Summary:
The Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd) in Texas is home to two strong-performing middle schools: Lubbock-Cooper Middle and Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle. Both schools have consistently high academic achievement, with Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle standing out as the higher-performing of the two.
Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle ranks 439 out of 2,344 Texas middle schools, compared to Lubbock-Cooper Middle's ranking of 720. This difference is reflected in the schools' STAAR assessment proficiency rates, with Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle having a higher percentage of students proficient or better in most subject areas, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.09% of 8th-grade students at Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 62% at Lubbock-Cooper Middle.
Both schools have low dropout rates, but Lubbock-Cooper Middle has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 36.46% in 2023-2024, compared to 30.38% at Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle. Additionally, Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1 in 2023-2024, compared to 14.5 at Lubbock-Cooper Middle. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools.
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