Cockrell Hill Elementary is located at 425 S. Cockrell Hill Rd, DeSoto, TX 75115, within the DeSoto Independent School District. The campus serves students in Kindergarten through grade 2. Enrollment stands at 468 students as per the recent data. The student–teacher ratio is 19:1. The student body is 46% female and 54% male. State testing shows 22% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 27% in reading, reflecting the significant instructional challenges that accompany 78% economically disadvantaged enrollment. One of DeSoto ISD's primary early-grade campuses, Cockrell Hill serves grades K–2 in a feeder configuration that places older elementary students at upper-grade partner schools, with 25 full-time teachers and a Gifted and Talented program available for qualifying students within DeSoto ISD's network of best elementary schools in Texas. Cockrell Hill Elementary is a boundary-based public campus in DeSoto ISD's split grade-span model, where K–2 and 3–5 campuses operate as coordinated feeder pairs within the district. The average home value in the surrounding DeSoto corridor trades near $355,000, according to current Dallas County market data. DeSoto ISD spends $15,436 per student annually — among the highest per-pupil figures in North Texas — directing substantial resources toward early-grade instruction and intervention at campuses like Cockrell Hill.