Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510180000763
William Mason Cooper Elementary
200 Marcella Rd, Hampton, VA 23666 · (757) 825-4645 · Hampton city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
368 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · 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
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William Mason Cooper Elementary
William Mason Cooper Elementary's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Mason Cooper Elementary this school | 386 | 95.3% | 77.8% |
| Mary S. Peake Elementary Hampton | 404 | 92.3% | 67.4% |
| Luther W. Machen Elementary Hampton | 430 | 95.1% | 65.5% |
| Chimborazo Elementary Richmond | 403 | 99.5% | 54.6% |
| Woodberry Hills Elementary Danville | 377 | 92.3% | 43.9% |
| Westhaven Elementary Portsmouth | 401 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hampton city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #372 of 1,101 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #454 of 1,111 ▲ 29 | #5 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #356 of 1,111 ▲ 38 | #5 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #845 of 1,176 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #635 of 1,105 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #813 of 1,106 | #19 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #243 of 1,157 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #651 of 759 | #8 of 12 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 95% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 93% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 89% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 46% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 42% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 40% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Mason Cooper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (401 to 386); teachers up 29% (21 to 27).
About William Mason Cooper Elementary
William Mason Cooper Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Hampton. The school counted 386 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 23% below the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Hampton City Public Schools is the local district for William Mason Cooper Elementary. It runs 30 schools with 19,472 students.
About 71% of the student body at William Mason Cooper Elementary is Black. The remaining students are 12% multiracial, 11% White, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Hampton city, the Black share is about 49%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
William Mason Cooper Elementary reports a ratio of 14.3 students per teacher, from 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
William Mason Cooper Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Virginia public elementary schools.
William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 77.8%. Predicted: 62.1%. Difference: 15.6 points.
Census data for Hampton city show the median household earns about $69,621 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting William Mason Cooper Elementary, Hampton city has 36 public schools.
William Mason Cooper Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Thomas Eaton Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of William Mason Cooper Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, William Mason Cooper Elementary had a net gain of 10 students, or 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.1:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for William Mason Cooper Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hampton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,557
Census ACS
Median income
$69,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
19,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampton City Public Schools
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Hampton
- Bethel HighHigh · 1,769 students
- Kecoughtan HighHigh · 1,553 students
- George P. Phenix ElementaryElementary · 1,438 students
- Phoebus HighHigh · 1,391 students
- Hampton HighHigh · 1,301 students
- Hunter B. AndrewsElementary · 1,081 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Eaton Middle0.2 mi · 581
- Paul Burbank Elementary0.7 mi · 432
- Luther W. Machen Elementary1.0 mi · 430
- Christopher C. Kraft Elementary1.7 mi · 452
- Mary S. Peake Elementary1.7 mi · 404
- Aberdeen Elementary1.7 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About William Mason Cooper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at William Mason Cooper Elementary?
William Mason Cooper Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
Is William Mason Cooper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Mason Cooper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at William Mason Cooper Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at William Mason Cooper Elementary.
What is the student diversity at William Mason Cooper Elementary?
Student demographics at William Mason Cooper Elementary are roughly 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees William Mason Cooper Elementary?
William Mason Cooper Elementary is overseen by Hampton City Public Schools in Hampton city.
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