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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001237
NANCY J COCHRAN EL
6000 KEENELAND PKWY, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-4600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
446 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
46.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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
455
-74 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
71%
was 61%
% Black
25%
was 34%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NANCY J COCHRAN EL
NANCY J COCHRAN EL is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD, educateing 455 students in grades pre-K through 5.
NANCY J COCHRAN EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that serves 140,630 students overall.
On the student-mix side, NANCY J COCHRAN EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, NANCY J COCHRAN EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NANCY J COCHRAN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.1%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of +11.0 points.
Around the school, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which NANCY J COCHRAN EL is one.
LIFE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN CREEK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NANCY J COCHRAN EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 455 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 71% across the same window.
On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- LIFE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN CREEK1.1 mi · 354
- MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE EL1.1 mi · 538
- MOISES E MOLINA H S1.2 mi · 2,006
- TRINIDAD GARZA EARLY COLLEGE AT MT VIEW1.4 mi · 474
- CELESTINO MAURICIO SOTO JR EL1.8 mi · 444
- ARCADIA PARK EL1.8 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About NANCY J COCHRAN ELWhat is the total enrollment at NANCY J COCHRAN EL?
NANCY J COCHRAN EL enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NANCY J COCHRAN EL serve?
NANCY J COCHRAN EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NANCY J COCHRAN EL have?
NANCY J COCHRAN EL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at NANCY J COCHRAN EL?
Student demographics at NANCY J COCHRAN EL are roughly 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NANCY J COCHRAN EL in?
NANCY J COCHRAN EL is part of DALLAS ISD.
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