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Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001717
Cooper Middle
2277 West Bellaire Way, Fresno, CA 93705 · (559) 248-7050 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
463 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 36% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 26.1% | 29.0% | 33.9% |
| Math | 9.5% | 14.8% | 28.9% | 46.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 44.9% | 32.4% |
| 2017-18 | 48.5% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 43.9% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cooper Middle
Cooper Middle's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Middle this school | 538 | 86.1% | 30.6% |
| Seaside Middle Seaside | 521 | 83.5% | 25.5% |
| Auburndale Intermediate Corona | 640 | 89.2% | 24.3% |
| Central Middle Riverside | 621 | 83.3% | 30.6% |
| Upland Junior High Upland | 599 | 91.3% | 24.1% |
| Winton Middle Hayward | 582 | 86.4% | 22.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cooper Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #725 of 1,224 | #19 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #740 of 1,227 ▲ 23 | #19 of 40 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #792 of 1,227 ▼ 97 | #20 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #526 of 1,214 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #864 of 1,377 | #30 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #248 of 1,279 | #9 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #843 of 1,278 | #22 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #397 of 1,329 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #694 of 930 | #8 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 29.4 | 18.3:1 | 86% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 29.4 | 18.8:1 | 86% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 28.4 | 19.0:1 | 86% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 23 | 24.5:1 | 87% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 88% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 89% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | N/A | N/A | 89% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 84% (657) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 39 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (591 to 538); teachers up 18% (25 to 29.4).
About Cooper Middle
Cooper Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Fresno, California, (ZIP code 93705). It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 538 students.
Fresno Unified has a total of 100 schools and 67,873 students, Cooper Middle among them.
Hispanic students are 78% of those enrolled at Cooper Middle. The next largest groups are 7% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Fresno County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Cooper Middle are from different groups.
Teacher count: 29.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.3:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Roughly 86% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fresno County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
Cooper Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.1% for Cooper Middle. The school posts 30.6%, 1.5 points above the prediction.
Census data for Fresno County show the median household earns about $74,201 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Cooper Middle, Fresno County has 368 public schools.
Cooper Middle's closest public school neighbor is Wilson Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Cooper Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Cooper Middle's average proficiency of 30.6% compares with 25.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Cooper Middle falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 563 students in 2020-21 to 538 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 24.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Other Cooper Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cooper Middle. Cooper Middle is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Cooper Middle SchoolAustell, GA · 1,000 students
- Cooper MiddleMcLean, VA · 997 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolBuffalo Grove, IL · 732 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.1 mi · 669
- Aspen Valley Prep Academy0.2 mi · 320
- Dewolf Continuation High0.4 mi · 182
- Slater Elementary0.7 mi · 752
- Roeding Elementary0.8 mi · 704
- Deborah A. Williams Elementary1.1 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper MiddleHow many students attend Cooper Middle?
Cooper Middle enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cooper Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cooper Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cooper Middle have?
Cooper Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Cooper Middle?
Student demographics at Cooper Middle are roughly 7% White, 78% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cooper Middle?
Cooper Middle is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.