S C Lee Junior High

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

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: N/A

Total students

929

Avg. teacher experience

7.7 years

Copperas Cove ISD: 9.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: 87%

Statewide: 90.3%

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 2023-2024 school year, it had 929 students. 40.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,985, which is $2,489 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.7 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

929

African American

195 (21%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.4%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

16 (1.7%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

267 (28.7%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

23 (2.5%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

316 (34%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

108 (11.6%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

21.0%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

1.7%

Hispanic

28.7%

Pacific Islander

2.5%

White

34.0%

Two or more races

11.6%

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

40.9 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 42.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

60.3 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

7.1 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

40.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

60.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.6 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.9 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

19.5 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

6.6%

Gifted and talented

7.9%

Special education

19.5%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Copperas Cove ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.2 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.8 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 27%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

40 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

10.5 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

26.8 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

25 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

28.1 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 23%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Copperas Cove ISD: 24.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

67.1

African American

12.1 (18.1%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.5%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

11.4 (16.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.5%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

41.6 (62%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

6 (8.9%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

46.5 (69.4%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

14.3 (21.3%)

Copperas Cove ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0.3 (0.4%)

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 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.9

Copperas Cove ISD: 13.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

7.7 years

Copperas Cove ISD: 9.2 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

$59,985

Copperas Cove ISD: $61,420

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$43,474

Copperas Cove ISD: $43,523

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,959

Copperas Cove ISD: $56,885

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$62,814

Copperas Cove ISD: $63,336

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$73,832

Copperas Cove ISD: $70,358

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,583

Copperas Cove ISD: $74,159

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$84,250

Copperas Cove ISD: $76,361

Statewide: $74,014

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