Leila P Cowart Elementary

Summary:

Leila P Cowart Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 559 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 557 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leila P Cowart Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Dallas ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 30.61% at Leila P Cowart Elementary, compared to 41.82% for Dallas ISD and 48.85% for Texas. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 1,643 out of 4,329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3,317 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars out of 5 to 1 star out of 5 in the current school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Maria Moreno STEAM Academy and Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff, which also serve predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, generally perform better than Leila P Cowart Elementary on academic measures. This suggests that the challenges faced by Leila P Cowart Elementary may be more complex than just funding and staffing, and the school may benefit from exploring effective strategies and best practices from its higher-performing neighbors.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1515 S Ravinia Dr
       Dallas, TX  75211-5742


(972) 794-5500

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3317th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,281 Help


Students who attend Leila P Cowart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    L V Stockard Middle
High:    Moises E Molina High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  515

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.7%
White:
1.9%
American Indian:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93% Help


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Compare Details Leila P Cowart Elementary ranks worse than 71% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 90th among 145 ranked elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.7%), White (1.9%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leila P Cowart Elementary is 12.8, which is the 54th best among 145 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leila P Cowart Elementary is $12,281. 91 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leila P Cowart Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leila P Cowart Elementary 3317th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Leila P Cowart Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Leila P Cowart Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.31 3184th 3465 8.1%
2005 21.20 3137th 3475 9.7%
2006 34.42 2700th 3476 22.3%
2007 41.97 2606th 3724 30.0%
2008 45.08 2411th 3768 36.0%
2009 47.08 2394th 3884 38.4%
2010 38.76 2888th 3937 26.6%
2011 19.86 3737th 4095 8.7%
2012 25.78 3615th 4206 14.1%
2013 32.69 3273rd 4221 22.5%
2014 22.99 3701st 4260 13.1%
2015 28.27 3423rd 4320 20.8%
2016 44.98 2542nd 4286 40.7%
2017 56.47 1643rd 4329 62.0%
2018 56.53 1656th 4359 62.0%
2019 47.84 2169th 4479 51.6%
2021 29.72 3189th 4578 30.3%
2022 43.33 2531st 4581 44.8%
2023 39.18 2854th 4647 38.6%
2024 31.99 3317th 4675 29.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.73 349th 3226 89.2%
2019 58.71 1147th 3333 65.6%
2021 45.86 1709th 3446 50.4%
2022 50.70 1604th 3487 54.0%
2023 52.57 1543rd 3556 56.6%
2024 50.25 1632nd 3638 55.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.34 3603rd 3684 2.2%
2021 23.86 3268th 3799 14.0%
2022 18.61 3744th 3952 5.3%
2023 25.15 3466th 4086 15.2%
2024 63.04 1090th 4261 74.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.93 666th 4264 84.4%
2019 61.27 1294th 4309 70.0%
2021 38.13 2848th 4451 36.0%
2022 55.42 1796th 4477 59.9%
2023 49.04 2243rd 4521 50.4%
2024 47.31 2371st 4560 48.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.66 1766th 4306 59.0%
2019 58.31 1589th 4348 63.5%
2021 38.10 2682nd 4499 40.4%
2022 51.17 2077th 4561 54.5%
2023 36.26 3029th 4588 34.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.09 1965th 3106 36.7%
2019 51.22 1981st 3184 37.8%
2021 35.30 2203rd 3006 26.7%
2022 45.71 2020th 2958 31.7%
2023 35.11 2424th 2980 18.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.82 375th 4240 91.2%
2019 67.75 904th 4295 79.0%
2021 47.68 2009th 4331 53.6%
2022 59.73 1434th 4461 67.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.69 1606th 4319 62.8%
2019 40.35 2631st 4357 39.6%
2021 24.17 3583rd 4498 20.3%
2022 36.98 2928th 4563 35.8%
2023 42.52 2593rd 4585 43.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leila P Cowart Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.41 1196th 4168 71.3%
2019 55.38 1643rd 4188 60.8%
2021 36.65 2786th 4329 35.6%
2022 50.05 2092nd 4376 52.2%
2023 46.08 2338th 4401 46.9%
2024 43.82 2498th 4431 43.6%
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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 Leila P Cowart Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 132 38 4 746 7 n/a n/a 0 927
1989 108 45 5 847 10 n/a n/a 0 1015
1990 94 47 4 917 14 n/a n/a 0 1076
1991 91 42 4 985 6 n/a n/a 0 1128
1992 79 39 4 1015 7 n/a n/a 0 1144
1993 75 39 3 1053 9 n/a n/a 0 1179
1994 71 45 3 1033 1 n/a n/a 0 1153
1995 47 34 2 1121 2 n/a n/a 0 1206
1996 47 34 2 1121 2 n/a n/a 0 1206
1997 43 39 1 1046 3 n/a n/a 0 1132
1998 33 34 2 1054 6 n/a n/a 0 1129
1999 32 31 3 1112 10 n/a n/a 0 1188
2000 29 18 1 1111 11 n/a n/a 0 1170
2001 16 16 0 1103 9 n/a n/a 0 1144
2002 13 9 2 1133 5 n/a n/a 0 1162
2003 13 9 2 1133 5 n/a n/a 0 1162
2004 12 11 1 1121 5 n/a n/a 0 1150
2005 7 8 0 1111 1 n/a n/a 0 1127
2006 6 8 1 1106 3 n/a n/a 0 1124
2007 2 10 1 852 5 n/a n/a 0 870
2008 8 7 1 799 6 n/a n/a 0 821
2009 5 8 1 751 0 n/a n/a 0 765
2010 8 9 0 762 0 n/a n/a 0 779
2011 8 8 0 734 0 0 0 0 750
2012 11 2 0 707 0 0 0 0 720
2013 9 2 0 609 0 0 0 0 620
2014 8 3 0 592 0 0 0 0 603
2015 7 5 0 645 2 0 0 0 659
2016 12 5 0 593 3 0 0 0 613
2017 9 6 1 575 3 0 1 0 595
2018 8 3 1 562 3 0 1 0 578
2019 8 3 0 562 3 0 1 0 577
2020 11 4 1 566 1 0 2 0 585
2021 5 2 1 522 3 0 0 0 533
2022 9 2 1 535 0 0 1 0 548
2023 9 3 0 546 0 0 1 0 559
2024 10 2 0 498 3 0 2 0 515

