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What's the most underrated thing about Cooper Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VACAVILLE UNIFIED·NCES 064059010330
Cooper Elementary
750 Christine Dr., Vacaville, CA 95687 · (707) 453-6210 · Solano County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
370 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 18% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
47.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.8% | 28.8% | 23.9% | 21.5% |
| Math | 19.4% | 27.7% | 27.0% | 25.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.9% | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 49.3% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 54.4% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 55.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cooper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,893 of 5,151 | #13 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,780 of 5,172 | #10 of 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,712 of 5,172 | #11 of 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,285 of 5,116 | #19 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #707 of 5,915 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,324 of 5,352 | #12 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #227 of 5,354 | #13 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #2,002 of 3,837 | #23 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
710
-127 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.1:1
% White
35%
was 42%
% Hispanic
31%
was 28%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
10%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 710 | 32 | 22.2:1 | 52% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 31.8 | 23.1:1 | 47% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 30.9 | 23.3:1 | 41% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 33.4 | 25.1:1 | 32% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooper Elementary.
About Cooper Elementary
Cooper Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Vacaville, California. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 710 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 53% larger than average.
The Vacaville Unified system has 17 schools and 12,690 students.
No group is above 50% at Cooper Elementary; the largest is White, at 35%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 6% Black. Among Solano County residents, the White share is about 39%. The diversity index for Cooper Elementary is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. In all, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Cooper Elementary is 1.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census data for Solano County show median household income comes to about $100,401, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 110 public schools and about 60,765 students.
Vaca Pena Middle, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Cooper Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Cooper Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Cooper Elementary falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 42% to 35% of enrollment. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.2:1) than in 2017-18 (25.1:1).
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Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vacaville Unified
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Jean Callison ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other schools in Vacaville
- Vacaville HighHigh · 2,044 students
- Will C. Wood HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Willis Jepson MiddleMiddle · 954 students
- Edwin Markham ElementaryElementary · 882 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Kairos PublicCombined · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Vaca Pena Middle0.7 mi · 675
- Jean Callison Elementary1.0 mi · 762
- Sierra Vista K-81.5 mi · 611
- Fairmont Charter Elementary1.5 mi · 586
- Cambridge Elementary1.7 mi · 738
- Will C. Wood High1.9 mi · 1,671
Frequently asked questions
About Cooper ElementaryHow large is Cooper Elementary?
Cooper Elementary enrolls approximately 710 students in grades KG-06.
Is Cooper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cooper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Cooper Elementary have?
Cooper Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cooper Elementary?
Student demographics at Cooper Elementary are roughly 35% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Cooper Elementary public or private?
Cooper Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vacaville Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.