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The chorus students did an outstanding job last night performing at the Town of Clayton Tree Lighting Event! A HUGE thanks to Mrs. Bailey and our families for supporting students ...

Congratulations to our November Character Education Students of the Month! These students were recognized for demonstrating responsibility in the classroom.

Congratulations to our 4th & 5th Grade Spelling Bee participants! They all did a tremendous job! A special congrats to Maya who earned 1st place and will represent Cooper Academy ...

Our students and families enjoyed the Parent Involvement Night activities! A HUGE thanks to Mrs. Kirks, our school counselor, for coordinating this event for our school community!...

Our school community came out to support students at our first quarter student-led conferences on Friday, October 31. Thank you for continuing to support our students!

During its October 28, 2025, Special Session meeting, the Johnston County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the plans for the highly anticipated Clayton High School r...

Congratulations to our students who were recognized for demonstrating "Perseverance" during the month of October! Great job boys & girls!

Cooper Academy families enjoyed a perfect fall morning for our annual bike/walk to school day. A HUGE thanks to the Clayton Police Department for providing a safe escort to schoo...

A HUGE thanks to our PTA and volunteers for helping coordinate this event for our school community!

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) has released its 2024-2025 school year performance data, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), noting t...

The 2025-2026 school year was ushered in with enthusiasm and optimism for the thousands of Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) students and staff. On Monday, August 25, 2025, th...

Mark your calendars now for the 11th Annual Back to School Youth Explosion Event hosted by Clayton High School on August 10, 2025 from 2:00-5:00pm. There will be free backpacks,...

A HUGE thank you to our students/staff, representatives from the Poe Center and volunteers from Novo Nordisk for planting our community garden this spring in our raised beds! The...

We're so excited to shared that part of the ongoing addition and renovation project at Cooper Academy includes some updates to our landscaping at the front of the school to addres...

Greetings Cooper Academy families! We’re looking forward to meeting our new Cooper Academy Rocket students and families in the 2025-2026 school year. Here is some important inf...

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The Cooper Academy Addition & Renovation Project will add 22 additional classrooms spaces for our students & teachers along with establishing connector hallways to enclose our cam...

On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 JCPS held the annual Flame for Learning reception to recognize the 20 teachers selected as Semi-Finalists for JCPS Teacher of the Year. Congratulations...

On Friday, April 25th students at Cooper Academy were engaged with Career Exploration stations coordinated by our school counselor with community partners. Some of the learning s...

Students enjoyed planting seeds and plants in our raised garden beds at Cooper Academy in the courtyard with our tremendous community partners from Novo Nordisk & the Poe Center. ...