Champ Cooper Elementary School

Regular School · Ponchatoula, LA

Champ Cooper Elementary School is a regular school school in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, serving grades PK–08 with 1,163 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

1,163

Teachers (FTE)

76.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	606	52%
Black or African American	369	32%
Hispanic/Latino	99	9%
Two or more races	76	7%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,163	613M / 550F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -11.5pp	29.5%	573
Reading Proficiency	41.0% +0.3pp	40.7%	573
Science Proficiency	22.0%	—	571

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.30 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

14 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

175

15% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,163	100%

Contact & Location

42530 Highway 445

Ponchatoula, LA 70454

Phone: (985)542-6182

District

Tangipahoa Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,469

District enrollment: 20,700

Other Schools in District

Amite Elementary Magnet School Elementary
Chesbrough Elementary School Elementary
D.C. Reeves Elementary School Elementary
Hammond Eastside Magnet Elementary
Hammond Westside Montessori Elementary
Independence Leadership Academy Elementary
Loranger Elementary School Elementary
Lucille Nesom Memorial Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70454) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220168001299

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD