Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center
Somerville · TN · Department Of Children's Services Education Division · Public · K-12 combined
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Shrine School → Exceptional Children Special Placements → Kingsbury Career Technology Center → Sheffield Career Technology Center → Parkview Prep Academy → Hollis F. Price Middle College → Memphis School of Excellence Cordova → Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School →📋 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: Shrine School, Exceptional Children Special Placements, Kingsbury Career Technology Center 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.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
💰 Pay for college in Tennessee
Tennessee's public scholarships
Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.
Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)
Official program details ↗Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -10.2%/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.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrine School Memphis |
Public | 34.9 | 32 | — |
| Exceptional Children Special Placements Memphis |
Public | 36.0 | 43 | — |
| Kingsbury Career Technology Center Memphis |
Public | 32.5 | — | — |
| Sheffield Career Technology Center Memphis |
Public | 34.8 | — | — |
| Parkview Prep Academy Jackson |
Public | 39.3 | — | — |
| Hollis F. Price Middle College Memphis |
Public | 39.4 | 96 | +15.7% |
| Memphis School of Excellence Cordova Cordova |
Public · charter | 25.0 | 176 | — |
| Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville |
Public | 0.5 | 724 | -15.3% |