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Enrollment
2,247
High
DISTRICT 1,189 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPPERAS COVE ISD·NCES 481524001030
Copperas Cove High School
400 S 25TH ST, COPPERAS COVE, TX 76522 · (254) 547-2534 · Coryell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,247 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
166 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,139 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 592 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 567 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 553 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 535 | 24% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 52.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Copperas Cove High School
Copperas Cove High School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copperas Cove High School this school | 2,247 | 50.7% | 57.1% |
| Mansfield Legacy High School MANSFIELD | 2,568 | 48.8% | 59.3% |
| Brenham High School BRENHAM | 1,544 | 48.4% | 55.3% |
| Denton High School DENTON | 2,083 | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| Tyler Legacy High School TYLER | 2,770 | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| Bell High School HURST | 2,411 | 51.0% | 60.3% |
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 Copperas Cove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #584 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,111 of 1,425 ▼ 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #619 of 1,425 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #495 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,247 | #236 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #482 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #41 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #994 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #622 of 672 |
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
2,247
+42 (+2%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,628
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
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 | 2,247 | 165.7 | 13.6:1 | 51% (1,139) |
| 2023-24 | 2,273 | 167.1 | 13.6:1 | 53% (1,209) |
| 2022-23 | 2,277 | 167.6 | 13.6:1 | 52% (1,180) |
| 2020-21 | 2,205 | 159 | 13.9:1 | 54% (1,190) |
| 2017-18 | 2,214 | 156.8 | 14.1:1 | 44% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 2,230 | 161 | 13.8:1 | 44% (978) |
| 2010-11 | 2,090 | 152 | 13.8:1 | 37% (783) |
| 2000-01 | 2,025 | 153 | 13.2:1 | 16% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 1,628 | 14 | 116.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copperas Cove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,214 to 2,247); teachers up 6% (156.8 to 165.7).
About Copperas Cove High School
Among the schools in COPPERAS COVE, Texas, is Copperas Cove High School, a large high school. It enrolls 2,247 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 182% more students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
Besides Copperas Cove High School, COPPERAS COVE ISD runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 7,761 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Copperas Cove High School is White, with 36% of students. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 59% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Copperas Cove High School scores 73%.
The school's 165.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Copperas Cove High School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Texas public high schools.
In Texas, Copperas Cove High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.1% actual against a predicted 52.0%.
In the wider Coryell County area, median household income comes to about $71,301, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Coryell County's 25 public schools enroll about 14,561 students and include Copperas Cove High School.
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Copperas Cove High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Copperas Cove High School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show 2,205 students in 2020-21 and 2,247 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Coryell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,748
Census ACS
Median income
$71,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COPPERAS COVE ISD
- S C Lee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 932 students
- C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Copperas Cove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- House Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Other schools in COPPERAS COVE
- S C Lee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 932 students
- C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Copperas Cove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- House Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Taylor Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School0.5 mi · 473
- Crossroads High School0.9 mi · 130
- J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School1.0 mi · 635
- Hettie Halstead Elementary School1.1 mi · 390
- S C Lee Junior High School1.4 mi · 932
- Martin Walker Elementary School1.8 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Copperas Cove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Copperas Cove High School?
Copperas Cove High School enrolls approximately 2,247 students in grades 09-12.
Is Copperas Cove High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Copperas Cove High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Copperas Cove High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Copperas Cove High School.
How diverse is Copperas Cove High School?
Copperas Cove High School reports a student body of 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Copperas Cove High School in?
Copperas Cove High School is part of COPPERAS COVE ISD.
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