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Copperas Cove High School

Public Grades 9-12
717th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 64% of Texas high schools
Summary

Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, TX, is a large, comprehensive high school serving 2,247 students in grades 9-12 within the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd), a district with a 3-star rating.

This school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate, which reached 98.0% in the 2023-2024 school year—far above the district average of 89.3% and significantly higher than nearby large schools like Killeen High School (85.8%) and Robert M Shoemaker High School (88.2%). Its dropout rate is also remarkably low at 0.2%, compared to 2.1% in the neighboring Killeen ISD. Academically, students consistently outperform the state average in Biology, English I & II, and U.S. History. However, Algebra I is a persistent challenge, with proficiency rates around 28%—well below the state average of 54%. The school also excels in supporting students with special needs, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 88th percentile statewide for this subgroup, a notable strength compared to its overall performance.

Copperas Cove High School has shown steady improvement, climbing from the 49th to the 64th percentile in state rankings over the past five years. While it is not a top-tier magnet school like the nearby Killeen Independent School District (Isd) Early College High School (a 5-star school), it offers a stable, high-performing option compared to other large high schools in the region, many of which rank in the bottom 35% of the state. The school also demonstrates resource efficiency, spending about $10,706 per student—less than many alternative schools—while achieving strong outcomes. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, Copperas Cove High School is a solid choice for families seeking a school that keeps students on track to graduate and provides strong support for diverse learners.

2,247
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,021
Per pupil spending ?
50.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 400 S 25th St
       Copperas Cove, TX  76522-0580

(254) 547-2534

District: Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Copperas Cove High School:

Elementary:    C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary
    Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary
    Hettie Halstead Elementary
    House Creek Elementary
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Middle:    Copperas Cove J H
    S C Lee J H
Racial breakdown:

White:
35.6%
Hispanic:
30.2%
African American:
18.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026
Strengths
98% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016
Above the Texas median (64th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 25 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school66%
District avg62%
Texas avg62%
717th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to top 36% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)
402nd of 951Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.9717 of 200964.3%★★★☆☆
202557.7729 of 197463.1%★★★☆☆
202461.6648 of 199067.4%★★★☆☆
202351.7884 of 196154.9%★★★☆☆
202246.6961 of 187648.8%★★☆☆☆
202144.11032 of 186144.5%★★☆☆☆
201953.3783 of 185757.8%★★★☆☆
201853.3717 of 179760.1%★★★☆☆
201746.4843 of 177752.6%★★★☆☆
201652.2902 of 176248.8%★★☆☆☆
201557.3777 of 174355.4%★★★☆☆
201458.1708 of 173459.2%★★★☆☆
201361.4578 of 165265.0%★★★☆☆
201248.3876 of 160345.4%★★☆☆☆
201163.5665 of 167260.2%★★★☆☆
201067.0479 of 156869.5%★★★☆☆
200970.7362 of 153976.5%★★★★☆
200867.6467 of 151069.1%★★★☆☆
200761.5657 of 149756.1%★★★☆☆
200658.8691 of 143051.7%★★★☆☆
200561.1617 of 142956.8%★★★☆☆
200459.2682 of 142752.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.2449 of 108658.7%★★★☆☆
202550.2308 of 83463.1%★★★☆☆
202454.8360 of 106566.2%★★★☆☆
202351.3412 of 106961.5%★★★☆☆
202248.9417 of 103159.6%★★★☆☆
202143.3504 of 102050.6%★★★☆☆
201950.3422 of 102458.8%★★★☆☆
201842.3524 of 101348.3%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.0325 of 55641.5%★★☆☆☆
202552.1224 of 42847.7%★★☆☆☆
202460.4216 of 53059.2%★★★☆☆
202340.0372 of 52529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202251.2279 of 50745.0%★★☆☆☆
202128.6385 of 48821.1%★☆☆☆☆
201941.5337 of 48730.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.8382 of 48621.4%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202235.51149 of 183737.5%★★☆☆☆
202131.81262 of 182931.0%★★☆☆☆
201936.01170 of 181035.4%★★☆☆☆
201836.21125 of 178436.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.1695 of 119541.8%★★☆☆☆
202550.8372 of 115367.7%★★★☆☆
202451.3459 of 143768.1%★★★☆☆
202340.9666 of 137151.4%★★★☆☆
202240.5617 of 127851.7%★★★☆☆
202147.8464 of 119561.2%★★★☆☆
201943.8496 of 113656.3%★★★☆☆
201837.2617 of 111344.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.0783 of 193659.6%★★★☆☆
202551.7630 of 150458.1%★★★☆☆
202455.0729 of 188061.2%★★★☆☆
202350.2900 of 189152.4%★★★☆☆
202246.2965 of 184147.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.2995 of 181545.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.0768 of 179857.3%★★★☆☆
201851.9803 of 178154.9%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.5729 of 120639.6%★★☆☆☆
202565.3366 of 96462.0%★★★☆☆
202349.0825 of 118230.2%★★☆☆☆
202251.1767 of 117234.6%★★☆☆☆
202159.0648 of 117744.9%★★☆☆☆
201961.1561 of 114551.0%★★★☆☆
201859.5587 of 113748.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.6601 of 186067.7%★★★☆☆
202556.2455 of 145368.7%★★★☆☆
202456.2587 of 180567.5%★★★☆☆
202350.2785 of 182056.9%★★★☆☆
202244.8873 of 176250.5%★★★☆☆
202147.8833 of 174352.2%★★★☆☆
201959.3539 of 171468.6%★★★☆☆
201865.9387 of 169177.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.6664 of 193765.7%★★★☆☆
202552.8500 of 151367.0%★★★☆☆
202456.1594 of 188468.5%★★★☆☆
202348.7833 of 189756.1%★★★☆☆
202245.3901 of 184751.2%★★★☆☆
202143.21018 of 184844.9%★★☆☆☆
201948.7843 of 181853.6%★★★☆☆
201851.4715 of 179460.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.9663 of 195466.1%★★★☆☆
202550.5623 of 151558.9%★★★☆☆
202451.1781 of 189158.7%★★★☆☆
202350.5845 of 191355.8%★★★☆☆
202244.3958 of 185348.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.11041 of 184043.4%★★☆☆☆
201948.1873 of 182452.1%★★★☆☆
201850.7775 of 180357.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.2351 of 71350.8%★★★☆☆
202545.4307 of 59848.7%★★☆☆☆
202443.2405 of 73144.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.1384 of 67743.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.3341 of 66448.6%★★☆☆☆
202151.6266 of 58854.8%★★★☆☆
201943.3329 of 60445.5%★★☆☆☆
201836.3385 of 58233.8%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202233.180 of 10624.5%★☆☆☆☆
202153.348 of 9549.5%★★★☆☆
201929.581 of 10522.9%★☆☆☆☆
201849.568 of 12244.3%★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202655.414 of 3256.3%★★★☆☆
202569.36 of 2676.9%★★★★☆
202444.315 of 2846.4%★★★☆☆
202343.318 of 3141.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.425 of 3119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.820 of 2416.7%★☆☆☆☆
201946.320 of 3441.2%★★☆☆☆
201837.624 of 3429.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202657.1444 of 158171.9%★★★★☆
202573.6159 of 129987.8%★★★★☆
202475.9183 of 154888.2%★★★★☆
202348.2618 of 147858.2%★★★☆☆
202241.5736 of 141848.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.5803 of 138241.9%★★☆☆☆
201940.5741 of 135745.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.5662 of 134750.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.1756 of 158452.3%★★★☆☆
202540.3768 of 129440.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.7805 of 155648.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.9910 of 157642.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.81040 of 152531.8%★★☆☆☆
202129.61141 of 151024.4%★☆☆☆☆
201942.3924 of 152639.4%★★☆☆☆
201843.6907 of 153941.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)66th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school
Female (2026)60th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2026)59th percentile-6 vs school
Pacific Islander (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2026)42nd percentile-23 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-25 vs school
At Risk (2022)37th percentile-11 vs school
Native American (2022)25th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History76%+6 vs state
Biology73%~ state avg
English II Reading65%+5 vs state
English I Reading58%~ state avg
Algebra I29%-25 vs state

