1
What tradition at LEILA P COWART EL should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001241
LEILA P COWART EL
1515 S RAVINIA DR, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-5500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
486 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
515
-63 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.6:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
96%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LEILA P COWART EL
Set in DALLAS, Texas, LEILA P COWART EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, overseen by DALLAS ISD. It works with 515 students across grades pre-K through 5.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; LEILA P COWART EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, LEILA P COWART EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
Looking at school resources, LEILA P COWART EL lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LEILA P COWART EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEILA P COWART EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 35.9%, a residual of +3.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which LEILA P COWART EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ARTURO SALAZAR EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEILA P COWART EL. On composite proficiency, LEILA P COWART EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.
LEILA P COWART EL operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEILA P COWART EL has fell 11%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 515 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- ARTURO SALAZAR EL0.4 mi · 424
- L V STOCKARD MIDDLE0.4 mi · 728
- GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 490
- MARIA MORENO STEAM ACADEMY0.8 mi · 344
- HALL PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACADEMY AT OAK CLIFF0.8 mi · 443
- L O DONALD EL1.0 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About LEILA P COWART ELWhat is the total enrollment at LEILA P COWART EL?
LEILA P COWART EL enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LEILA P COWART EL serve?
LEILA P COWART EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEILA P COWART EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEILA P COWART EL is approximately 12.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEILA P COWART EL?
LEILA P COWART EL reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is LEILA P COWART EL public or private?
LEILA P COWART EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.