Summary:
The Cooper Independent School District (Isd) contains a single middle school, Cooper J H, which serves grades 6 through 8 in a small, rural Texas community with a total enrollment of 189 students.
Cooper J H has shown dramatic swings in performance between school years. In 2024-2025, the school earned a 3-star rating and ranked in the 65th percentile statewide, but it dropped to a 2-star rating and the 46th percentile in 2025-2026. This volatility is most apparent in math scores: 8th grade math proficiency plummeted from an impressive 66.67% (well above the state average of 44.81%) to just 32.89% (well below the state average). Similarly, 6th grade math fell from 49.21% to 23.21% over the same period. Despite this overall decline, 7th grade reading has remained a consistent strength, surging to 63.64% proficiency in 2025-2026—nearly 10 points above the state average. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and has a 0% dropout rate, though nearly 60% of students are economically disadvantaged.
Key areas of concern include mathematics across all grades in the most recent year, where proficiency trails state averages by 14-15 points in 6th and 8th grades. Social studies is also a persistent challenge, with 8th grade scores around 24% for two consecutive years, well below state averages. With spending per student at $8,138 (below national averages) and a high poverty rate, the school's best performance in 2024-2025 showed it could achieve strong results despite these headwinds, making the subsequent drop particularly noteworthy for parents to investigate further.
Thank you for your feedback!