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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483008065
COPPERFIELD EL
12135 THOMPKINS DR, AUSTIN, TX 78753 · (512) 594-5800 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
475 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
526
+113 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.6:1
% White
5%
was 12%
% Hispanic
74%
was 67%
% Black
15%
was 12%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COPPERFIELD EL
Located at 12135 THOMPKINS DR, in AUSTIN, Texas, COPPERFIELD EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that serves 526 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
COPPERFIELD EL is one of 35 schools operated by PFLUGERVILLE ISD, a district that serves 25,477 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, COPPERFIELD EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 15% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, COPPERFIELD EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at COPPERFIELD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, COPPERFIELD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 40.4%, a residual of +6.0 points.
Around the school, Travis County reports that median household income runs about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), COPPERFIELD EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: IDEA PARMER PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COPPERFIELD EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COPPERFIELD EL has increased 27%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
On allk12, members of the COPPERFIELD EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- HENDRICKSON H SHigh · 2,128 students
- WEISS H SHigh · 1,985 students
- JOHN B CONNALLY H SHigh · 1,974 students
- PFLUGERVILLE H SHigh · 1,794 students
- KELLY LANE MIDDLEMiddle · 910 students
- BOHLS MIDDLEMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA PARMER PARK COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.4 mi · 624
- IDEA PARMER PARK ACADEMY0.4 mi · 621
- WILHELMINA DELCO EL1.2 mi · 470
- DESSAU MIDDLE1.2 mi · 596
- GRAHAM EL1.2 mi · 412
- DESSAU EL1.3 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About COPPERFIELD ELHow many students attend COPPERFIELD EL?
COPPERFIELD EL enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
Is COPPERFIELD EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COPPERFIELD EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at COPPERFIELD EL?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at COPPERFIELD EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COPPERFIELD EL?
At COPPERFIELD EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 74% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is COPPERFIELD EL public or private?
COPPERFIELD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.