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 → Memphis School of Excellence Cordova → Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School → Avon School → Medical District High School →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 29% by test-taker volume
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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 2026-10-21.
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.
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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 | — | — |
| Memphis School of Excellence Cordova Cordova |
Public · charter | 25.0 | 176 | — |
| Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville |
Public | 0.5 | 724 | -15.3% |
| Avon School Memphis |
Public | 31.8 | 174 | -4.9% |
| Medical District High School Memphis |
Public | 39.1 | 146 | +94.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBarbara Ward Cooper Education Center is a public high school in Somerville, TN, enrolling 32 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
27 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 29% of U.S. high schools.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
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How many students attend Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center? Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center is a public high school in Somerville, TN, enrolling 32 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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