LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE

Set in LUBBOCK, Texas, LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE is a moderately sized 6-8 campus, overseen by LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD. It hosts 901 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 40% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 8,030 students, LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lubbock County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.5%.

LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE has ticked up 61%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.