📍 425 S Cockrell Hill, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Cockrell Hill el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 756 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melvlyn Lowe. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cockrell Hill el enrolls 756 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 433 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 269 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.4% |
| White | 16 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 756 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 495 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cockrell Hill el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 111.
Cockrell Hill el is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 756 students, Cockrell Hill el is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large