Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Abilene ISD: B

Total students

1,799

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Abilene ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.7 %

Abilene ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

Cooper High School is a high school in Abilene, TX, in the Abilene ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,799 students. 61.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 96.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Cooper High School was 1004 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.8.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,142, which is $2,499 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.abileneisd.org

Address

3639 Sayles Blvd
Abilene, TX 79605-7099

Office phone number

(325) 691-1000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cooper High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 25.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,799

African American

246 (13.7%)

Abilene ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

12 (0.7%)

Abilene ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

43 (2.4%)

Abilene ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

730 (40.6%)

Abilene ISD: 45.9%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.2%)

Abilene ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

676 (37.6%)

Abilene ISD: 34.9%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

89 (4.9%)

Abilene ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

13.7%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

2.4%

Hispanic

40.6%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

37.6%

Two or more races

4.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

61.4 %

Abilene ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

61.8 %

Abilene ISD: 68.3%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.5 %

Abilene ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

61.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.5 %

Abilene ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

7.4 %

Abilene ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

13.1 %

Abilene ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

2.5%

Gifted and talented

7.4%

Special education

13.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Abilene ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Abilene ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Abilene ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

Abilene ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.7 %

Abilene ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

96.3 %

Abilene ISD: 94%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

Masked

Abilene ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

94.7 %

Abilene ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.8 %

Abilene ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Abilene ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.2%

White

96.2 %

Abilene ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

94.4 %

Abilene ISD: 88.6%

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

96.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

94.7%

Hispanic

97.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

96.2%

Two or more races

94.4%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.7 %

Abilene ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

0 %

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0.4 %

Abilene ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Abilene ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.5 %

Abilene ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.5%

White

1 %

Abilene ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

1 %

Abilene ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

13.8 %

Abilene ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

8.3 %

Abilene ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

15.6 %

Abilene ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

3.8 %

Abilene ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

14.9 %

Abilene ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Abilene ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

12.6 %

Abilene ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

14.1 %

Abilene ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 6.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.

All students

21.8 %

Abilene ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 22%

African American

13.9 %

Abilene ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

0 %

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

47.6 %

Abilene ISD: 42.2%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Abilene ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Abilene ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

30.1 %

Abilene ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

23.1 %

Abilene ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 25.8%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

50.6 %

Abilene ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 59%

African American

50 %

Abilene ISD: 43.6%

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Abilene ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

70 %

Abilene ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

43.6 %

Abilene ISD: 47.3%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Abilene ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

53.5 %

Abilene ISD: 54.6%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Abilene ISD: 40%

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1004

Abilene ISD: 1018

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

16.8

Abilene ISD: 17.0

Statewide: 20.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.

Reading

31.1 %

Abilene ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

31.1 %

Abilene ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

20.2 %

Abilene ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

31.1%

Math

31.1%

Reading + Math

20.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

125

African American

1 (0.8%)

Abilene ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.8%)

Abilene ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

12.6 (10.1%)

Abilene ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Abilene ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

107.4 (85.9%)

Abilene ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

3 (2.4%)

Abilene ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (1.6%)

Abilene ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

77.9 (62.3%)

Abilene ISD: 74.5%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

44.6 (35.7%)

Abilene ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0.5 (0.4%)

Abilene ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

14.4

Abilene ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Abilene ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,142

Abilene ISD: $53,758

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$51,982

Abilene ISD: $48,332

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$50,358

Abilene ISD: $48,785

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$52,017

Abilene ISD: $51,550

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$56,608

Abilene ISD: $55,433

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$62,200

Abilene ISD: $61,278

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$67,645

Abilene ISD: $66,209

Statewide: $69,974

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