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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPER ISD·NCES 483600012464
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School
1075 ESCALANTE TRAIL, PROSPER, TX 75078 · (469) 219-2130 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
20 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 18% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 33.0% | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 40.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
Where Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #445 of 4,401 | #65 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #395 of 4,466 | #49 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #272 of 4,466 | #36 of 165 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,785 of 3,998 | #95 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #874 of 4,938 | #34 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #663 of 4,622 | #54 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,434 of 4,628 | #140 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #569 of 2,838 | #19 of 94 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
-286 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.6:1
% White
57%
was 81%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
26%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 707 | 55.5 | 12.7:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 49.8 | 14.4:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 51.3 | 14.8:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 56.5 | 17.6:1 | 2% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School.
About Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in PROSPER, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 707 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
In PROSPER ISD, 27 schools enroll a combined 31,651 students.
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School's enrollment is 57% White. Other groups make up 26% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 54% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Staffing totals 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School is 3%. The average for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.5% for Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School. The school posts 66.5%, 6.0 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Collin County this way: median household income is about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Collin County number 338 and enroll about 227,575.
Nearest public school: Founders Classical Academy of Prosper, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School saw enrollment fall 29% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. White students went from 81% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 57% in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.6:1 to 12.7:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PROSPER ISD
- Prosper High SchoolHigh · 3,753 students
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,762 students
- William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,691 students
- Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,633 students
Other schools in PROSPER
- Prosper High SchoolHigh · 3,753 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,762 students
- William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,691 students
- Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,633 students
- Joyce Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,067 students
Nearby schools
- Founders Classical Academy of Prosper0.7 mi · 929
- Walnut Grove High School1.2 mi · 2,268
- Sam Johnson Elementary School1.7 mi · 738
- Lilyana Elementary School2.3 mi · 982
- Lorene Rogers Middle School2.3 mi · 1,633
- J B Wilmeth Elementary School2.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School?
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School enrolls approximately 707 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School serve?
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School?
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 26% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School in?
Cynthia A Cockrell Elementary School is part of PROSPER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.