COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a sizable elementary school in BELLA VISTA, Arkansas, overseen by BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 628 students, covering grades K through 4. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 50% larger than that benchmark.

Within BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 24 schools and 19,575 students, COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household income runs about $93,506, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 628). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.