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C+

Cook El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1511 Cripple Creek Dr, Austin, TX 78758 · (512) 414-2510 · Part of Austin Independent School District

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
433
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cook El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Austin kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Austin kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cook ElYou are here
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1511 Cripple Creek Dr, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten54
Grade 163
Grade 257
Grade 369
Grade 464
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
472’20
464’21
446’22
417’23
433’24

Down 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 91%White 5%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cook El from Austin families.

Other schools in Austin Independent School District

The district →
Blazier El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Austin
B+
1,275 students14:1
Doss El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
930 students15:1
Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A
811 students14:1
Baranoff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A−
810 students14:1
Summitt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
B+
764 students14:1
Kiker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
750 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.