Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 3.3 points above the 84.7 average among 907 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Cowan Elem
Travis County · Region 13: Austin · 551 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 85/1002025-26
- Change
- −9 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- −3.2 ptsvs 88.2 average · 929 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 687 of 929tied with 25 others
- Score vs region
- +5.1 ptsvs 79.9 average · 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin
- Region 13: Austin placement
- 198 of 519tied with 15 others
- Score vs county
- +7.1 ptsvs 77.9 average · 195 rated schools in Travis County
- Travis County placement
- 66 of 195tied with 8 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- +4.8 ptsvs 80.2 average · 4,766 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,724 of 4,766tied with 144 others
- Score vs state
- +3.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 3,064 of 7,646tied with 260 others
B85
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 95 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 88.2 average for 929 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 79.9 average for 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin.The current score is above the 77.9 average for 195 rated schools in Travis County.The current score is above the 80.2 average for 4,766 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
Academic Growth above the similar-context average
88 +6.6 pts vs 81.4
- 88 is 6.6 points above the 81.4 average among 893 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Recent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 9.2 points above the 78.8 average among 504 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 13: Austin averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 56%vs 50.2% avg · +5.8 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 24.6% avg · +8.4 pts
Among 506 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Region 13: Austin averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 48%vs 45.2% avg · +2.8 pts
- Masters
- 22%vs 20.6% avg · +1.4 pts
Among 503 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 11 points above the 77 average among 192 schools in Travis County reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Travis County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 56%vs 47.1% avg · +8.9 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 24.1% avg · +8.9 pts
Among 192 schools in Travis County reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Travis County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 48%vs 42.9% avg · +5.1 pts
- Masters
- 22%vs 20.1% avg · +1.9 pts
Among 192 schools in Travis County reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 7.7 points above the 80.3 average among 4,564 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 56%vs 50.1% avg · +5.9 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 23.5% avg · +9.5 pts
Among 4,564 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Reading above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 69%vs 55.3% avg · +13.7 pts
- Masters
- 47%vs 26.6% avg · +20.4 pts
Among 4,564 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
School Progress rose 2 points
86 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 88 is 6.8 points above the 81.2 average among 7,238 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 56%vs 50.8% avg · +5.2 pts
- Masters
- 33%vs 22.8% avg · +10.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 48%vs 46.3% avg · +1.7 pts
- Masters
- 22%vs 19.7% avg · +2.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Read the full rating context and placement
Cowan Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 88.2 average for 929 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 687th of 929 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 25 others).
Cowan Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.9 average for 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 198th of 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin (tied with 15 others).
Cowan Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.9 average for 195 rated schools in Travis County. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 66th of 195 rated schools in Travis County (tied with 8 others).
Cowan Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.2 average for 4,766 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,724th of 4,766 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 144 others).
Cowan Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 9 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 3,064th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 260 others).
Put the numbers in context
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Compare against
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 95 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
View the yearly scores and comparisons
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 85 | 88.2 929 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | B | 85 | 88.1 917 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | B | 81 | 86.8 903 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | A | 90 | 87.1 887 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 94 | 88.3 871 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Cowan Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (929 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 83 | B | 7 |
| School Progress | 88 | B | 2 |
| Closing the Gaps | 79 | C | 1 |
| Academic Growth | 88 | B | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 67 | D | 3 |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (88), so Student Achievement (83) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (929 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 551
- Economically disadvantaged
- 26.5%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 9.6%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 26.1%+9.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 94.6%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 11.7%+1.8 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Cowan Elem
- African American 2.2%
- Hispanic 39.9%
- White 45%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 5.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.4%
- Two or More Races 6.7%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 929 reporting for every category shown · 929 in full cohort
- African American 8.9%
- Hispanic 28%
- White 48.2%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 9.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5%
Selected comparison average For Region 13: Austin · 519 reporting for every category shown · 519 in full cohort
- African American 6.8%
- Hispanic 49.9%
- White 31.9%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.4%
Selected comparison average For Travis County · 195 reporting for every category shown · 195 in full cohort
- African American 9.2%
- Hispanic 55.1%
- White 25.8%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 5.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.9%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,766 reporting for every category shown · 4,766 in full cohort
- African American 12.1%
- Hispanic 54.9%
- White 24.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.5%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 551
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 146
- Emergent bilingual students
- 53
- Special education students
- 144
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 17
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 430
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 4%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 551 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 4 (0.7%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 551
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- −4
Decrease · −0.7%
- Change since 2021–22
- −33
Decrease · −5.7%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 551
- Selected comparison
- 828.7
| School year | Students enrolledCowan Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 584 | First available year | 845.9 |
| 2022–23 | 544 | Decrease of 40 (6.8%) | 850.3 |
| 2023–24 | 546 | Increase of 2 (0.4%) | 844.7 |
| 2024–25 | 555 | Increase of 9 (1.6%) | 840.3 |
| 2025–26 | 551 | Decrease of 4 (0.7%) | 828.7 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 568
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 665 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 610 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 572 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 561 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 568 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Cowan Elem
- Parent district: Austin ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $11,762
- Selected comparison
- $11,365
For 2025, TEA reported $11,762 per student for this campus, $26,839 per student for its parent district, Austin ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Cowan Elem | Parent district: Austin ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6,646 | $13,757 | $13,054 | $7,563 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 820 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $7,075 | $14,067 | $13,108 | $7,643 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 835 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $7,281 | $16,747 | $14,058 | $7,958 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 845 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $8,250 | $18,042 | $14,797 | $8,419 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 853 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $13,225 | $18,220 | $15,708 | $9,647 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 870 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $10,251 | $16,721 | $16,792 | $10,137 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 888 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $11,299 | $19,064 | $18,125 | $11,311 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 902 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $11,762 | $26,839 | $18,972 | $11,365 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 916 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $66,086−$2,323 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 44−9.4 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 12.5−2.2 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Cowan Elem
- Beginning 9%
- 1 to 5 years 36.7%
- 6 to 10 years 13.6%
- 11 to 20 years 18.1%
- 21 to 30 years 15.8%
- Over 30 years 6.8%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 929 reporting for every category shown · 929 in full cohort
- Beginning 4.8%
- 1 to 5 years 22.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.8%
- 11 to 20 years 32.2%
- 21 to 30 years 17.3%
- Over 30 years 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 13: Austin · 519 reporting for every category shown · 519 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.9%
- 1 to 5 years 28%
- 6 to 10 years 19.4%
- 11 to 20 years 28.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.4%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Selected comparison average For Travis County · 195 reporting for every category shown · 195 in full cohort
- Beginning 6%
- 1 to 5 years 30.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 26.7%
- 21 to 30 years 13.2%
- Over 30 years 2.8%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,766 reporting for every category shown · 4,766 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 26.3%
- 6 to 10 years 19.6%
- 11 to 20 years 29%
- 21 to 30 years 15.6%
- Over 30 years 3.1%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classCowan Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 18.6 |
| Grade 1 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 19.6 |
| Grade 3 | 19.5 | 20.5 |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 20.1 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 21.8 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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