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Enrollment
1,570
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABILENE ISD·NCES 480744000016
Cooper High School
3639 SAYLES BLVD, ABILENE, TX 79605 · (325) 691-1000 · Taylor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
964 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 524 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 380 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 333 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 333 | 21% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 26.0% | 41.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Cooper High School
Cooper High School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper High School this school | 1,570 | 61.4% | 48.9% |
| Abilene High School ABILENE | 1,798 | 63.3% | 51.3% |
| Angleton High School ANGLETON | 2,225 | 61.4% | 52.1% |
| Legacy High School WICHITA FALLS | 1,857 | 64.9% | 38.5% |
| Pine Tree High School LONGVIEW | 1,257 | 58.6% | 51.9% |
| Ryan High School DENTON | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #856 of 1,385 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #901 of 1,425 ▲ 19 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,039 of 1,425 ▼ 35 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #646 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,570 | #440 of 2,107 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #622 of 1,344 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #188 of 1,346 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #763 of 1,522 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #203 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,570
-229 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 2,176
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,570 | 109.1 | 14.4:1 | 61% (964) |
| 2023-24 | 1,596 | 107.8 | 14.8:1 | 64% (1,025) |
| 2022-23 | 1,716 | 115.7 | 14.8:1 | 65% (1,107) |
| 2020-21 | 1,799 | 124 | 14.5:1 | 62% (1,111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,787 | 130.6 | 13.7:1 | 66% (1,180) |
| 2015-16 | 1,793 | 133 | 13.5:1 | 53% (954) |
| 2010-11 | 1,946 | 136 | 14.3:1 | 49% (949) |
| 2000-01 | 2,300 | 160 | 14.4:1 | 31% (717) |
| 1990-91 | 2,176 | 150 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,787 to 1,570); teachers down 16% (130.6 to 109.1).
About Cooper High School
Cooper High School serves students in ABILENE, Texas, as a high-enrollment high school. It reported 1,570 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 97% above average.
ABILENE ISD runs Cooper High School along with 25 other schools, enrolling 14,536 students in total.
About 43% of students at Cooper High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 34% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Cooper High School reports a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher, from 109.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cooper High School, the prediction is 47.5% and the result is 48.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Taylor County show that the median household earns about $67,139 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Taylor County has 54 public schools with about 24,159 students, including Cooper High School.
Alcorta Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Cooper High School is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Cooper High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 1,799 to 1,570.
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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ABILENE ISD
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Craig Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Clack Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Other schools in ABILENE
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 1,537 students
- Wylie West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Texas Leadership of AbileneCombined · 834 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Wylie East Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Cooper High schools
One other US public school is named Cooper High. Cooper High School is the largest of the 2.
- Cooper High SchoolCOOPER, TX · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Alcorta Elementary School0.6 mi · 410
- Madison Middle School0.8 mi · 770
- Premier H S of Abilene1.2 mi · 176
- Texasworks - Abilene1.2 mi · 36
- Juvenile Detention Center1.2 mi · 11
- Taylor County Learning Center1.2 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cooper High School?
Cooper High School enrolls approximately 1,570 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cooper High School serve?
Cooper High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cooper High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cooper High School is approximately 14.4:1 (109 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cooper High School?
Student demographics at Cooper High School are roughly 34% White, 43% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cooper High School in?
Cooper High School is part of ABILENE ISD.
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