Cook Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cook Elementary School serves 433 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3173rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000309 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 433 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.9% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cook Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Cook Elementary School is the 39th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 434 students, so Cook Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 73 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 53, against an average of 62 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 54 in kindergarten and 53 in grade 5. It also enrolls 73 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cook Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 433 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Cook Elementary School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Basis Austin, 0.5 miles away in Basis Texas. There are 45 elementary schools within 5 miles and 127 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.2% |
| White | 4.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 73 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1511 Cripple Creek Dr., Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512)414-2510
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cook Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Austin | Basis Texas | 0.5 mi | 155 | 13 | – |
| Basis Austin Primary School | Basis Texas | 0.5 mi | 243 | 14.4 | – |
| McBee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 347 | 11.5 | 94.5% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Padron Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 625 | 14.4 | 95.8% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 496 | 12.9 | 92.1% |
| Guerrero Thompson | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 548 | 14.4 | 96.7% |
| Barrington Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 405 | 14.4 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.