The John Cooper School

The Woodlands · TX · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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The Woodlands Preporatory School → Cunae International School → Paradigm Development Center → The Banff School → Rosehill Christian School → Woodlands Christian Academy → Frassati Catholic High School → Concordia Lutheran High School →

22 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features

22 AP courses offered (school profile)

Academic signals

SAT avg 1373 (25-75: 1295–1480)
ACT avg 30 (25-75: 28–34)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2027), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
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Your state's public flagship

The University of Texas at Austin

29%

admit rate

$11,688

in-state tuition/yr · $44,908 out-of-state

1230–1490

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–33

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 $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Texas

Texas's public scholarships

Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.

Auto-admit Top 10% Automatic Admission

Guaranteed admission to a Texas public university (not a $ award)

GPA: Top 10% class rank (UT Austin caps at top 5%)

Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)

Official program details ↗

Need-based TEXAS Grant

Up to $16,182/yr (tuition & required fees)

GPA: No GPA gate to qualify (3.0 / top-third = priority) Income: Need-based (federal Student Aid Index)

Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)

Official program details ↗

Merit Texas First Early Completion Scholarship

Scholarship equal to the TEXAS Grant amount

GPA: 3.0 Test: SAT/ACT at the 80th percentile OR top-10% class rank

Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)

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.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2022 - 2026 enrolled

The John Cooper School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 173 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

College · Students

Texas A & M University, College Station 63

University of Texas, Austin 60

Baylor University 19

Southern Methodist University 16

University of Miami 14

Colorado School of Mines 13

Northeastern University 13

Texas Christian University 13

Trinity University 12

Purdue University, West Lafayette 11

Rice University 11

University of Chicago 10

Auburn University 9

New York University 9

Tulane University 9

Boston University 8

Cornell University 8

George Washington University 8

University of Mississippi 8

University of Southern California 8

Clemson University 7

University of Georgia 6

University of Notre Dame 6

University of Oklahoma 6

University of Pennsylvania 6

University of Texas, Dallas 6

University of Washington, Seattle 6

Vanderbilt University 6

Emory University 5

Indiana University, Bloomington 5

and 143 more

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 5

University of Texas, San Antonio 5

Arizona State University 4

Boston College 4

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 4

Case Western Reserve University 4

Fordham University 4

University of California, Irvine 4

University of Colorado, Boulder 4

Barnard College 3

Belmont University 3

Duke University 3

Elon University 3

Georgia Institute of Technology 3

Johns Hopkins University 3

Northwestern University 3

Tufts University 3

University of Arizona 3

University of Arkansas 3

University of California, Los Angeles 3

University of Houston 3

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 3

University of Tulsa 3

University of Utah 3

Wake Forest University 3

Allegheny College 2

Babson College 2

Brown University 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Colby College 2

College of William & Mary 2

Columbia University 2

Davidson College 2

Drexel University 2

Georgetown University 2

Grinnell College 2

IE University, Segovia (ES) 2

Lehigh University 2

Louisiana State University 2

Loyola University Chicago 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2

Monash University (AU) 2

Pomona College 2

Queen's University (CA) 2

Rhode Island School of Design 2

Rhodes College 2

Rochester Institute of Technology 2

Savannah College of Art and Design 2

Southwestern University 2

St. Edward's University 2

Stanford University 2

Syracuse University 2

Texas State University 2

University of Alabama 2

University of California, Davis 2

University of Denver 2

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2

University of Melbourne (AU) 2

University of Puget Sound 2

University of St Andrews (UK) 2

University of Tampa 2

University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2

University of Wisconsin, Madison 2

Villanova University 2

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2

Washington and Lee University 2

Yale University 2

Blinn College 1

Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1

Brigham Young University, Idaho 1

Bucknell University 1

California Institute of Technology 1

Carleton College 1

City, University of London (UK) 1

Colgate University 1

Concordia University, Nebraska 1

Dartmouth College 1

DePaul University 1

Florida Gulf Coast University 1

Florida State University 1

Franciscan University of Steubenville 1

George Mason University 1

Harvard University 1

Hofstra University 1

Howard University 1

IE University, Madrid (ES) 1

Kansas State University 1

Kenyon College 1

Lamar University 1

London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) 1

Lone Star College 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Marquette University 1

McGill University (CA) 1

Merrimack College 1

Michigan State University 1

Mount Allison University (CA) 1

Northwestern State University of Louisiana 1

Occidental College 1

Ohio State University 1

Ohio Wesleyan University 1

Oklahoma State University 1

Pace University 1

Pennsylvania State University 1

Polytechnic University of Puebla (MX) 1

Prairie View A & M University 1

Princeton University 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Ringling College of Art and Design 1

Saint Johns University (MN) 1

Sam Houston State University 1

San Diego Mesa College 1

San Diego State University 1

Santa Clara University 1

Smith College 1

Swarthmore College 1

Technical University of Delft (NL) 1

Technische Universitaet Graz (AT) 1

Temple University 1

Texas A & M University, Galveston 1

Texas Tech University 1

United States Air Force Academy 1

University of California, Santa Barbara 1

University of Connecticut 1

University of Edinburgh (UK) 1

University of Glasgow (UK) 1

University of Kentucky 1

University of London (UK) 1

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 1

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1

University of Minnesota, Duluth 1

University of Pittsburgh 1

University of Rochester 1

University of San Francisco 1

University of South Carolina, Columbia 1

University of Toronto (CA) 1

University of Virginia 1

University of Waterloo (CA) 1

University of Western Australia (AU) 1

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater 1

University of York (CA) 1

Wellesley College 1

Willamette University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The John Cooper School — The John Cooper School 2026-2027 Profile ↗. Found at: p.4, 'Matriculation - Class of 2022-2026' (Texas 36% / National 60% / International 4% tables, combined into one list).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 1,184 in 2018 to 1,257 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+6.2%

Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see The John Cooper School's own published school profile (as of 2027-28): johncooper.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/798/download… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,257 students:

2023

1,276

2025

1,315

2027

1,355

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 98 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $1,568,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

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
The Woodlands Preporatory School Tomball	Private	1.7	27	—
Cunae International School The Woodlands	Private	2.7	87	+58.2%
Paradigm Development Center Houston	Private	13.6	11	—
The Banff School Houston	Private	13.8	158	+24.4%
Rosehill Christian School Tomball	Private	14.0	387	-5.6%
Woodlands Christian Academy The Woodlands	Private	3.1	673	+10.1%
Frassati Catholic High School Spring	Private	6.5	261	+0.8%
Concordia Lutheran High School Tomball	Private	7.1	545	-3.7%

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