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Cook Junior Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cook Junior Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 453 students in a high-poverty area, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a notable upward trend, climbing from the 2nd percentile in state rankings in 2016 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, though it still performs below district and state averages in core subjects.

The most striking strength at Cook Junior is its exceptional performance with Special Education students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for their academic growth in 2023-2024—a 5-star rating that far outpaces nearby schools like Dogan Elementary and Shadydale Elementary. Additionally, the school shows a unique strength in Spanish-language math instruction: in 2025-2026, 68.18% of 3rd graders taking the STAAR Spanish math test were proficient, nearly double the district average of 35.78% and more than double the state average of 27.28%. However, the school struggles with inconsistency, as seen in a dramatic 41-percentile-point swing in Hispanic student performance between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, and a critical weakness in 5th-grade science, where only 10.94% of students were proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 29.57%.

For context, nearby Berry Elementary, just 2 miles away, serves a similarly high-poverty population but ranks in the 72nd percentile, outperforming Cook Junior in nearly every subject by 15-25 percentage points. This comparison shows that high poverty doesn't have to limit performance, and Cook Junior could look to Berry as a model for improvement. While Cook Junior's progress is promising, its "boom and bust" pattern in some areas suggests that success may depend on specific cohorts rather than fully institutionalized systems, making it a school to watch for continued growth.

453

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,931

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7115 Lockwood
Houston, TX 77016-7027

(713) 636-6040

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cook Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Key Middle
High:	Kashmere High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

African American:

45.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,538^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	28.3	3538 of 4627	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4032 of 4651	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	4353 of 4710	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3588 of 4647	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3530 of 4581	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2871 of 4578	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3962 of 4479	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4242 of 4359	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	4225 of 4329	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	4218 of 4286	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	4172 of 4320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	4149 of 4260	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	3923 of 4221	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	3193 of 4206	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	70.1	1179 of 4095	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	57.3	1938 of 3937	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	2561 of 3884	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.1	3493 of 3768	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	3152 of 3724	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	1612 of 2406	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1523 of 2443	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1450 of 2443	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1277 of 2421	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1723 of 2444	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1886 of 2515	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	2152 of 2483	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	2144 of 4461	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	672 of 4331	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	28.3	3513 of 4295	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3835 of 4240	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	3155 of 3668	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	1731 of 3556	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	1855 of 3487	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	88.4	171 of 3446	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	44.8	1845 of 3333	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	2612 of 3226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	4010 of 4575	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	4415 of 4658	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3559 of 4588	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3339 of 4561	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2661 of 4499	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	3972 of 4348	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	4201 of 4306	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	35.6	2521 of 3184	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.1	3105 of 3106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2179 of 4413	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.3	4027 of 4465	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2603 of 4401	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2708 of 4376	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.3	914 of 4329	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	2572 of 4188	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3796 of 4168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2648 of 4520	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3771 of 4594	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3279 of 4521	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2910 of 4477	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	2192 of 4451	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	3451 of 4309	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4096 of 4264	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2865 of 4582	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3498 of 4647	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3428 of 4585	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3632 of 4563	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3137 of 4498	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3718 of 4357	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4169 of 4319	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	40 of 4292	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	34.4	2767 of 4086	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2947 of 3952	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	2099 of 3799	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2874 of 3684	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	2902 of 3558	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+91 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)21st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Cook Junior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7115 Lockwood	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6040	453	30	15.2	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	205 (45.3%)	234 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	28.3	3538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.9	4032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.3%	494	25.0	27.3	40.0	68.2			41.4	42.5	47.1	34.9	35.4	30.9	$16,931
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK-K	6915 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 671-4931	48	4	11.3	95.8%	5 (10.4%)	20 (41.7%)	23 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,605
Roderick R Paige Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7501 Curry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2855	393	27	14.5	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	163 (41.5%)	227 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.5	2710^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		21.5	3943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	1233	9.1	0.0	40.0	10.0			41.0	54.2	55.3	14.6	56.0	33.3	$17,097
McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Homestead Rd	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6979	386	26	14.8	96.9%	2 (0.5%)	234 (60.6%)	147 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43.3	2496^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.1%		34	3189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	693							23.8	44.6	58.3	23.8	50.0	64.6	$18,654
Kashmere Gardens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Lockwood Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4160	329	23	14.3	98.5%	1 (0.3%)	272 (82.7%)	54 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32	3295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		30.7	3385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	90							34.2	43.9	41.2	35.1	51.2	33.3	$18,917
Shadydale Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 633-5150	576	39	14.8	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	314 (54.5%)	252 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21.7	3952^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		33	3251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	30.1%	701	4.4	17.7	16.7	17.9	20.0	0.0	33.3	43.7	47.8	15.1	36.0	28.3	$12,669
Isaacs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Pickfair St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4120	241	19	12.6	98.8%	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.0%)	164 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	3899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		27	3606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	293	0.0			33.3			41.9	36.4	42.9	33.3	30.3	26.7	$17,166
Berry Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2310 Berry Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2700	745	48	15.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	37 (5.0%)	702 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66	1301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.6	1690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.7%	389	34.5	16.7	40.0	68.4	57.9		61.7	57.9	62.4	60.4	47.6	51.0	$14,582
Ross Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2819 Bay St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4550	262	22	11.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	111 (42.4%)	146 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	41.4	2627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		34.7	3144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	517				0.0			37.9	55.6	44.7	37.5	44.4	47.4	$12,111
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2900	289	18	16.0	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	70 (24.2%)	210 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26	3691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	20.2%		13.7	4350^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	659	0.0						40.0	37.3	44.4	33.3	37.3	33.3	$10,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Cook Junior Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cook Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cook Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Key Middle
High : Kashmere High School

What district is Cook Junior Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cook Junior Elementary?

Students at Cook Junior Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 45% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cook Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Cook Junior Elementary.

Is Cook Junior Elementary a good school?

Cook Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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