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Cooper Middle School
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Cooper Middle School 
| Established | 1962 |
|---|---|
| School type | Public school |
| Principal | Arlene Randall |
| Location | McLean, VA |
| Motto | "A Tradition of Excellence" |
| Enrollment | 966 (Sept.) |
| Employment | 101.8 (Sept.) |
| Colors | Blue, White |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Feeds Into | Langley High School |
| Homepage | Official Site |
Cooper Middle School is a middle school in McLean, Virginia. The school is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It is named after the author James Fenimore Cooper. It opened in the 1962 school year. Students attend Langley High School or perhaps Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria (must qualify) as their high school and is part of Cluster 1. Students from Great Falls, Forestville, Spring Hill, Colvin Run, Churchill Road, and other elementary schools come to Cooper for middle school. School begins at 7:30 AM and ends at 2:20 PM. Cooper Middle's principal is Arlene Randall.
Books-A-Million has a business partnership with the school, having given its books for the school's book fair.
Buffaloes are teachers with the highest seniority at Cooper, and are ranked as such: number one buffalo (currently Mike Zarrow, Math 8/Algebra 1), number two buffalo, and so on.
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53.38% were male and 46.62% female. 77.48% were non-Hispanic Caucasians, 13.42% were Asian/Pacific Islander, 2.75% were Hispanic, 2.10% were African-Americans, and 4.44% were other.
The school offers a partial-Japanese language immersion program for those who have taken the language in elementary school. Another program at Cooper is Mobile Team Challenge, an experiential teambuilding low ropes course designed to support the learning and emotional environment for the students. Eighth graders have access to such electives as Journalism, Technology Education, Foreign Language, Music, Art, Drama, Tech Tools, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Special Education. Seventh graders have access to some of the above and are required to take the Wheel program which lets students explore four classes, one for each quarter, out of five possible classes.
Teams are organized by grade like high school sub-schools. Eighth grade teams are:
- Jaguars
- Diamondbacks
- Falcons
- Golden Retrievers
Seventh grades teams are:
- Panthers
- Parrot in Paradise
- Eagles
| High Schools |
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Annandale | Centreville | Chantilly | Edison | Falls Church | Fairfax | Herndon | Jefferson | Langley | Lee | Marshall | Madison | McLean | Mount Vernon | Oakton | South Lakes | Stuart | West Potomac | West Springfield | Westfield | Woodson |
| Secondary Schools |
| Middle Schools |
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Carson | Cooper | Franklin | Frost | Glasgow | Herndon | Holmes | Hughes | Irving | Jackson | Key | Kilmer | Lanier | Liberty | Longfellow | Poe | Rocky Run | Sandburg | Stone | Thoreau | Twain | Whitman |
| Elementary Schools |
| Alternative High Schools |
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Bryant | Mountain View | Pimmit Hills |
| Special Education Centers |