📍 1200 Kingsbridge Dr, Garland, Dallas County, 75040
Cooper el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garland, Dallas County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bobbie Carter. It is part of the Garland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cooper el enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 264 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 14% |
| White | 42 | 11% |
| Asian | 23 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 394 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 112.
Cooper el is one of 78 schools in GARLAND ISD, based in GARLAND, Texas. The district serves 51,021 students district-wide and employs 3,476 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Cooper el is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large