📍 3639 Sayles Blvd, Abilene, Taylor County, 79605
Cooper H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 1,716 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jonathan Patrick. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 115.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cooper H S enrolls 1,716 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 115.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 742 | 43% |
| White | 602 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 258 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 33 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,107 of the school's 1,716 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,055 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cooper H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Cooper H S is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,716 students, Cooper H S is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize