COOPER ES

COOPER ES, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, part of TULSA, hosts 516 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 41% larger than typical.

Within TULSA, which oversees 69 schools and 33,617 students, COOPER ES is one campus in the system.

Demographically, COOPER ES records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 14% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Tulsa County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tulsa County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tulsa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,009 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. COOPER ES is one of 180 public schools in Tulsa County (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students).

The closest other public school is East Central Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. COOPER ES's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 700 (now 516). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 56% to 64% over that span.

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