Cope Middle School

Cope Middle School is a sprawling 6-8 campus in Bossier City, Louisiana, run under Bossier Parish. The school teaches 752 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% bigger than the state mean of about 440.

Cope Middle School is one of 34 schools operated by Bossier Parish, a district that works with 22,233 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cope Middle School logs that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Cope Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 31.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bossier Parish) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,617 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Bossier Parish runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), of which Cope Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cope Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 32.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cope Middle School has edged down 4%, going from 781 students in 2018 to 752 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.