Cooley Elementary

Summary:

Cooley Elementary is a public elementary school in El Paso, Texas, serving 411 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the El Paso Independent School District, which is ranked 610 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cooley Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in science where only 6.38% of 5th graders were proficient in 2023-2024, compared to 19.88% for the district and 26.29% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile for female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

While Cooley Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending level of $12,850 in 2020-2021, its performance is generally lower than nearby schools in the El Paso ISD, such as General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8, Crockett Elementary, and Hillside Elementary. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and Hispanic students at Cooley Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could be crucial in improving educational outcomes for the students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 107 N Collingsworth St
       El Paso, TX  79905-3010


(915) 236-8600

District: El Paso Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3765th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,850 Help


Students who attend Cooley Elementary usually attend:

High:    Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  382

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.0%
White:
2.9%
African American:
2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cooley Elementary ranks worse than 80.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 33rd among 42 ranked elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95%), White (2.9%), African American (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cooley Elementary is 13.7. 23 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cooley Elementary is $12,850. 23 elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cooley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cooley Elementary 3765th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Cooley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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El Paso Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks El Paso Independent School District (Isd) 610th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cooley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 32.43 2779th 3465 19.8%
2005 43.91 2307th 3475 33.6%
2006 50.61 2026th 3476 41.7%
2007 31.30 3019th 3724 18.9%
2008 18.19 3465th 3768 8.0%
2009 38.78 2805th 3884 27.8%
2010 47.62 2441st 3937 38.0%
2011 35.85 3139th 4095 23.3%
2012 43.49 2683rd 4206 36.2%
2013 46.24 2511th 4221 40.5%
2014 45.52 2616th 4260 38.6%
2015 22.73 3663rd 4320 15.2%
2016 15.10 3925th 4286 8.4%
2017 10.91 4166th 4329 3.8%
2018 18.18 3901st 4359 10.5%
2019 29.96 3344th 4479 25.3%
2021 21.12 3773rd 4578 17.6%
2022 31.45 3289th 4581 28.2%
2023 26.16 3619th 4647 22.1%
2024 24.70 3765th 4675 19.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.08 2597th 3226 19.5%
2019 54.60 1326th 3333 60.2%
2021 36.86 2254th 3446 34.6%
2022 39.90 2235th 3487 35.9%
2023 43.99 2018th 3556 43.3%
2024 30.74 2731st 3638 24.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.54 2811th 3558 21.0%
2019 28.46 2941st 3684 20.2%
2021 75.09 439th 3799 88.4%
2022 28.41 3139th 3952 20.6%
2023 17.56 3894th 4086 4.7%
2024 22.33 3708th 4261 13.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.48 3640th 4264 14.6%
2019 41.76 2667th 4309 38.1%
2021 30.53 3342nd 4451 24.9%
2022 46.23 2414th 4477 46.1%
2023 39.01 2938th 4521 35.0%
2024 30.56 3528th 4560 22.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.25 3866th 4306 10.2%
2019 24.99 3627th 4348 16.6%
2021 14.46 4257th 4499 5.4%
2022 20.58 3977th 4561 12.8%
2023 20.26 4010th 4588 12.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.80 3094th 3106 0.4%
2019 5.11 3147th 3184 1.2%
2021 14.88 2732nd 3006 9.1%
2022 37.65 2280th 2958 22.9%
2023 36.55 2376th 2980 20.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.62 3131st 4240 26.2%
2019 61.77 1226th 4295 71.5%
2021 41.20 2481st 4331 42.7%
2022 50.62 2049th 4461 54.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.29 3861st 4319 10.6%
2019 39.97 2664th 4357 38.9%
2021 33.16 2959th 4498 34.2%
2022 47.66 2301st 4563 49.6%
2023 35.81 3023rd 4585 34.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cooley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.35 3681st 4168 11.7%
2019 35.74 2916th 4188 30.4%
2021 26.25 3488th 4329 19.4%
2022 37.54 2922nd 4376 33.2%
2023 31.43 3302nd 4401 25.0%
2024 27.63 3541st 4431 20.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cooley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 7 6 0 803 0 n/a n/a 0 816
1990 10 3 0 770 4 n/a n/a 0 787
1991 13 0 0 841 7 n/a n/a 0 861
1992 5 0 0 858 4 n/a n/a 0 867
1993 3 1 0 808 4 n/a n/a 0 816
1994 2 2 0 837 4 n/a n/a 0 845
1995 10 8 0 850 3 n/a n/a 0 871
1996 10 8 0 850 3 n/a n/a 0 871
1997 13 5 0 811 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1998 6 0 0 782 0 n/a n/a 0 788
1999 9 0 0 759 0 n/a n/a 0 768
2000 11 0 0 733 0 n/a n/a 0 744
2001 6 0 0 717 0 n/a n/a 0 723
2002 5 0 0 629 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2003 5 0 0 629 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2004 3 2 0 621 0 n/a n/a 0 626
