Cople Elementary

Cople Elementary, a cozy K-5 school in Hague, Virginia, one of the schools within Westmoreland County Public Schools, serves 337 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Cople Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Westmoreland County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 1,574 students overall.

On demographics, Cople Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cople Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 108% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Westmoreland County (around 100%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Westmoreland County) shows that median household earnings sit near $63,398, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westmoreland County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,167 students), of which Cople Elementary is one.

Montross Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cople Elementary has declined 11%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 56% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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