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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894006212
Kocurek Elementary School
9800 CURLEW DR, AUSTIN, TX 78748 · (512) 414-2547 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
333 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 | 76 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Kocurek Elementary School
Kocurek Elementary School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kocurek Elementary School this school | 507 | 65.7% | 38.6% |
| Dunaway Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 525 | 65.9% | 47.1% |
| Wooden Elementary School RED OAK | 508 | 64.4% | 46.6% |
| Clear Fork Elementary School LOCKHART | 523 | 63.7% | 42.5% |
| Hernandez Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 577 | 66.9% | 46.6% |
| Naomi Pasemann Elementary School TAYLOR | 552 | 67.0% | 33.6% |
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 Kocurek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #2,764 of 4,401 | #87 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,944 of 4,466 ▲ 283 | #100 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,716 of 4,466 ▼ 187 | #94 of 176 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,169 of 3,998 | #47 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,464 of 4,938 | #89 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #358 of 4,622 | #39 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #1,922 of 4,628 | #70 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #2,797 of 4,789 | #90 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #1,825 of 2,838 | #88 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
507
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 894
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 507 | 42.2 | 12.0:1 | 66% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 40.9 | 12.3:1 | 61% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 62% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 66% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 38.7 | 14.9:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 65% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 70% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 31% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 894 | 47 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kocurek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (578 to 507); teachers up 9% (38.7 to 42.2).
About Kocurek Elementary School
Kocurek Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in AUSTIN ISD, located in AUSTIN, Texas. The latest federal count shows 507 students in pre-K through 5.
AUSTIN ISD is responsible for 123 schools, Kocurek Elementary School included, with 72,272 students in all.
At Kocurek Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 62% of the student body. After that, the student body is 25% White, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Travis County is about 33% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kocurek Elementary School employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. That is 12 points above the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
On BeatsExpectations, Kocurek Elementary School is 7.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Federal survey data for Travis County show that the median household income is $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 333 public schools in Travis County, enrolling about 191,706 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Cowan Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Kocurek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Kocurek Elementary School's average proficiency of 38.6% compares with 50.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Kocurek Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 45 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.0 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Cowan Elementary School0.7 mi · 555
- Casey Elementary School1.2 mi · 544
- Bowie High School1.6 mi · 2,876
- Paredes Middle School1.6 mi · 635
- Boone Elementary School1.8 mi · 428
- Tnc Campus (texas Neurorehabilitation Center)1.8 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Kocurek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kocurek Elementary School?
Kocurek Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kocurek Elementary School serve?
Kocurek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kocurek Elementary School have?
Kocurek Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Kocurek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kocurek Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kocurek Elementary School in?
Kocurek Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.