke Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at Cooke Elementary School. The remaining students are 27% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Johnson County is about 25% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Cooke Elementary School comes in at 49%.
Cooke Elementary School counts 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 85% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Johnson County average 51%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.5% at Cooke Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.0%.
Johnson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Johnson County number 77 and enroll about 39,004.
The nearest other public school, Ad Wheat Middle School, is about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Cooke Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Cooke Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cooke Elementary School went from 559 students to 501. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cooke Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEBURNE ISD
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Gerard Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Marti Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in CLEBURNE
- Cleburne High SchoolHigh · 1,849 students
- Ad Wheat Middle SchoolMiddle · 998 students
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 958 students
- Gerard Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Marti Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Ad Wheat Middle School1.2 mi · 998
- Cleburne High School1.3 mi · 1,849
- Coleman Elementary School1.6 mi · 434
- Marti Elementary School1.7 mi · 432
- Irving Elementary School1.9 mi · 405
- Team School2.0 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Cooke Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cooke Elementary School?
Cooke Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Cooke Elementary School serve?
Cooke Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Cooke Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Cooke Elementary School.
How diverse is Cooke Elementary School?
Cooke Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cooke Elementary School?
Cooke Elementary School is overseen by CLEBURNE ISD in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.