Cooper City High School

Cooper City High School
Address
Map
9401 Stirling Road

Cooper City
,
Florida 33328

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Home of the Cowboys"
EstablishedSeptember 1971
School districtBroward County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Howard Hepburn
PrincipalVera Perkovic
Staff96.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,352 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.50[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  White
MascotPistol Pete (formerly Lasso Larry)
NicknameCowboys
Websitewww.browardschools.com/coopercityhigh

Cooper City High School, also referred to as CCHS, is a high school located in Cooper City, Florida, which teaches grades 9–12. The school includes standard high school curriculum plus specialized classes devoted to career development including auto tech, child care, and computer programming. It has an average enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. Vera Perkovic is the principal. The school colors are red, black, and white and the mascot is a cowboy named "Pistol Pete." The school has been awarded the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award.[2] Cooper City has an FLDOE school grade of "A" for the 2018–2019 academic year.[3] The school was also ranked #382 in the High School Challenge Index of 2011 out of approximately 30,000 schools, marking it as one of the top high schools in the entire nation.[4] It is the 88th best school in the state of Florida out of 762 schools as reported by U.S. News & World Report.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "School Grades". Florida Department of Education. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ^ The Washington Post High School Challenge Index - 2011
  5. ^ "Cooper City High School in Cooper City, FL - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. 2020.