Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COOPER ISD·NCES 481515001022
Cooper High School
823 FM 1528, COOPER, TX 75432 · (903) 395-2111 · Delta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
129 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COOPER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +69.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 69 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 54.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | N/A |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper High School this school | 224 | 57.6% | 59.4% |
| Electra Junior/Senior High ELECTRA | 209 | 59.3% | 42.8% |
| Overton High School OVERTON | 267 | 59.2% | 31.5% |
| Honey Grove High School HONEY GROVE | 221 | 54.8% | 59.2% |
| Pewitt High School OMAHA | 262 | 56.9% | 54.1% |
| Linden-Kildare High School LINDEN | 186 | 58.1% | 63.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #504 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #597 of 1,425 ▲ 518 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #384 of 1,425 ▲ 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,284 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #17 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #630 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #858 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #293 of 557 |
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
224
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 224 | 27.2 | 8.2:1 | 58% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 32.5 | 7.0:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 28.1 | 8.6:1 | 56% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 26 | 8.9:1 | 50% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 24.2 | 10.1:1 | 45% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 44% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 25 | 9.8:1 | 53% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 32% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (244 to 224); teachers up 12% (24.2 to 27.2).
About Cooper High School
Among the schools in COOPER, Texas, is Cooper High School, a small high school. The school enrolls 224 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 72% smaller than that.
COOPER ISD has a total of 3 schools and 903 students, Cooper High School among them.
White students are the majority at Cooper High School, with 67% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Delta County, the White share is about 81%. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Cooper High School employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.2:1. This ratio sits 6.9 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 58% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Delta County averages 70%, higher than here.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Cooper High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Cooper High School is 10.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.4% actual, 49.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Delta County show that the median household income is $66,575, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cooper High School is one of 4 public schools in the county.
Cooper Junior High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Cooper High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cooper High School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Cooper High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 3% from its 2020-21 level of 232.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cooper High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Cooper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Other schools in COOPER
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Cooper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Other Cooper High schools
One other US public school is named Cooper High. Cooper High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cooper High SchoolABILENE, TX · 1,570 students
Nearby schools
- Cooper Junior High School0.0 mi · 189
- Cooper Elementary School0.4 mi · 490
- North Hopkins Elementary School7.8 mi · 264
- North Hopkins High School7.8 mi · 231
- Fannindel Elementary School10.5 mi · 91
- Albert C Williams Elementary School13.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cooper High School?
Cooper High School enrolls approximately 224 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 8.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cooper High School?
Cooper High School reports a student body of 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cooper High School?
Cooper High School is overseen by COOPER ISD in Delta County.
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