MILTON COOPER EL

Located at 18665 IMPERIAL VLY DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, MILTON COOPER EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that instructs 766 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by SPRING ISD. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MILTON COOPER EL is one of 42 schools operated by SPRING ISD, a district that teaches 33,678 students overall.

Demographically, MILTON COOPER EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 26% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MILTON COOPER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 36.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which MILTON COOPER EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GREENSPOINT EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MILTON COOPER EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MILTON COOPER EL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 29.7%.

MILTON COOPER EL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. MILTON COOPER EL's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 791 (now 766). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 61% to 67%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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