It is part of the Coppell Independent School District located in extreme northwest Dallas County.

As the strategic planning process continued in 2007, the decision was made at that point to implement thematic small learning communities, the career academies.

[8] As of May 2015, Coppell High School was ranked 50th in the state of Texas, and 395th nationally by US News.

The Coppell HOSA Public Service Announcement team placed first in the State Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas (2014-2015).

The team attended the NLC (National Leadership Conference) in Anaheim, California in June 2015.

[15] The Sidekick newspaper at CHS is a student-led journalistic platform known for its stories, photos, videos, podcasts and graphics/page design.

This newspaper is a public forum for student expression, with staff members (with assistance from their adviser) making content decisions.

For the 2019-20 school year, the program was nationally recognized as an NSPA Pacemaker, CSPA Crown and Dallas Morning News Best Website award winner, in addition to receiving ILPC Gold and Bronze Stars and numerous NSPA Best of Show Awards.

KCBY also received four Lone Star EMMY awards in November 2019 for their accomplishments in KCBY-TV and KCBY-Español.

[16] The Coppell Cowboys and Cowgirls compete in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) as 6A teams in the following sports:[17][18] 12,000-capacity Buddy Echols Field is the main high school stadium.