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Enrollment
501
Middle
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM CITY·NCES 402529001195
Cooper Middle School
8001 Riverbend Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 · (405) 720-9887 · Oklahoma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
441 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 68%
Community
1
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 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 35% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 73% · 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
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
14.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Middle School this school | 501 | 88.0% | 18.2% |
| John Marshall Middle School Oklahoma City | 698 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Memorial Middle School Tulsa | 572 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Harding Charter Preparatory Ms at Independence Oklahoma City | 404 | 73.8% | 27.7% |
| Monroe Demonstration Middle School Tulsa | 657 | 91.5% | N/A |
| Central Middle School Tulsa | 296 | 92.9% | N/A |
Matched among Oklahoma 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Oklahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #206 of 222 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #189 of 223 | #24 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #196 of 211 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #102 of 356 | #31 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #8 of 237 | #3 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #27 of 237 | #6 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #36 of 308 | #19 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #27 of 113 | #4 of 15 |
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
501
-112 (-18%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 501 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 88% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 40.9 | 13.5:1 | 86% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 43.7 | 14.2:1 | 79% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 80% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 43.1 | 14.7:1 | 100% (634) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 77% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 66% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 57 | 16.4:1 | 28% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (634 to 501); teachers unchanged (43.1 to 43).
About Cooper Middle School
At 8001 Riverbend Boulevard in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Cooper Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. It reported 501 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Oklahoma have about 388 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
Cooper Middle School reports to PUTNAM CITY, which has 26 schools and 18,836 students.
Of every 100 students at Cooper Middle School, about 40 are Black, the largest group. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That is higher than the 14% Black share among all Oklahoma County residents. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Cooper Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cooper Middle School is 11.7:1, based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma, 15.7:1, is higher. Cooper Middle School counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County, the school's rate is higher.
Cooper Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cooper Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.2%; the prediction is 25.4%.
In Oklahoma County, home to about 806,199 people, the median household earns about $66,679 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Oklahoma County number 225, with about 161,569 students.
The closest school to Cooper Middle School is Northridge Elementary School, located about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Cooper Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Cooper Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cooper Middle School had a net loss of 112 students, or 18%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Cooper Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Oklahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
806,199
Census ACS
Median income
$66,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
225
161,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM CITY
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Putnam City North High SchoolHigh · 1,567 students
- James L. Capps Middle SchoolMiddle · 938 students
- Hefner Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
Other schools in Oklahoma City
- Epic Charter Virtual High SchoolHigh · 14,517 students
- Epic Charter Virtual Elementary SchoolElementary · 14,019 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Putnam City West High SchoolHigh · 2,032 students
- Putnam City High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Northwest Classen High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
Other Cooper Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cooper Middle. Cooper Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Cooper Middle SchoolAustell, GA · 1,000 students
- Cooper MiddleMcLean, VA · 997 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolBuffalo Grove, IL · 732 students
- Cooper MiddleFresno, CA · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Northridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 700
- Tulakes Elementary School1.4 mi · 520
- James L. Capps Middle School1.7 mi · 938
- Wiley Post Elementary School1.9 mi · 678
- Bethany High School2.2 mi · 558
- Hefner Middle School2.3 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cooper Middle School?
Cooper Middle School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cooper Middle School serve?
Cooper Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cooper Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cooper Middle School is approximately 11.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cooper Middle School?
Cooper Middle School reports a student body of 18% White, 21% Hispanic, 40% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Cooper Middle School?
Cooper Middle School is overseen by PUTNAM CITY in Oklahoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.