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Nancy J Cochran Elementary

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Nancy J Cochran Elementary ranks 2777 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2777^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nancy J Cochran Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, TX, serving 455 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). This school has undergone a remarkable transformation, rising from the bottom 5th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 40th percentile today, making it one of the most improved elementary schools in the area.

Cochran stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. The school ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide for its African American students and achieves top-tier results for Special Education students (89th percentile) and English Language Learners (76th percentile). Its bilingual program is a clear strength, with 5th graders scoring 77.78% proficient on the Spanish Reading STAAR test in 2024-2025—far exceeding the district average of 49.02% and state average of 32.91%. However, the school faces challenges: male students perform significantly lower than female students (28th percentile vs. 53rd percentile), and math proficiency rates lag behind district and state averages across all grade levels. The Gifted and Talented program also needs attention, ranking in the 2nd percentile.

Compared to nearby schools, Cochran invests more per student at $15,922 (2020-2021), versus $12,064 at Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary and $11,855 at Arcadia Park Elementary. While Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary remains the top-performing neighbor at the 89th percentile, Cochran's trajectory is notably upward, unlike Anson Jones Elementary, which has been declining. For parents seeking a school that has demonstrated a strong commitment to improvement and excels with diverse learners, Cochran offers a compelling option worth exploring.

455

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,453

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6000 Keeneland Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75211-6930

(972) 794-4600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nancy J Cochran Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	L V Stockard Middle
High:	Moises E Molina High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.8%

African American:

25.1%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,777^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas 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	39.6	2777 of 4627	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	2385 of 4651	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2394 of 4710	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3984 of 4647	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	3619 of 4581	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3707 of 4578	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4236 of 4479	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3287 of 4359	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	3348 of 4329	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	3697 of 4286	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	4156 of 4320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	3910 of 4260	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	3755 of 4221	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	3489 of 4206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	3764 of 4095	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	3425 of 3937	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	3576 of 3884	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	3562 of 3768	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	3688 of 3724	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	3187 of 3476	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	3120 of 3475	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	3099 of 3465	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	435 of 2406	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	944 of 1905	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1212 of 2443	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.5	2195 of 2443	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1828 of 2421	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	2254 of 2444	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2270 of 2515	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	2144 of 2483	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	2053 of 4461	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	1477 of 4331	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	3100 of 4295	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	1812 of 4240	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	848 of 2918	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	863 of 3668	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	1153 of 3556	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	1170 of 3487	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	535 of 3446	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	1647 of 3333	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	760 of 3226	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	2158 of 4575	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	1562 of 3744	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2473 of 4658	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3609 of 4588	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3132 of 4561	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	3476 of 4499	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	3906 of 4348	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3840 of 4306	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	3012 of 3075	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	2119 of 2619	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2848 of 2980	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2563 of 2958	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2090 of 3006	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	2933 of 3184	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2310 of 3106	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2977 of 4413	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.1	1180 of 3644	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	1482 of 4465	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2093 of 4401	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2360 of 4376	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	2212 of 4329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3438 of 4188	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2035 of 4168	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	1566 of 4520	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	1157 of 3705	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1360 of 4594	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	30.6	3490 of 4521	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3243 of 4477	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	3265 of 4451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4000 of 4309	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2969 of 4264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3294 of 4582	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	1992 of 3739	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2219 of 4647	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.0	4148 of 4585	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3807 of 4563	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3760 of 4498	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	4260 of 4357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2744 of 4319	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	1673 of 4301	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	747 of 3549	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	479 of 4292	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	14.2	3987 of 4086	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	3230 of 3684	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2370 of 3558	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)82nd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Nancy J Cochran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Keeneland Pkwy	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4600	455	33	13.8	98.0%	8 (1.8%)	114 (25.1%)	322 (70.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	39.6	2777^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		46	2385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	392	38.1	55.2	44.4	14.3	0.0	21.4		40.4	50.0	62.5				38.9	38.5	37.8					$13,453
Life School Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	5525 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 623-0012	354	22	15.9	79.1%	11 (3.1%)	53 (15.0%)	285 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27.9	3566^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		19.4	4062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.7%	496							100.0	24.4	37.2	50.0	49.2	37.0	37.1	28.6	30.2	40.0	28.8	17.4	29.6	5.7	$8,487
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Duncanville Rd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1300	538	35	15.4	91.6%	14 (2.6%)	23 (4.3%)	492 (91.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	86.8	515^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.9%		77.7	849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	334	72.7	72.7	76.9					67.2	78.2	71.4				63.3	82.9	59.2					$10,583
Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 W Jefferson Blvd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5100	444	30	15.0	94.1%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	421 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	59.2	1646^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.4%		51.8	2039^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%	393	45.5	42.9	66.7					47.1	55.3	65.0				42.6	52.9	53.3					$11,790
Arcadia Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N Justin Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5300	568	39	14.5	95.4%	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.6%)	518 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	53	1963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	57.6%		38.8	2856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	893	25.7	25.0	58.3		8.3	50.0		51.6	46.2	54.2	43.7			34.9	68.1	56.9	47.9				$10,660
Leslie A Stemmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Knoxville St	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4900	603	40	15.0	95.7%	12 (2.0%)	34 (5.6%)	542 (89.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	49.1	2166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		50.9	2093^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	73	45.5	60.6	43.8					53.2	42.6	57.9				46.3	47.5	41.4					$10,131
Golden Rule	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	622 Sunnyside Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	99	9	11.0	92.9%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	3549^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		52.2	2012^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	1537								62.5	15.4	50.0				44.4	15.4	33.3					$10,125
L O Donald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 Phinney Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5300	324	26	12.6	95.7%	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	303 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	1428^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.1%		44.9	2445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	1017	22.2	54.6	81.3	33.3				64.3	52.4	60.0				45.2	51.2	57.1					$12,520
Anson Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Meredith Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4700	539	34	15.8	98.1%	6 (1.1%)	15 (2.8%)	508 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	36.4	2987^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.2	3295^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	308	27.0	52.6	17.7			16.7		50.0	27.8	50.0	37.5			32.1	53.7	32.8	40.6				$10,523
La Academia De Estrellas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4680 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	La Academia De Estrellas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-8908	727	36	20.1	89.5%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	718 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43.5	2474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.9	2201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	273								33.7	46.6	52.2				30.3	69.3	46.7					$9,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Nancy J Cochran Elementary

How many students attend Nancy J Cochran Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Nancy J Cochran Elementary.

Is Nancy J Cochran Elementary a good school?

Nancy J Cochran Elementary ranks 2777^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nancy J Cochran Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nancy J Cochran Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : L V Stockard Middle
High : Moises E Molina High School

What district is Nancy J Cochran Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Nancy J Cochran Elementary?

Students at Nancy J Cochran Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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