Cooper H S

Abilene Isd · Taylor County · High school

Cooper H S enrolled 1,570 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 91.7% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 25% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~21 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Cooper H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 27% in TX-1.3 vs TX
Cooper H S 88.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 46% in TX+2.0 vs TX
Cooper H S 77.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 48% in TX+0.9 vs TX
Cooper H S 45.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 21% in TX+16.9 vs TX
Cooper H S 98.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 18% in TX-10.3 vs TX
Cooper H S 4.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 49% in TX+0.6 vs TX
Cooper H S 26.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 42% in TX-2.2 vs TX
Cooper H S 52.9%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course53 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 104 · White: 65
Take an AP/IB exam21 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 100 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam67 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 21 · White: 63

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

75808590951002012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

4060802017201920212023202477

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

304050607080201620182020202246

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

5060708090100201220152018202120249881

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

051015202520122015201820212024154

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

45050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark509434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark517457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

14151617201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

15161718201320162019202220241715

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

10203040502017201920222024202527

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

2030405060201720192022202420254934

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254436

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

2030405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

10203040502015201720192021202320243520

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030201220152018202120242117

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120246736

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336240

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.7%88.5%91.3%91.8%91.7%
College/career/military ready202481.6%77.1%82.8%83.3%76%
Algebra I proficiency202531.6%26.6%26.5%39.8%27.1%
Biology proficiency202552.8%34.3%45.7%68.7%42.9%
English II proficiency202553.2%35.8%45.5%69.2%44.9%
Advanced course completion202459.3%52.9%57%65.1%55.6%
Took an AP/IB course202432.6%20.4%31%38%24.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202424%21%21.9%26.7%18.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202461.8%66.7%56.7%62.9%56.9%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).