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Copeland Elementary

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Copeland Elementary ranks 819 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Copeland Elementary in Houston, TX, is a mid-to-high performing school serving 951 students in grades PK through 5 within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (ISD), and it has consistently earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade, placing it in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools.

Copeland’s standout strength is its exceptional performance in Mathematics, where it significantly outperforms both district and state averages across all grade levels—for example, 71.23% of 4th graders were proficient, compared to 56.41% district-wide and 49.28% statewide. This makes it a math powerhouse in the area, with its 4th-grade math score being the second-highest among nearby schools, trailing only the elite Byrd Elementary (a 5-star school with a 95th percentile ranking). However, Copeland shows a "tale of two schools" in subgroup performance: while it excels with White and Hispanic students (ranking in the 91st and 88th percentiles statewide, respectively), it struggles with Asian students, who dropped from the 85th to the 37th percentile in just two years, and English Language Learners, who rank in the 49th percentile. This volatility warrants attention, though the school has shown remarkable improvement for Multi-racial students, jumping from the 37th to the 88th percentile over the same period.

Copeland’s spending per student ($9,351) is in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors like Holmsley Elementary ($11,406) and Hoover Elementary ($11,318), and its student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is slightly higher than the nearby average, suggesting a leaner operational model that still yields strong results. While Copeland’s state ranking has slipped slightly from a peak of the 86th percentile to the 82nd percentile, it remains a solid choice for families, especially those prioritizing math education. For parents comparing options, nearby Birkes Elementary (86th percentile) and Byrd Elementary (95th percentile) are trending upward, offering a contrast in performance and socioeconomic factors.

951

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,619

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18018 Forest Hts Dr
Houston, TX 77095-4441

(281) 856-1400

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Copeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aragon Middle
High:	Langham Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

22.7%

African American:

20.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

819^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 58Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

320^th of 951Cypress-Fairbanks 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	819 of 4627	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	819 of 4651	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	798 of 4710	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1155 of 4647	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	1051 of 4581	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	963 of 4578	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	726 of 4479	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	631 of 4359	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	954 of 4329	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	823 of 4286	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.5	491 of 4320	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	80.1	714 of 4260	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	549 of 4221	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	87.3	335 of 4206	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	453 of 4095	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	428 of 3937	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	438 of 3884	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	207 of 3768	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	82.2	316 of 3724	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.2	292 of 3476	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	39 of 3475	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	64 of 3465	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	998 of 2406	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	830 of 2443	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	503 of 2443	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	534 of 2421	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	417 of 2444	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	298 of 2515	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	402 of 2483	83.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	629 of 999	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.1	152 of 1045	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	535 of 1015	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.6	280 of 957	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	573 of 967	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	312 of 1009	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	484 of 1005	51.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.8	852 of 4461	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	765 of 4331	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	758 of 4295	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1157 of 4240	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	844 of 1643	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.3	794 of 3668	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	1887 of 3556	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	1096 of 3487	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	1194 of 3446	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	3043 of 3333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	2900 of 3226	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	793 of 4575	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	716 of 4658	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1152 of 4588	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	925 of 4561	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	1103 of 4499	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	716 of 4348	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	562 of 4306	86.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1883 of 3075	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	1068 of 2980	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	575 of 2958	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	372 of 3006	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	658 of 3184	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	492 of 3106	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	516 of 4413	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	1179 of 4465	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	1360 of 4401	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1061 of 4376	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	984 of 4329	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	869 of 4188	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	781 of 4168	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1066 of 4520	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	1048 of 4594	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1390 of 4521	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	1293 of 4477	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	747 of 4451	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	928 of 4309	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1164 of 4264	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	843 of 4582	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	862 of 4647	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1142 of 4585	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	1198 of 4563	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	837 of 4498	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	693 of 4357	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	752 of 4319	82.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	135 of 1106	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	181 of 1128	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	687 of 1099	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	685 of 1004	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	612 of 961	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	356 of 1112	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	161 of 1046	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	1389 of 4301	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1615 of 4292	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	813 of 4086	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	938 of 3952	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	664 of 3799	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	780 of 3684	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	438 of 3558	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	270 of 3006	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	266 of 3108	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.4	818 of 3106	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	717 of 3082	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	557 of 3082	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	781 of 3142	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	455 of 3127	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)81st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+9 vs state

