Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center
Somerville · TN · Department Of Children's Services Education Division · Public · K-12 combined
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Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School → Fayette Academy → Arlington High → Morris Wilson Campus School → Macon Road Baptist School → Rossville Christian Academy → Central High School → Bolton High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 29% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center compares for families
What families should know about Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School, Fayette Academy, Arlington High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 29% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -13.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 32 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville |
Public | 0.5 | 724 | -15.3% |
| Fayette Academy Somerville |
Private | 3.0 | 530 | -2.0% |
| Arlington High Arlington |
Public | 17.2 | 1,674 | -24.0% |
| Morris Wilson Campus School Arlington |
Private | 18.9 | 89 | -6.3% |
| Macon Road Baptist School Arlington |
Private | 19.2 | 259 | -39.8% |
| Rossville Christian Academy Rossville |
Private | 19.4 | 371 | +30.6% |
| Central High School Bolivar |
Public | 20.6 | 663 | -1.8% |
| Bolton High Arlington |
Public | 22.6 | 661 | +4.8% |