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Enrollment
951
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001247
Copeland Elementary School
18018 FOREST HTS DR, HOUSTON, TX 77095 · (281) 856-1400 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
489 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 86 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (154).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Copeland Elementary School
Copeland Elementary School's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Elementary School this school | 951 | 51.4% | 59.2% |
| Birkes Elementary School HOUSTON | 1,040 | 52.9% | 64.0% |
| Briargrove Elementary School HOUSTON | 871 | 56.3% | 45.2% |
| Farney Elementary School HOUSTON | 911 | 47.2% | 63.4% |
| School at St George Place HOUSTON | 781 | 54.8% | 50.9% |
| Kings Manor Elementary School KINGWOOD | 801 | 55.9% | 40.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Copeland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #810 of 4,401 | #89 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #631 of 4,466 ▲ 115 | #72 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,009 of 4,466 ▼ 44 | #118 of 625 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,516 of 3,998 | #240 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #131 of 4,938 | #50 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,348 of 4,622 | #450 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #180 of 4,628 | #25 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #3,525 of 4,789 | #559 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #2,399 of 2,838 | #383 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
951
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 1,042
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 951 | 59.1 | 16.1:1 | 51% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 965 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 51% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 60.2 | 15.5:1 | 47% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 42% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 1,011 | 55.5 | 18.2:1 | 35% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 1,063 | 56 | 19.0:1 | 31% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 21% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 59 | 17.7:1 | 1% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copeland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,011 to 951); teachers up 7% (55.5 to 59.1).
About Copeland Elementary School
A high-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, Copeland Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. A federal count lists 951 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 83% larger than that.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD has 117,927 students in 92 schools, and Copeland Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Copeland Elementary School, 38% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 23% White, 21% Black, 13% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Copeland Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Copeland Elementary School employs 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 51% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Copeland Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 51.7% for a school in Texas with Copeland Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Copeland Elementary School posts 59.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
The nearest other public school, Holmsley Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Copeland Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 942 in 2020-21 to 951 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
Discussions about Copeland Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Copeland Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Copeland Elementary. Copeland Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Copeland Elementary SchoolAugusta, GA · 369 students
- Copeland ElementaryDobson, NC · 274 students
- Copeland ElemCopeland, KS · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Holmsley Elementary School0.5 mi · 785
- Langham Creek High School0.8 mi · 3,011
- Birkes Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,040
- Aragon Middle School1.3 mi · 1,424
- Harmony Science Academy - Cypress1.6 mi · 656
- Postma Elementary School1.7 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Copeland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Copeland Elementary School?
Copeland Elementary School enrolls approximately 951 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Copeland Elementary School serve?
Copeland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Copeland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Copeland Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Copeland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Copeland Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 38% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Copeland Elementary School in?
Copeland Elementary School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.