Cooley Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cooley Elementary School serves 393 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 3508th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 31.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001677 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 393 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.7% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Cooley Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 50 elementary schools in El Paso ISD, Cooley Elementary School is the 27th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 370; Cooley 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 77 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 46, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (46 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.2% here and 84.1% across El Paso ISD.
96.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso 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
With 31.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 393 students, Cooley Elementary School has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 393 students would have about 26.6 teachers, so Cooley Elementary School has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Cooley Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 83 other elementary schools, 31 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.2% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Black | 2.3% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
107 N Collingsworth St, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone: (915)236-8600
Website: cooley.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cooley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 0.5 mi | 1,231 | 17.1 | 96.2% |
| Hawkins Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 0.7 mi | 256 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Coach Wally Hartley PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,256 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| Hillside Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 348 | 11.3 | 87.6% |
| Zavala Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.8 mi | 253 | 11.3 | 96.4% |
| Ramona El STEM Academy | Ysleta ISD | 1.8 mi | 386 | 12.7 | 91.2% |
| Riverside Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 2.4 mi | 607 | 14.4 | 92.4% |
| Coldwell Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 2.4 mi | 354 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.