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What's something COOPER EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COOPER ISD·NCES 481515001021
COOPER EL
1401 SW 8TH ST, COOPER, TX 75432 · (903) 395-2111 · Delta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
376 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within COOPER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -41.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -23.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 41 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
+95 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.0:1
% White
67%
was 71%
% Hispanic
19%
was 12%
% Black
7%
was 10%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COOPER EL
COOPER EL, an average-sized elementary school in COOPER, Texas, part of COOPER ISD, enrolls 490 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
COOPER ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 903 students; COOPER EL is among them.
On demographics, COOPER EL shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, COOPER EL records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, COOPER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +1.3 points.
In the area at large, Delta County reports that median household income runs about $66,575, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Delta County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 994 students), COOPER EL is one campus in the mix.
COOPER H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COOPER EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.2%.
COOPER EL operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. COOPER EL's enrollment has ticked up 24% since 2018, when it stood at 395 (now 490). Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
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Delta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,438
Census ACS
Median income
$66,575
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
994 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COOPER ISD
- COOPER H SHigh · 224 students
- COOPER J HMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- COOPER H S0.4 mi · 224
- COOPER J H0.4 mi · 189
- NORTH HOPKINS H S7.7 mi · 231
- NORTH HOPKINS EL7.7 mi · 264
- FANNINDEL EL10.8 mi · 91
- ALBERT C WILLIAMS EL14.3 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About COOPER ELHow large is COOPER EL?
COOPER EL enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COOPER EL serve?
COOPER EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does COOPER EL have?
COOPER EL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COOPER EL?
At COOPER EL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is COOPER EL public or private?
COOPER EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COOPER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.