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Cook Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cook Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) serving 433 students in a high-poverty area, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, but its state ranking has dropped sharply from the 50th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it among the lower-performing schools in Texas.

A notable strength is Cook's 3rd-grade Spanish Reading scores, where 42.31% of students are proficient—significantly outperforming the district (20.4%) and state (28.3%) averages. However, this is overshadowed by a critical weakness in 5th-grade Math, where only 10.34% of students are proficient, the lowest rate among all nearby AISD schools like McBee Elementary (33.33%) and Wooldridge Elementary (34.78%). The school previously excelled at serving "At Risk" students, ranking in the 87th percentile in 2021-2022, but this strength has eroded, with performance for low-income and Hispanic students dropping to the 3rd and 2nd percentiles by 2024-2025.

Cook's challenges are not due to lack of funding, as it spends over $12,000 per student—more than the nearby high-performing Harmony School Of Science - Austin ($9,927 per student). A stark contrast exists with Guerrero Thompson, just 1.25 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty population but achieves far better results, including 76.47% proficiency in 5th-grade Reading versus Cook's 32.26%. This proves that improvement is possible, and Cook's leadership must urgently investigate the root causes of its recent decline while looking to successful local models for strategies to reverse its trajectory.

433

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,018

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1511 Cripple Creek Dr
Austin, TX 78758-5099

(512) 414-2510

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burnet Middle
High:	Navarro Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

White:

4.8%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

3,953^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3953 of 4627	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	4331 of 4651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4130 of 4710	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2883 of 4647	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	2299 of 4581	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2849 of 4578	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3057 of 4479	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2221 of 4359	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	2570 of 4329	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	2594 of 4286	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	2490 of 4320	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	2707 of 4260	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	2627 of 4221	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	2600 of 4206	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	3159 of 4095	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	3035 of 3937	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	3126 of 3884	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	3720 of 3768	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	3322 of 3724	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	3317 of 3476	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	2778 of 3475	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.6	2661 of 3465	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.7	708 of 2421	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	1379 of 2515	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	1196 of 2483	51.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.9	579 of 4461	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	1842 of 4331	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1315 of 4295	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	741 of 4240	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2783 of 2918	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	3328 of 3668	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	1732 of 3556	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	935 of 3487	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	1500 of 3446	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	1359 of 3333	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	621 of 3226	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3949 of 4575	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	3530 of 3744	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4195 of 4658	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2741 of 4588	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	2321 of 4561	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3126 of 4499	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3180 of 4348	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1641 of 4306	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2183 of 3075	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	2262 of 2619	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1998 of 2980	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	1703 of 2958	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	2620 of 3006	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2552 of 3184	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.9	1452 of 3106	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	3789 of 4413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	3555 of 3644	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4180 of 4465	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2336 of 4401	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1822 of 4376	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	2255 of 4329	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2553 of 4188	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	1514 of 4168	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3719 of 4520	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	3595 of 3705	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	4324 of 4594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	2239 of 4521	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	1524 of 4477	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	2411 of 4451	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2257 of 4309	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1387 of 4264	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	3762 of 4582	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	3600 of 3739	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	4406 of 4647	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	2947 of 4585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	2342 of 4563	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	2726 of 4498	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	2845 of 4357	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2930 of 4319	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3822 of 4301	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	3504 of 3549	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4087 of 4292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	3889 of 4086	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2046 of 3952	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3299 of 3799	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	1448 of 3684	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	1536 of 3558	56.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)87th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2022)71st percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

Reading26%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

If you are a caring/involved parent, avoid Cook Elementary. Every adult entering the school is treated like a criminal. You may not walk your child to class, or even retrieve something left behind without being interrogated by at least 11 harpies along the way. Procedures are unnecessarily militaristic, and largely inefficient at that.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Cripple Creek Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2510	433	32	13.5	94.9%	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	395 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.7	3953^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.1	4331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	378	42.3	20.8	15.6			20.0		41.2	40.7	32.3			41.9	34.0	10.3		$12,018
Basis Austin Pri	Public, Charter	K-2	1605 Kramer Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 263-5890	243	17	14.3		21 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.4%)	189 (77.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,180
Basis Austin	Public, Charter	3-6	1605 Kramer Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 263-5890	155	12	13.0		14 (9.0%)	2 (1.3%)	16 (10.3%)	113 (72.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	90.9	326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.1	220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.3%	106							76.2	78.2	74.6	88.7	75.0	73.7	78.2	52.5	80.7	62.5	$12,077
McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Braker Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2500	347	30	11.5	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	329 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.3	3673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.6%		13.7	4349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	676	34.8	44.4	32.0			0.0		64.3	15.0	59.1			27.8	23.7	33.3		$12,407
Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	462	37	12.3	93.7%	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.6%)	417 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.7	4114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		6.7	4572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%	458	54.2	23.8	0.0					27.3	22.7	43.2			28.3	30.2	34.8		$11,953
Padron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 W Rundberg Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9600	625	43	14.3	95.8%	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	597 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	20.5	4016^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		12.3	4402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.4%	386	26.1	36.1	25.7	6.7	0.0			70.0	22.7	54.1			24.4	16.7	33.3		$9,940
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Braker Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4499	496	38	12.9	92.1%	34 (6.9%)	26 (5.2%)	403 (81.3%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	27.7	3584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.5	4434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%	850	8.0	17.4	6.7	0.0	4.8	6.7		22.7	38.2	55.6			13.3	22.2	52.8		$11,420
Guerrero Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	102 E Rundberg	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-8400	548	38	14.3	96.7%	13 (2.4%)	20 (3.6%)	507 (92.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.7	3439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		49.4	2180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	1259	28.2	71.4	29.2					46.9	33.3	76.5			15.5	27.0	43.1		$12,064
Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Cooper Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2008	405	28	14.4	94.8%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.4%)	357 (88.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.3	4374^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	4392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	18	29.2	21.7	21.1	0.0	6.3	0.0		50.0	30.0	31.8			10.3	35.3	20.7		$12,225
Idea Rundberg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	694	31	22.3	95.8%	16 (2.3%)	28 (4.0%)	644 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	18.3	4144^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.1	3965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	179								32.0	47.5	43.0			15.0	28.7	20.2		$9,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Cook Elementary

What district is Cook Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Cook Elementary a good school?

Cook Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cook Elementary?

Students at Cook Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burnet Middle
High : Navarro Early College High School

How many students attend Cook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Cook Elementary.

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