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Cunningham Elementary

Q: Is Cunningham Elementary a good school?

Cunningham Elementary ranks 1257 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cunningham Elementary in Austin, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 346 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the 78745 area, and it is part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd).

Cunningham has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, rising from a 1-star rating to a consistent 4-star rating, now ranking in the 73rd percentile of all Texas elementary schools. Its most outstanding feature is exceptional support for Special Education students, who perform in the 92nd percentile—a level far exceeding nearby schools. The school also excels with its White student population, ranking in the 94th percentile, and has shown dramatic improvement for male students, who jumped from the 38th to the 74th percentile in just two years. This consistent upward trajectory, gaining 36 percentile points since 2019, sets Cunningham apart from peers like Pleasant Hill Elementary and Odom Elementary, which rank much lower. With a moderate free/reduced lunch rate of 53.47%, Cunningham defies the trend seen in its neighborhood, where schools with higher poverty rates struggle, and competes well with higher-performing schools like Sunset Valley Elementary.

Despite these strengths, Cunningham faces key challenges. The school shows a clear strength in Reading, with 75% of 5th graders proficient, compared to only 55% in Math, indicating a need for renewed focus on math instruction. Additionally, there is a significant achievement gap for Hispanic students, who rank in the 48th percentile, compared to the 78th percentile for White students. Closing this gap is the school's most important opportunity for further improvement. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10:1 and higher per-student spending, Cunningham is well-resourced to address these areas and continue its impressive upward trend.

346

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,583

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Berkeley Ave
Austin, TX 78745-4334

(512) 414-2067

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Cunningham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Covington Middle
High:	Crockett Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

1,257^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 55 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	67.2	1257 of 4627	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	1345 of 4651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	2111 of 4710	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2048 of 4647	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1545 of 4581	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	1994 of 4578	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	2830 of 4479	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2906 of 4359	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	3740 of 4329	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	3533 of 4286	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.4	2728 of 4320	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	3149 of 4260	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.9	2542 of 4221	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	2529 of 4206	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	2657 of 4095	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.8	3023 of 3937	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.5	2767 of 3884	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.9	2481 of 3768	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	1595 of 3724	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	1994 of 3476	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.3	1410 of 3475	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.4	2205 of 3465	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	30.6	1941 of 2515	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2031 of 2483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	2401 of 4461	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3211 of 4331	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3611 of 4295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3115 of 4240	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	1132 of 2918	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	2442 of 3668	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1968 of 3556	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1991 of 3487	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	2246 of 3446	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2585 of 3333	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2572 of 3226	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	1570 of 4575	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	1509 of 3744	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	1923 of 4658	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1985 of 4588	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	1081 of 4561	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	2099 of 4499	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	2640 of 4348	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2864 of 4306	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1420 of 3075	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.8	305 of 2619	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	942 of 2980	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	344 of 2958	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	1544 of 3006	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	1008 of 3184	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	2295 of 4413	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	2396 of 3644	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3709 of 4465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3402 of 4401	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2009 of 4376	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	3414 of 4329	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3319 of 4188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3489 of 4168	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2920 of 4520	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2139 of 3705	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3288 of 4594	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3111 of 4521	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2695 of 4477	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2839 of 4451	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3152 of 4309	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3750 of 4264	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1178 of 4582	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	1009 of 3739	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.4	2858 of 4647	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2134 of 4585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2165 of 4563	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	1865 of 4498	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	2874 of 4357	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3009 of 4319	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	58.2	462 of 1112	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	297 of 1046	71.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	363 of 4301	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	72.0	586 of 3549	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	2018 of 4292	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1659 of 4086	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2029 of 3952	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	1234 of 3799	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	1495 of 3684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	897 of 3558	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	674 of 3006	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	167 of 2612	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	68.8	817 of 3108	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	891 of 3106	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	1024 of 3082	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	767 of 3082	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	1074 of 3142	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1539 of 3127	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)58th percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-37 vs school

African American (2019)23rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 1, 2014

We love Cunningham Elementary, the teachers, staff, and principal. Also, the results for tests on SchoolDigger don't match up with the TEA site, the scores are much better on the official TEA report for Cunningham. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 2, 2014

Our daughter is finishing her third year at Cunningham and we've had nothing but great success. There are so many programs and great staff. Each year the teachers have been very engaged in my daughter's learning and met her advanced needs very well. I love the diversity of the school and look forward to three more fantastic years. Parent involvement is the key to any great school so if you're concerned with your child's learning, get involved. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Berkeley Ave	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2067	346	35	10.0	53.5%	113 (32.7%)	12 (3.5%)	204 (59.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	67.2	1257^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.8%		65.1	1345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.1%	88							66.0	53.7	75.0	54.9	42.6	55.0	$14,583
Wayside Eden Park Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6215 Menchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9106	235	11	21.3	45.5%	54 (23.0%)	20 (8.5%)	146 (62.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	39.3	2812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.8	2204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.6%	608							34.8	36.0	66.7	34.8	40.0	52.4	$9,461
Odom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Turtle Creek Blvd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2388	286	25	11.4	86.0%	20 (7.0%)	10 (3.5%)	253 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15	4296^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.2%		28.7	3515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	781	42.9	15.4	27.3	18.2	0.0	0.0	40.7	20.8	38.5	32.4	18.5	20.0	$15,060
Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Jones Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2392	441	29	15.1	34.9%	163 (37.0%)	8 (1.8%)	249 (56.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	89.1	418^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.0%		68.6	1186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%	768	0.0			0.0			80.4	70.4	77.1	74.0	68.5	61.2	$10,087
Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	265	28	9.4	43.4%	96 (36.2%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (48.3%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	67.4	1252^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.3	1419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.5%	167			0.0			0.0	50.0	75.0	59.4	43.3	55.8	58.1	$14,218
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Cir S Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4453	422	36	11.7	88.2%	31 (7.3%)	40 (9.5%)	332 (78.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	15.7	4255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.4	3952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	303	33.3	0.0	40.0			30.0	31.6	34.8	36.4	18.2	27.5	34.6	$13,631
Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Croftwood Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2537	428	32	13.3	34.6%	187 (43.7%)	13 (3.0%)	198 (46.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	51.7	2025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		48.2	2246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%	221							50.0	57.1	65.4	29.3	44.2	47.5	$10,169
St Elmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W St Elmo Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4477	305	25	12.0	80.7%	61 (20.0%)	17 (5.6%)	210 (68.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34	3151^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.9%		29.1	3486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	335	0.0	33.3	0.0			16.7	36.4	58.8	55.3	17.7	46.3	21.4	$12,871
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Mairo St	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2525	377	34	11.2	71.9%	45 (11.9%)	18 (4.8%)	276 (73.2%)	15 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	45.5	2361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.7	2944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.7%	583	16.7	16.7		0.0	0.0		54.4	49.0	52.0	44.4	47.1	34.0	$14,038
Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Kentish Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2700	555	44	12.5	29.5%	252 (45.4%)	10 (1.8%)	221 (39.8%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	65.1	1339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.1%		72.9	1006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.4%	333							56.8	67.1	76.5	39.8	54.3	43.5	$10,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Cunningham Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cunningham Elementary?

Students at Cunningham Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 33% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Cunningham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Cunningham Elementary.

Is Cunningham Elementary a good school?

Cunningham Elementary ranks 1257^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cunningham Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Cunningham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cunningham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Covington Middle
High : Crockett Early College High School

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