Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000311
Cunningham Elementary School
2200 BERKELEY AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78745 · (512) 414-2067 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
185 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
54%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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Cunningham Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cunningham Elementary School
Cunningham Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Elementary School this school | 346 | 53.5% | 47.8% |
| Alpine Elementary School ALPINE | 375 | 54.7% | 39.1% |
| Ganado Elementary School GANADO | 321 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School DALLAS | 413 | 50.8% | 58.0% |
| Austin Elementary School GREGORY | 375 | 54.7% | 49.9% |
| Calallen Wood River Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 425 | 51.5% | N/A |
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 Cunningham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,654 of 4,401 | #62 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,557 of 4,466 ▼ 51 | #61 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #998 of 4,466 ▲ 392 | #57 of 176 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,361 of 3,998 | #49 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #3,894 of 4,938 | #150 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #27 of 4,622 | #6 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #2,005 of 4,628 | #73 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #3,434 of 4,789 | #103 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #1,834 of 2,838 | #89 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
346
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 812
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 346 | 34.6 | 10.0:1 | 53% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 32.1 | 11.2:1 | 54% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25.1 | 14.7:1 | 59% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 58% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 60% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 63% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 67% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 37% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 812 | 43 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cunningham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (394 to 346); teachers up 15% (30 to 34.6).
About Cunningham Elementary School
Students in AUSTIN, Texas, attend Cunningham Elementary School, a small elementary school. It reported 346 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
Enrollment across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD totals 72,272 students.
At Cunningham Elementary School, 59% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 33% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Travis County is about 33% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The school's 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Travis County is similar, at 54%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.9% at Cunningham Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%.
Looking at the county, Travis County, median household income comes to about $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 333, with about 191,706 students.
Cunningham Elementary School's nearest public school is Wayside Eden Park Academy (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cunningham Elementary School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cunningham Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Cunningham Elementary School as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cunningham Elementary School had a net loss of 19 students, or 5%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cunningham Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Cunningham Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cunningham Elementary. Cunningham Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Cunningham Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 562 students
- Cunningham ElementaryTurlock, CA · 597 students
- Cunningham ElemCunningham, KS · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Wayside Eden Park Academy0.2 mi · 235
- Crockett Early College High School0.6 mi · 1,529
- Ki Charter - Austin0.8 mi · 4
- Austin Oaks0.8 mi · 11
- Odom Elementary School1.0 mi · 286
- Sunset Valley Elementary School1.2 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Cunningham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cunningham Elementary School?
Cunningham Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cunningham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cunningham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cunningham Elementary School have?
Cunningham Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cunningham Elementary School?
At Cunningham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cunningham Elementary School in?
Cunningham Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.