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 Leila P Cowart Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 927 42.0 22.0 n/a
1989 1015 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1076 62.0 17.3 n/a
1991 1128 62.5 18.0 n/a
1992 1144 66.8 17.1 64.9
1993 1179 64.0 18.4 81.3
1994 1153 63.7 18.1 75.8
1995 1206 65.6 18.4 74.6
1996 1206 65.6 18.4 74.6
1997 1132 60.2 18.8 77.2
1998 1129 64.8 17.4 76.8
1999 1188 58.2 20.4 87.6
2000 1170 61.1 19.1 87.4
2001 1144 64.8 17.7 88.4
2002 1162 61.2 19.0 90.2
2003 1162 61.2 19.0 90.2
2004 1150 61.9 18.6 93.1
2005 1127 64.3 17.5 91.5
2006 1124 64.9 17.3 92.1
2007 870 57.7 15.1 91
2008 821 52.7 15.6 92.1
2009 765 49.5 15.4 94.5
2010 779 46.6 16.7 95.8
2011 750 48.8 15.3 95.2
2012 720 45.0 16.0 94.7
2013 620 38.4 16.1 97.7
2014 603 35.5 16.9 98
2015 659 42.0 15.6 92
2016 613 40.0 15.3 94.3
2017 595 36.0 16.5 95.5
2018 578 37.0 15.6 93.6
2019 577 34.0 16.9 95
2020 585 38.0 15.3 93.2
2021 533 37.0 14.4 92.3
2022 548 38.6 14.1 90.1
2023 559 38.0 14.7 92.1
2024 515 40.0 12.8 93

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 Leila P Cowart Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 927 42.0 22.0 n/a
1989 1015 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1076 62.0 17.3 n/a
1991 1128 62.5 18.0 n/a
1992 1144 66.8 17.1 64.9
1993 1179 64.0 18.4 81.3
1994 1153 63.7 18.1 75.8
1995 1206 65.6 18.4 74.6
1996 1206 65.6 18.4 74.6
1997 1132 60.2 18.8 77.2
1998 1129 64.8 17.4 76.8
1999 1188 58.2 20.4 87.6
2000 1170 61.1 19.1 87.4
2001 1144 64.8 17.7 88.4
2002 1162 61.2 19.0 90.2
2003 1162 61.2 19.0 90.2
2004 1150 61.9 18.6 93.1
2005 1127 64.3 17.5 91.5
2006 1124 64.9 17.3 92.1
2007 870 57.7 15.1 91
2008 821 52.7 15.6 92.1
2009 765 49.5 15.4 94.5
2010 779 46.6 16.7 95.8
2011 750 48.8 15.3 95.2
2012 720 45.0 16.0 94.7
2013 620 38.4 16.1 97.7
2014 603 35.5 16.9 98
2015 659 42.0 15.6 92
2016 613 40.0 15.3 94.3
2017 595 36.0 16.5 95.5
2018 578 37.0 15.6 93.6
2019 577 34.0 16.9 95
2020 585 38.0 15.3 93.2
2021 533 37.0 14.4 92.3
2022 548 38.6 14.1 90.1
2023 559 38.0 14.7 92.1
2024 515 40.0 12.8 93

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 Leila P Cowart Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,619 (16.5%) $8,209 (83.5%) $9,827
2020 $1,993 (18.0%) $9,095 (82.0%) $11,088
2021 $1,465 (11.9%) $10,816 (88.1%) $12,281

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Leila P Cowart Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2169th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2854th of 4647 Elementary schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3832
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3648
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3827
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3730
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3542
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)3527
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)4646
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Leila P Cowart Elementary)6547
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Leila P Cowart Elementary)6026
 34%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Leila P Cowart Elementary)7221
 51%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6343
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students577559
 3.1%
African American33
American Indian30
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic562546
 2.8%
Pacific Islander00
White89
 12.5%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95%92.1%
 2.8%


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Students who attend Leila P Cowart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : L V Stockard Middle
High : Moises E Molina High School

Students at Leila P Cowart Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended Leila P Cowart Elementary.

Leila P Cowart Elementary ranks 3317th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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