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Enrollment
932
Middle
DISTRICT 872 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPPERAS COVE ISD·NCES 481524007234
S C Lee Junior High School
1205 COURTNEY LN, COPPERAS COVE, TX 76522 · (254) 542-7877 · Coryell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
507 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 307 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 S C Lee Junior High School
S C Lee Junior High School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S C Lee Junior High School this school | 932 | 54.4% | 45.4% |
| Hubbard Middle School TYLER | 869 | 57.3% | 45.4% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School FORT CAVAZOS | 768 | 51.3% | 40.2% |
| Frank Seale Middle School MIDLOTHIAN | 726 | 53.3% | 45.0% |
| Howard Junior High School WAXAHACHIE | 918 | 50.2% | 41.8% |
| Linda Jobe Middle School MANSFIELD | 820 | 54.1% | 49.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 S C Lee Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #680 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #520 of 1,670 ▲ 472 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #722 of 1,670 ▲ 307 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #911 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 932 | #363 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #465 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #35 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,059 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #342 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
932
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+54% since 2000-01, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 932 | 69.1 | 13.5:1 | 54% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 67.1 | 13.8:1 | 60% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 67.7 | 13.8:1 | 58% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 933 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 59% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 56.7 | 15.8:1 | 52% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 52% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 66 | 13.0:1 | 43% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 31% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S C Lee Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (895 to 932); teachers up 22% (56.7 to 69.1).
About S C Lee Junior High School
S C Lee Junior High School is a middle school in COPPERAS COVE, Texas, according to federal school records. The school serves 932 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 45% above that.
The 11 schools in COPPERAS COVE ISD enroll 7,761 students altogether, S C Lee Junior High School among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at S C Lee Junior High School, at 31%. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Coryell County's residents are about 59% White, 27 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at S C Lee Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in Coryell County.
allk12 grades S C Lee Junior High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, S C Lee Junior High School is 5.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.4% actual, 50.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Coryell County census figures show that the median household income is $71,301, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 25 public schools in Coryell County, enrolling about 14,561 students in all.
The closest public school to S C Lee Junior High School is J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, S C Lee Junior High School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, S C Lee Junior High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 933 to 932. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Copperas Cove High SchoolHigh · 2,247 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
- Copperas Cove High SchoolHigh · 2,247 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
- J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School0.4 mi · 635
- House Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 622
- Hettie Halstead Elementary School1.3 mi · 390
- Copperas Cove High School1.4 mi · 2,247
- Crossroads High School1.7 mi · 130
- Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School1.8 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About S C Lee Junior High SchoolHow many students attend S C Lee Junior High School?
S C Lee Junior High School enrolls approximately 932 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does S C Lee Junior High School serve?
S C Lee Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at S C Lee Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at S C Lee Junior High School is approximately 13.5:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is S C Lee Junior High School?
S C Lee Junior High School reports a student body of 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is S C Lee Junior High School in?
S C Lee Junior High School is part of COPPERAS COVE ISD.
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