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by a student
Friday, January 27, 2023

Open Quote It sucks here. Close Quote


by a citizen
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote I attended CCHS and it really isn't a great school to attend. Sure, if you are self motivated, then you will graduate with a high GPA, but that's only if you do your own studies in the off time and it possible in any school. It's not a learning environment in that fights occur 2-5 times a week, bullying is never handled seriously, teachers tend to favor students, and the faculty, I'm guessing out of embarrassment, excuse themselves by saying that other schools have their own problems that nobody knows about, so CCHS, regardless of it's faults, is one of the better schools in Texas. This is only true if inner city public schools and schools that are located in the middle of nowhere that focus on football but can't keep up with updating their resources from the 1980s-1990s are compared to CCHS. When compared to schools that are not too focused on the Texas Assessment test and seem to realize that sports and extra-curricular activities should be reserved for individuals who are capable of keeping consistent As and Bs, CCHS is of a lower tier. Keep in mind that Copperas Cove is located in Texas, a state that does not have high ranking schools in part because the Texas School Board and other organizations affiliated with education seems more concerned with how much money they can milk out of the schools with the exception of schools located in Dallas, has a population of very conservative individuals who take great pride in their state's sports teams more so than their educational standards (or lack of) who will criticize science curriculum that might offend their personal beliefs, and where grade deflation in colleges is strongly encouraged. It's not that great of a school, even if a student has to make the best of it on their own. It's the faculty's responsibility to provide a the necessary resources for students, not act as an extension of the corrupt bureaucracy that allows incompetence and mediocrity to be the maximum that can be achieved. Hopefully, this school and others can work beyond making excuses and finally develop a healthy environment for everyone to utilize.
The only area that CCHS has that is worthy of notice it is the English department, but that's only because it still has very dedicated teachers who know how to teach the course, especially AP and GT (more like FGT, Few Gifted and Talented). I graduated with class of 2005, so I'm not sure if they are still teaching there or not. Close Quote





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Copperas Cove High School ranks 717th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,247 students attended Copperas Cove High School.

Students at Copperas Cove High School are 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.


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