LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL

LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in LUBBOCK, Texas, operated by LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD, with 708 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL sits 36% bigger than that benchmark.

LUBBOCK-COOPER ISD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 8,030 students; LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL is among them.

Demographically, LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL lists that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 46% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.4%; this one delivers 53.2%.

Across the wider county, Lubbock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LUBBOCK-COOPER SOUTH EL has declined 13%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 708 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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