Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUPERIOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551467001917
Cooper Elementary
1807 Missouri Ave, Superior, WI 54880 · (715) 394-8790 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
42 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Superior School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 54.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Cooper Elementary
Cooper Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary this school | 363 | 11.6% | 56.8% |
| Great Lakes Elementary Superior | 348 | 13.8% | 61.4% |
| McKinley Elementary Wauwatosa | 388 | 13.4% | 70.8% |
| Mill Valley Elementary Muskego | 417 | 13.2% | 82.5% |
| Raymond Elementary Franksville | 385 | 13.8% | 65.8% |
| Northern Lights Elementary Superior | 453 | 15.2% | 43.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Cooper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #485 of 982 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #546 of 992 ▲ 13 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #292 of 992 ▲ 161 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #435 of 1,157 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #509 of 901 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #376 of 901 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #996 of 1,064 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #455 of 664 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
363
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 363 | 26.8 | 13.5:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.6 | 13.6:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 45% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 29.2 | 13.8:1 | 47% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 50% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 40% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (403 to 363); teachers down 8% (29.2 to 26.8).
About Cooper Elementary
Cooper Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Superior, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Superior School District. The school enrolls 363 students, from pre-K through 5.
Superior School District counts 9 schools and 4,041 students, including Cooper Elementary.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Cooper Elementary. Enrollment also includes 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Native American. The school's White share is 18 points below the 90% share among Douglas County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cooper Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1, with 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cooper Elementary is 12%. The rate at public schools in Douglas County averages 24%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cooper Elementary is -13.7 points: 56.8% actual, 70.5% predicted.
Census estimates describe Douglas County this way: median household income is about $75,099, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 17 public schools in Douglas County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,519.
Nearest public school: Superior Community Preschool, about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; Cooper Elementary's is 56.8%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 350 in 2020-21 and 363 in 2024-25, a rise of 13 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,099
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Superior School District
- Superior HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Superior MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Northern Lights ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Great Lakes ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Bryant ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Four Corners ElementaryElementary · 200 students
Other schools in Superior
- Superior HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Superior MiddleMiddle · 888 students
- Northern Lights ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Great Lakes ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Bryant ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Four Corners ElementaryElementary · 200 students
Other Cooper Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cooper Elementary. Cooper Elementary is the 9th largest of the 12.
- Cooper ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 447 students
- Cooper ElementarySheboygan, WI · 256 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 1,520 students
- Cooper ElementaryVacaville, CA · 710 students
- COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLA VISTA, AR · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Superior Community Preschool1.3 mi · 109
- Northern Lights Elementary1.5 mi · 453
- Superior Middle1.9 mi · 888
- Superior High2.0 mi · 1,256
- RALEIGH PRIMARY/EL ACADEMY2.5 mi · 208
- Great Lakes Elementary2.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper ElementaryHow many students attend Cooper Elementary?
Cooper Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cooper Elementary serve?
Cooper Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cooper Elementary?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Cooper Elementary.
How diverse is Cooper Elementary?
Cooper Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Cooper Elementary in?
Cooper Elementary is part of Superior School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.