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Champ Cooper Elementary School

Q: Is Champ Cooper Elementary School a good school?

Champ Cooper Elementary School ranks 461 st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Champ Cooper Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 1,159 students. The school is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district, which is ranked 87 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Champ Cooper Elementary School consistently performs below the Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics for all grades was 51%, compared to 47% for Tangipahoa Parish and 60% for the state. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate for all grades was 63%, compared to 58% for Tangipahoa Parish and 70% for the state. The school also struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other Louisiana elementary schools.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Tangipahoa Parish district, Champ Cooper Elementary School generally performs worse on standardized tests and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. For example, Southeastern LA University Lab School, which is also in the Tangipahoa Parish district, consistently outperforms Champ Cooper Elementary School in both Mathematics and ELA, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80%. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates at Champ Cooper Elementary School could be a key focus area for improvement.

1,163

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,029

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42530 Highway 445
Ponchatoula, LA 70454

(985) 542-6182

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend Champ Cooper Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ponchatoula High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

African American:

31.7%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (74% vs 66% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg66%

Elementary school

461^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

287^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish

87^th of 118Tangipahoa Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	461 of 666	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	455 of 675	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	418 of 730	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	336 of 727	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	402 of 729	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	398 of 731	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	228 of 728	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	313 of 739	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	363 of 742	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	329 of 792	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	361 of 777	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	388 of 772	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	389 of 764	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	382 of 766	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	282 of 736	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	292 of 738	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	307 of 743	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.8	315 of 725	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	400 of 501	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	362 of 509	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	312 of 570	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	230 of 562	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	390 of 564	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	372 of 559	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	247 of 547	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	407 of 633	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	410 of 635	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	369 of 705	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	331 of 701	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	396 of 705	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	360 of 684	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	88 of 207	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	115 of 233	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	505 of 661	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	484 of 674	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	460 of 723	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	342 of 724	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	448 of 719	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	465 of 697	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	412 of 682	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	488 of 641	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	464 of 651	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	435 of 713	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	337 of 712	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	394 of 704	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	411 of 696	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	175 of 241	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	112 of 208	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	143 of 296	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.6	34 of 307	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	175 of 333	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	393 of 431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	383 of 434	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	397 of 518	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	323 of 517	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	397 of 522	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	383 of 517	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	315 of 516	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	287 of 447	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	279 of 449	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	248 of 465	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	208 of 460	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	167 of 459	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	148 of 449	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	83 of 411	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	101 of 437	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	69.6	133 of 435	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.8	210 of 482	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	152 of 470	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	185 of 457	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.6	221 of 442	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	150 of 412	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	180 of 408	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	89 of 425	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	104 of 413	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	157 of 396	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	220 of 344	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	195 of 360	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	168 of 360	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	133 of 352	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	95 of 338	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	24 of 313	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	220 of 415	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	224 of 444	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	189 of 441	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	144 of 441	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	138 of 418	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	296 of 444	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	293 of 459	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	248 of 458	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	195 of 455	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	170 of 430	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	114 of 403	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	250 of 414	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	246 of 443	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	204 of 442	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	200 of 442	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	153 of 418	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	14 of 202	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	241 of 316	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	249 of 320	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	258 of 352	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	186 of 362	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	180 of 358	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	160 of 350	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	133 of 338	60.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

African American (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+37 vs state

English I82%+13 vs state

English Language Arts63%-7 vs state

Mathematics51%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Champ Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42530 Highway 445	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6182	1,163	76	15.2	65.7%	606 (52.1%)	369 (31.7%)	99 (8.5%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.5%)	34.6	461^st of 666 public elementary schools	30.8%		37.1	455^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.6%	6	64.0	61.0	39.0	45.0	51.0	41.0	51.0	58.0	55.0	65.0	60.0	64.0	77.0	63.0	100.0	82.0	$13,029
Hammond Eastside Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	45050 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-8481	1,340	106	12.6	74.3%	458 (34.2%)	683 (51.0%)	105 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	30.6	485^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.2%		25.6	526^th of 675 public elementary schools	22.1%	41	40.0	57.0	49.0	42.0	36.0	42.0	44.0	41.0	62.0	68.0	67.0	59.0	64.0	60.0	99.0	100.0	$15,066
D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Public	3-4	18026 Sisters Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6433	688	47	14.4	72.5%	264 (38.4%)	277 (40.3%)	89 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.0%)	48.4	366^th of 666 public elementary schools	45.0%		36	461^st of 675 public elementary schools	31.7%	95	62.0	61.0					62.0	60.0	70.0					65.0			$12,523
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	Public	1-2	310 South Third Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6449	633	39	16.1	74.2%	230 (36.3%)	257 (40.6%)	93 (14.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,726
Perrin Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	350 West Ash Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-9734	338	32	10.4	72.2%	114 (33.7%)	139 (41.1%)	61 (18.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$17,512
Woodland Park Magnet	Public	PK, KG-3	1000 Range Road	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6373	458	37	12.2	90.0%	27 (5.9%)	364 (79.5%)	47 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)	36.0						36.0	40.0						40.0			$19,305
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	Public	3-6	133 Pine Creek Drive	Madisonville	70447	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 792-0156	1,480	91	16.2	21.6%	1,228 (83.0%)	64 (4.3%)	106 (7.2%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	88	71^st of 666 public elementary schools	89.3%		91.7	46^th of 675 public elementary schools	93.2%	25	81.0	84.0	77.0	90.0			84.0	82.0	89.0		93.0			88.0			$13,339
Southeastern LA University Lab School	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 North General Pershing	Hammond	70402	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 549-2185	257	14	18.4	19.8%	154 (59.9%)	46 (17.9%)	18 (7.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	85.8	87^th of 666 public elementary schools	86.9%		82.9	109^th of 675 public elementary schools	83.9%	22	86.0			81.0	93.0	87.0	86.0	71.0	88.0		100.0		96.0	91.0			$10,008
Madisonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	317 Highway 1077	Madisonville	70447	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 845-3671	1,010	85	11.9	25.0%	801 (79.3%)	53 (5.2%)	88 (8.7%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.5%)								(n/a)																	$15,838
Hammond Westside Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Westpark Avenue	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-7233	1,022	91	11.2	78.1%	213 (20.8%)	548 (53.6%)	205 (20.1%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	23.9	536^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.2	577^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.5%	41	61.0	49.0	34.0	29.0	60.0	40.0	45.0	53.0	56.0	51.0	62.0	58.0	57.0	56.0		100.0	$17,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Champ Cooper Elementary School

Is Champ Cooper Elementary School a good school?

Champ Cooper Elementary School ranks 461^st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Champ Cooper Elementary School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

How many students attend Champ Cooper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,163 students attended Champ Cooper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Champ Cooper Elementary School?

Students at Champ Cooper Elementary School are 52% White, 32% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Champ Cooper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Champ Cooper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ponchatoula High School

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