2005 2 1 1 607 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2006 2 1 0 584 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2007 1 1 0 545 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2008 0 0 0 550 1 n/a n/a 0 551
2009 2 1 0 527 1 n/a n/a 0 531
2010 2 0 0 503 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2011 1 0 1 537 1 0 0 0 540
2012 1 0 1 555 0 0 0 0 557
2013 2 1 1 535 1 0 0 0 540
2014 4 1 0 562 0 0 1 0 568
2015 2 0 0 558 0 0 1 0 561
2016 4 2 0 563 0 0 0 0 569
2017 3 0 0 527 0 0 0 0 530
2018 7 1 0 520 0 0 0 0 528
2019 3 0 0 461 0 0 0 0 464
2020 4 0 0 416 0 0 0 0 420
2021 3 0 0 390 0 0 0 0 393
2022 5 3 0 402 1 0 0 0 411
2023 8 6 0 397 0 0 0 0 411
2024 11 8 0 363 0 0 0 0 382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cooley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 816 n/a n/a n/a
1990 787 51.0 15.4 n/a
1991 861 50.6 17.0 n/a
1992 867 55.2 15.7 90.7
1993 816 56.0 14.6 90.4
1994 845 53.5 15.8 87.7
1995 871 55.0 15.8 87.9
1996 871 55.0 15.8 87.9
1997 829 50.4 16.4 89.6
1998 788 47.2 16.7 92.4
1999 768 43.5 17.7 94.9
2000 744 48.5 15.3 94.9
2001 723 49.4 14.6 95.9
2002 634 48.9 13.0 96.2
2003 634 48.9 13.0 96.2
2004 626 45.5 13.8 95.5
2005 611 45.0 13.6 96.1
2006 587 41.7 14.1 94.5
2007 548 43.9 12.5 95.1
2008 551 43.2 12.8 94.9
2009 531 40.2 13.2 96
2010 505 38.5 13.1 95.6
2011 540 36.9 14.6 96.1
2012 557 36.1 15.3 94.6
2013 540 35.1 15.3 94.6
2014 568 34.7 16.3 95.6
2015 561 36.0 15.5 93.2
2016 569 36.0 15.8 93
2017 530 34.2 15.4 94.3
2018 528 36.1 14.6 96.2
2019 464 35.0 13.2 95
2020 420 31.4 13.3 95.5
2021 393 28.7 13.6 99
2022 411 28.9 14.2 94.4
2023 411 29.9 13.7 96.6
2024 382 27.7 13.7 96.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cooley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 816 n/a n/a n/a
1990 787 51.0 15.4 n/a
1991 861 50.6 17.0 n/a
1992 867 55.2 15.7 90.7
1993 816 56.0 14.6 90.4
1994 845 53.5 15.8 87.7
1995 871 55.0 15.8 87.9
1996 871 55.0 15.8 87.9
1997 829 50.4 16.4 89.6
1998 788 47.2 16.7 92.4
1999 768 43.5 17.7 94.9
2000 744 48.5 15.3 94.9
2001 723 49.4 14.6 95.9
2002 634 48.9 13.0 96.2
2003 634 48.9 13.0 96.2
2004 626 45.5 13.8 95.5
2005 611 45.0 13.6 96.1
2006 587 41.7 14.1 94.5
2007 548 43.9 12.5 95.1
2008 551 43.2 12.8 94.9
2009 531 40.2 13.2 96
2010 505 38.5 13.1 95.6
2011 540 36.9 14.6 96.1
2012 557 36.1 15.3 94.6
2013 540 35.1 15.3 94.6
2014 568 34.7 16.3 95.6
2015 561 36.0 15.5 93.2
2016 569 36.0 15.8 93
2017 530 34.2 15.4 94.3
2018 528 36.1 14.6 96.2
2019 464 35.0 13.2 95
2020 420 31.4 13.3 95.5
2021 393 28.7 13.6 99
2022 411 28.9 14.2 94.4
2023 411 29.9 13.7 96.6
2024 382 27.7 13.7 96.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cooley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,387 (13.1%) $9,213 (86.9%) $10,600
2020 $2,183 (18.2%) $9,821 (81.8%) $12,005
2021 $2,551 (19.9%) $10,298 (80.1%) $12,850

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cooley Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3344th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3619th of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)3324
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4553
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)4926
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4941
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)4552
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4331
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)542
 37%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))2725
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)3125
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4850
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)4035
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4544
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)1938
 19%
   4th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))3336
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)017
 17%
   4th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))2920
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)3047
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5360
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)4330
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))6149
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Cooley Elementary)3126
 5%
   5th Grade Science (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))4834
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Cooley Elementary)5427
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))5635
 21%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cooley Elementary)250
 25%
   5th Grade Mathematics (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))2430
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2823
 5%
5th Grade Science (Cooley Elementary)130
 13%
   5th Grade Science (El Paso Independent School District (Isd))115
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students464411
 11.4%
African American06
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic461397
 13.9%
Pacific Islander00
White38
 166.7%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95%96.6%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cooley Elementary

Cooley Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 382 students attended Cooley Elementary.

Students who attend Cooley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jefferson High School

Students at Cooley Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American.


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