Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINWELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262853006400
Cooper Elementary School
7559 N 14TH ST, KALAMAZOO, MI 49009 · (269) 349-2674 · Kalamazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
66 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cooper Elementary School→Plainwell Middle School
Based on grade levels within Plainwell Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Elementary School
Cooper Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary School this school | 288 | 22.9% | 44.8% |
| Roguewood Elementary School ROCKFORD | 283 | 20.8% | 67.0% |
| Bentheim Elementary School HAMILTON | 281 | 26.3% | 57.3% |
| Shay Elementary School HARBOR SPGS | 258 | 23.3% | 44.2% |
| Freeland Learning Center FREELAND | 295 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Walden Green Montessori SPRING LAKE | 251 | 25.5% | 74.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kalamazoo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #577 of 1,085 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #457 of 1,072 | #11 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #343 of 1,139 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,134 of 1,630 | #29 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #953 of 1,424 | #28 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #1,186 of 1,424 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #1,343 of 1,563 | #39 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #390 of 440 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
288
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 23% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 15.1 | 18.7:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 21% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 13% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (283 to 288); teachers up 13% (15.1 to 17).
About Cooper Elementary School
Cooper Elementary School sits in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 288 students enrolled. That is 22% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Plainwell Community Schools serves 2,620 students across 6 schools.
Roughly 91% of students at Cooper Elementary School are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Kalamazoo County residents are about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cooper Elementary School scores 16%.
Cooper Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.1 students per teacher. At Cooper Elementary School, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 45% average for public schools in Kalamazoo County is 22 points higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.1% at Cooper Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%.
In Kalamazoo County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,532, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 93 public schools in the county, enrolling about 34,151, Cooper Elementary School among them.
Parchment Northwood Elem School is about 3.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Cooper Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cooper Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Cooper Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 5%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.3 to 16.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Cooper Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
262,375
Census ACS
Median income
$72,532
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
34,151 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainwell Community Schools
- Plainwell High SchoolHigh · 828 students
- Plainwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Gilkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 86 students
Other schools in KALAMAZOO
- Loy Norrix High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Kalamazoo Central High SchoolHigh · 1,613 students
- Maple Street Magnet School for the ArtsMiddle · 889 students
- Milwood Magnet SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Linden Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Comstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other Cooper Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cooper Elementary. Cooper Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 12.
- Cooper Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 1,520 students
- Cooper ElementaryVacaville, CA · 710 students
- COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLA VISTA, AR · 628 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 516 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolCOOPER, TX · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Parchment Northwood Elem School3.4 mi · 178
- Kalamazoo Central High School3.9 mi · 1,613
- Alamo Elementary School3.9 mi · 287
- Indian Prairie Elementary School4.1 mi · 169
- Parchment North Elem School4.2 mi · 208
- Parchment Middle School4.2 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cooper Elementary School?
Cooper Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cooper Elementary School serve?
Cooper Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cooper Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Cooper Elementary School.
How diverse is Cooper Elementary School?
Cooper Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cooper Elementary School?
Cooper Elementary School is overseen by Plainwell Community Schools in Kalamazoo County.
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