Cooper Elementary School
2420 14th Ave North
Fort Dodge IA, 50501, Webster County
Phone: 515-574-5602
Ranking: 
(484 out of 696, bottom 30%)*
(484 out of 696, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Fort Dodge Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 283 | 278 | 286 | 252 | 251 | 266 | 255 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 5.6% | 15 | 6.0% | 15 | 6.0% | 14 | 5.3% | 6 | 2.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 17.0% | 73 | 26.3% | 78 | 27.3% | 45 | 17.9% | 47 | 18.7% | 43 | 16.2% | 46 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 26.9% | 48 | 17.3% | 48 | 16.8% | 44 | 17.5% | 41 | 16.3% | 47 | 17.7% | 50 | 19.6% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 17.3% | 52 | 18.7% | 47 | 16.4% | 47 | 18.7% | 49 | 19.5% | 57 | 21.4% | 51 | 20.0% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 19.8% | 53 | 19.1% | 45 | 15.7% | 50 | 19.8% | 51 | 20.3% | 50 | 18.8% | 49 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 19.1% | 52 | 18.7% | 52 | 18.2% | 51 | 20.2% | 48 | 19.1% | 55 | 20.7% | 53 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 58.7% | 165 | 59.4% | 179 | 62.6% | 153 | 60.7% | 143 | 57.0% | 138 | 51.9% | 136 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 117 | 41.3% | 113 | 40.6% | 107 | 37.4% | 99 | 39.3% | 108 | 43.0% | 120 | 45.1% | 115 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 14 | 4.9% | 9 | 3.6% | 13 | 5.2% | 10 | 3.8% | 5 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 22 | 7.8% | 17 | 6.1% | 12 | 4.2% | 13 | 5.2% | 11 | 4.4% | 18 | 6.8% | 17 | 6.7% |
| White: | 218 | 77.0% | 223 | 80.2% | 241 | 84.3% | 221 | 87.7% | 220 | 87.6% | 232 | 87.2% | 226 | 88.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 7.1% | 20 | 7.2% | 16 | 5.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 40.6% | 129 | 46.4% | 119 | 41.6% | 91 | 36.1% | 83 | 33.1% | 90 | 33.8% | 57 | 22.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 7.1% | 19 | 6.8% | 27 | 9.4% | 20 | 7.9% | 22 | 8.8% | 16 | 6.0% | 18 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.17 | 16.31 | 14.47 | 12.00 | 11.74 | 11.40 | 6.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 69.37% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 73.36% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 63.96% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 72.13% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 67.08% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 70.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 61.32% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 64.89% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% | 76.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% | 23.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.0% | 94.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,799.0 | $40,656.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,433.0 | $41,235.0 |
* Cooper Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.