Cooper Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cooper, Texas · Cooper ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cooper Elementary School serves 490 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cooper (Delta County). It is one of 3 schools in Cooper ISD. By enrollment it is the 2616th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cooper ISD |
| County | Delta County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481515001021 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cooper ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 490 | 903 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 12.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.7% | 68.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cooper Elementary School in context
Size
Cooper Elementary School is the only elementary school in Cooper ISD. Its 490 students are 54.3% of the district's 903. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 15.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 308; Cooper Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 74 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 61, against an average of 70 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 69 in kindergarten and 70 in grade 5. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66.5% here and 66% across Cooper ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 19%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.4% across Cooper ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 490 students, Cooper Elementary School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 490 students would have about 33.1 teachers, so Cooper Elementary School has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Cooper Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is North Hopkins Elementary School, 7.7 miles away in North Hopkins ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.5% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Black | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 Sw 8th St, Cooper, TX 75432
Phone: (903)395-2111
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cooper Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hopkins Elementary School | North Hopkins ISD | 7.7 mi | 264 | 11.1 | 51.9% |
| Fannindel Elementary School | Fannindel ISD | 10.8 mi | 91 | 9.8 | 81.3% |
| Albert C Williams Elementary School | Commerce ISD | 14.3 mi | 317 | 11.9 | 72.9% |
| Commerce Elementary School | Commerce ISD | 14.5 mi | 430 | 16.5 | 77.4% |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 15.9 mi | 306 | 14.6 | 78.4% |
| Barbara Bush Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 16.0 mi | 310 | 12.9 | 71% |
| Travis Primary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 16.4 mi | 253 | 14.1 | 55.7% |
| Sulphur Springs Elementary School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 17.4 mi | 598 | 14.6 | 66.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cooper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper High School | High | 9–12 | 224 |
| Cooper Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 189 |