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Milton Cooper Elementary

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Milton Cooper Elementary ranks 2808 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Milton Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving 781 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Spring Independent School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milton Cooper Elementary consistently outperforms the Spring ISD and Texas state averages in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 48.6% of 5th-grade students at Milton Cooper were proficient in STAAR Reading, compared to 41.01% for Spring ISD and 57.83% for Texas. The school also performs better than the district and state in STAAR Spanish assessments, particularly in 3rd and 5th-grade Reading and Mathematics. Additionally, Milton Cooper has a strong performance among its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools in these categories.

While Milton Cooper Elementary's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the past several years, it stands out as a relatively high-performing school within its district. The nearby Clark Elementary, Hoyland Elementary, and Ralph Eickenroht Elementary generally perform worse than Milton Cooper on STAAR assessments and have lower rankings from SchoolDigger. However, some nearby schools in the Aldine Independent School District, such as Spence Elementary and Black Elementary, have similar or even higher test scores and rankings compared to Milton Cooper.

766

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,586

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18665 Imperial Vly Dr
Houston, TX 77073

(281) 891-8660

District: Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Milton Cooper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dueitt Middle
High:	Andy Dekaney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

African American:

25.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

Texas avg46%

2,808^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Spring Independent School District (Isd)

807^th of 961Spring 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
2025	39.4	2808 of 4651	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3201 of 4710	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	2264 of 4647	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2693 of 4581	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3259 of 4578	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2428 of 4479	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2026 of 4359	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	1686 of 4329	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	1623 of 4286	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	2062 of 4320	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.2	1293 of 4260	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.3	1892 of 4221	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	1974 of 4206	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	1960 of 4095	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.0	2287 of 3937	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	3185 of 3884	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.5	1863 of 3768	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	1758 of 3724	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	779 of 1905	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1331 of 2443	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	868 of 2443	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1309 of 2421	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	1675 of 2444	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1473 of 2515	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	1152 of 2483	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	68.8	271 of 1009	73.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	930 of 4461	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	1401 of 4331	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	827 of 4295	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	751 of 4240	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1664 of 2918	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	1422 of 3668	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	1216 of 3556	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	540 of 3487	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	950 of 3446	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	546 of 3333	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	369 of 3226	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	2269 of 3744	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3076 of 4658	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2433 of 4588	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2137 of 4561	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	2845 of 4499	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2407 of 4348	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1975 of 4306	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	2276 of 2619	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.3	533 of 2958	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	1541 of 3006	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1697 of 3184	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.4	195 of 3106	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1846 of 3644	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2050 of 4465	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1695 of 4401	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1279 of 4376	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	2381 of 4329	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1402 of 4188	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	1209 of 4168	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1591 of 3705	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2197 of 4594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	1871 of 4521	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1975 of 4477	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	2634 of 4451	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1463 of 4309	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1225 of 4264	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	2294 of 3739	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2880 of 4647	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	2044 of 4585	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3244 of 4563	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	3519 of 4498	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2360 of 4357	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2096 of 4319	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	2284 of 3549	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	1547 of 4292	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	2024 of 4086	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	3285 of 3952	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	2735 of 3799	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.1	807 of 3684	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	1474 of 3558	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)79th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2019)73rd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics42%-3 vs state

Science26%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Milton Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18665 Imperial Vly Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8660	766	45	17.0	84.2%	20 (2.6%)	196 (25.6%)	515 (67.2%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	39.4	2808^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.2	3201^st of 4710 public elementary schools	32.0%	393	0.0		0.0			0.0	0.0	40.0	38.5	48.6		40.2	40.0	46.8		26.4	$9,586
Greenspoint Elementary	Public	1-5	18020 Chisolm Trail	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7800	755	46	16.2	92.8%	6 (0.8%)	206 (27.3%)	529 (70.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	27.7	3573^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%		26.4	3688^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.7%	115	20.3	55.3	39.1	27.4	37.8	33.3	13.6	31.5	45.2	39.8		30.0	37.1	43.2		9.6	$9,272
Griggs Ec/Pk/K	Public	PK-K	801 Regional Park Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3760	763	47	16.2	91.1%	17 (2.2%)	237 (31.1%)	476 (62.4%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)								(n/a)																	$9,326
Arrow Academy - Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	17770 Imperial Valley Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Arrow Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 446-3138	141	11	12.8	89.4%	6 (4.3%)	85 (60.3%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	28.9	3505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%		18.2	4158^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.7%	653								47.6	7.1	33.3	52.4	42.9	23.1	33.3	23.8	16.7	$11,988
Yes Prep North Rankin Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	12537 Kuykendahl Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 842-5511	262	20	12.8	88.2%	2 (0.8%)	115 (43.9%)	142 (54.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																	$00
Hoyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Wittershaw Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8810	617	43	14.2	92.1%	9 (1.5%)	316 (51.2%)	275 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	21.2	3963^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.8%		30.4	3443^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.9%	520	19.1	17.7	0.0	13.0	13.3	0.0	0.0	34.1	42.9	42.0		15.5	24.4	25.3		22.9	$10,219
Ralph Eickenroht Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15252 Grand Point Dr	Houston	77090	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8840	574	36	16.0	91.8%	10 (1.7%)	265 (46.2%)	284 (49.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18.3	4120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.3	4454^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.4%	334	25.0	27.3	43.8	41.2	36.4	6.3	6.7	24.1	29.7	32.4		19.3	35.1	29.0		20.3	$10,435
Up Excellence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	330 N Sam Houston Pky E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Up Excellence Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 414-3974	36	6	6.0	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	13 (36.1%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0				20.0		33.3		0.0		16.7		0.0
Marcella Elementary	Public	1-5	16250 Cotillion Dr	Houston	77060	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0860	530	36	14.6	89.8%	13 (2.5%)	65 (12.3%)	440 (83.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32.9	3263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.4	3930^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.6%	667	22.6	21.9	22.2	41.5	18.8	17.7	0.0	29.4	45.6	42.2		47.0	42.5	40.6		3.1	$9,020
Dunn Elementary	Public	1-5	2003 W W Thorne Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 233-4320	800	48	16.8	83.4%	16 (2.0%)	198 (24.8%)	557 (69.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.3%)	24.4	3766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.0%		8.8	4574^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.9%	808	19.1	28.6	20.0	28.6	14.3	0.0	0.0	46.2	37.9	41.9		33.8	21.6	17.4		21.3	$8,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Cooper Elementary

Is Milton Cooper Elementary a good school?

Milton Cooper Elementary ranks 2808^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Milton Cooper Elementary in?

Spring Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Milton Cooper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Milton Cooper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dueitt Middle
High : Andy Dekaney High School

How many students attend Milton Cooper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Milton Cooper Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Milton Cooper Elementary?

Students at Milton Cooper Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 26% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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