Cooper Junior High School
Public middle school in Cooper, Texas · Cooper ISD · Grades 6–8
Cooper Junior High School serves 189 students in grades 6–8 in Cooper (Delta County). It is one of 3 schools in Cooper ISD. By enrollment it is the 1551st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 14.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Cooper ISD |
| County | Delta County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481515001023 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 189 | 903 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.8% | 68.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Cooper Junior High School is the only middle school in Cooper ISD. Its 189 students are 20.9% of the district's 903. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 19.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 303; Cooper Junior High School is smaller 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 6 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 57, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% fewer students than grade 6 (57 against 68). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 64% here and 66% across Cooper ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.4% across Cooper ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 14.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 189 students, Cooper Junior High School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 189 students would have about 13.1 teachers, so Cooper Junior High School has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Cooper Junior High 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 middle school is Commerce Middle School, 13.9 miles away in Commerce ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64% |
| Hispanic | 20.1% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 64 |
| Grade 8 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
823 Fm 1528, Cooper, TX 75432
Phone: (903)395-2111
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cooper Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce Middle School | Commerce ISD | 13.9 mi | 339 | 12.2 | 73.5% |
| Cumby Collegiate Middle School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 17.7 mi | 182 | 13.9 | 51.6% |
| Sulphur Springs Middle School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 17.9 mi | 961 | 15.2 | 63.2% |
| Honey Grove Middle School | Honey Grove ISD | 19.5 mi | 142 | 14.3 | 58.5% |
| Chisum Middle School | Chisum ISD | 20.0 mi | 266 | 11.3 | 41.7% |
| Paris Junior High School | Paris ISD | 21.5 mi | 541 | 13 | 73% |
| Wolfe City Middle School | Wolfe City ISD | 21.7 mi | 162 | 12.2 | 69.1% |
| Crockett Intermediate School | Paris ISD | 22.7 mi | 583 | 16.3 | 79.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cooper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 490 |
| Cooper High School | High | 9–12 | 224 |