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Loved having lunch with my child and there were rules in place. Students knew the expectations. They are not just allowed to run around at will. I do not have a problem with the last 5 minutes of my child's lunch being silent lunch. This allows those children who spend most of their lunch talking, to finish eating. The security has tightened up this year. Even with ever changing budget requirements, I don't feel like these changes have lessened my child's education. Way to go Copeland Colts! Keep up the respectful and managed routines! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Excellent teachers and a wonderful principal. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Silent lunch and hand signals to throw away trash. UNACCEPTABLE Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18018 Forest Hts Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-1400	951	59	16.0	51.4%	216 (22.7%)	199 (20.9%)	363 (38.2%)	121 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	78.4	819^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.3%		78.3	819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%		61.9	59.6	68.9	52.9	71.2	65.1	$8,619
Holmsley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Hudson Oaks Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5885	785	57	13.8	80.0%	68 (8.7%)	106 (13.5%)	543 (69.2%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	51	2066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.3%		49	2196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	130	51.8	58.9	52.1	43.8	56.1	34.2	$9,931
Birkes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 Queenston Blvd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 345-3300	1,040	65	16.1	52.9%	259 (24.9%)	198 (19.0%)	356 (34.2%)	139 (13.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (7.9%)	83.7	633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	86.3%		83.7	620^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.7%	13	71.6	74.9	74.2	55.3	68.3	56.1	$7,338
Harmony Science Academy - Cypress	Public, Charter	K-5	7047 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 258-1641	656	41	15.9	67.4%	75 (11.4%)	222 (33.8%)	249 (38.0%)	82 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	69.1	1179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.4	1159^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	20	56.0	66.4	70.4	59.1	46.5	50.0	$10,507
Postma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18425 W Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 345-3660	753	51	14.8	49.0%	156 (20.7%)	196 (26.0%)	235 (31.2%)	123 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	72.5	1034^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		78.1	829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.2%	205	63.7	57.0	74.8	54.0	50.4	56.8	$7,166
Lowery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15950 Rdg Park Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5900	660	45	14.6	59.4%	162 (24.5%)	95 (14.4%)	316 (47.9%)	37 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.0%)	76.7	882^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	80.9%		82.3	671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	85.6%	211	57.8	65.6	75.5	46.7	67.2	57.7	$10,168
Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	6425 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 667-7301	660	52	12.6	83.8%	45 (6.8%)	162 (24.5%)	413 (62.6%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)								(n/a)							$10,051
Metcalf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Queenston	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1152	855	56	15.2	83.6%	50 (5.8%)	174 (20.4%)	527 (61.6%)	66 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	41.9	2596^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.9%		33.8	3206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%	610	47.2	51.2	58.3	35.7	36.6	40.8	$8,451
Jowell Elementary	Public	3-5	6355 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5966	574	38	15.0	83.8%	36 (6.3%)	148 (25.8%)	350 (61.0%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	35.9	3027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.3	3104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	77	53.9	47.1	46.9	39.7	35.8	30.5	$10,489
Andre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8111 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5500	1,014	65	15.6	69.3%	83 (8.2%)	357 (35.2%)	457 (45.1%)	72 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.2%)	33	3223^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		36.9	2996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	227	43.9	48.2	58.8	23.4	32.6	34.3	$6,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Copeland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Copeland Elementary?

Students at Copeland Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 23% White, 21% African American, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Copeland Elementary a good school?

Copeland Elementary ranks 819^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Copeland Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Copeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Copeland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Copeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Copeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aragon Middle
High : Langham Creek High School

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