Cooper Elementary

Cooper Elementary operates as a mid-tier primary school in Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane School District. Current enrollment sits at 385 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 62 schools in Spokane School District (28,853 students total), Cooper Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cooper Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Cooper Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Cooper Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cooper Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Spokane County) shows that median household income runs about $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Spokane County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), of which Cooper Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Spokane Area Professional-Technical Skills Center, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cooper Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 24.1%.

Cooper Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Cooper Elementary's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 385). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 60% to 68%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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