Cooper Elementary School

Cooper Elementary School operates as a well-populated K-5 school in Loganville, Georgia, one of the schools within Gwinnett County. Current enrollment sits at 1,520 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 151% bigger than typical.

Gwinnett County runs 141 schools in total, collectively educating 182,518 students. Cooper Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Cooper Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, Cooper Elementary School lists 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cooper Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Gwinnett County put median household income runs about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Cooper Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

McConnell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cooper Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cooper Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.8%.

Cooper Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cooper Elementary School has rose 7%, going from 1,423 students in 2018 to 1,520 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.