S C Lee Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Copperas Cove ISD
  • Copperas Cove, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Copperas Cove ISD: B

Total students

930

Avg. teacher experience

5.8 years

Copperas Cove ISD: 7.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: 85.4%

Statewide: 90%

S C Lee Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Copperas Cove, TX, in the Copperas Cove ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 930 students. 49.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,086, which is $4,801 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ccisd.com/Domain/372

Address

1205 Courtney Ln
Copperas Cove, TX 76522-0580

Office phone number

(254) 542-7877

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in S C Lee Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

930

African American

185 (19.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.3%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (1.4%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

247 (26.6%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

27 (2.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

359 (38.6%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

96 (10.3%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 11%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

26.6%

Pacific Islander

2.9%

White

38.6%

Two or more races

10.3%

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

49.7 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

61.8 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.2 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

4.8 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.4 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

4.8%

Gifted and talented

8.4%

Special education

16.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Copperas Cove ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Copperas Cove ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Copperas Cove ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Copperas Cove ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

16.2 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15.9 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Copperas Cove ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

22.2 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.8 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

14.7 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 22.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.1 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 18%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

11.7 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

63.4

African American

8 (12.6%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12 (18.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

42.5 (66.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 66.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.6%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 2.4%

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 (3.1%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

50.4 (79.4%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.1 (17.5%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.7

Copperas Cove ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

5.8 years

Copperas Cove ISD: 7.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 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

$54,086

Copperas Cove ISD: $54,312

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$51,506

Copperas Cove ISD: $50,819

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,188

Copperas Cove ISD: $52,081

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,150

Copperas Cove ISD: $55,080

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,253

Copperas Cove ISD: $57,068

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$62,519

Copperas Cove ISD: $62,775

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: $69,053

Statewide: $71,111

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