Cockrell Hill Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Desoto, Texas
Cockrell Hill Elementary in Desoto, Texas enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 47% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%
756 students in 2022-23, 468 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.4 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 756 | 39.4 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 24.9 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 397 | 25.0 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 409 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cockrell Hill Elementary enrolled 764 students and had 1.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.9, one per 409 of the 764 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.1% of students were Black, 42.1% Hispanic, 3.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black50.1%
- Hispanic42.1%
- White3.3%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Desoto
7 public elementary schools in Desoto report 2024-25 enrollment; Cockrell Hill Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Gradus Preparatory | 597 | 18.4 | 73.2% |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy | 536 | 18.8 | 35.8% |
| Golden Rule Desoto | 402 | 11.8 | 84.8% |
| Cockrell Hill Elementary | 397 | 15.9 | 57.2% |
| Woodridge Elementary | 362 | 15.7 | 55.8% |
| The Meadows Elementary | 312 | 20.4 | 72.1% |
| Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy | 263 | 19.9 | 48.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cockrell Hill Elementary
- Waterford Oaks ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 521 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Ruby Young Personalized Steam AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 263 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Cockrell Hill Elementary with Waterford Oaks ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Desoto ISD spends per student$13,676 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,676
- The largest public schools in TexasCockrell Hill Elementary is the number 3,380 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,380 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cockrell Hill Elementary
How many students attend Cockrell Hill Elementary?
397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 756 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Desoto, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cockrell Hill Elementary?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cockrell Hill Elementary a Title I school?
Cockrell Hill Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cockrell Hill Elementary in?
Desoto ISD, NCES district ID 4816860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481686006397 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.