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Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Cox (James H.) Elementary ranks 744 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

James H. Cox Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 607 students in the highly-regarded Fountain Valley Elementary district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing well above state averages in English and Math.

While Cox is a strong school overall, it is the lowest-performing of the four schools within its own exceptional district, ranking below Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary, Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary, and Gisler (Robert) Elementary. However, Cox stands out for its excellent and improving student attendance and its particular effectiveness in supporting economically disadvantaged students, achieving results that often surpass nearby schools in other districts with similar student populations, such as California Elementary.

The school shows a positive trajectory, with math scores and its statewide ranking improving, and it operates efficiently with moderate per-student spending. Parents may want to note some variation in performance between grade levels, but Cox Elementary demonstrates that a focus on attendance and targeted support can lead to solid academic outcomes within a top-tier district.

607

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,122

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17615 Los Jardines East
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-5340

(714) 378-4240

District: Fountain Valley Elementary

Students who attend Cox (James H.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
High:	Fountain Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.4%

Hispanic:

26.5%

White:

20.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Fountain Valley Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg75%

California avg41%

744^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary

53^rd of 1,543Fountain Valley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	744 of 5857	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	903 of 5869	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	638 of 5859	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1155 of 5883	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	866 of 5789	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	635 of 5662	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	681 of 5692	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	842 of 5614	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	791 of 5611	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	951 of 5530	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	987 of 5390	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	1033 of 5377	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	1518 of 5314	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	1117 of 5193	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.6	1468 of 5113	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.0	1094 of 5113	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	1041 of 4818	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.1	1088 of 4822	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	834 of 4809	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	346 of 1203	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	557 of 1205	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	505 of 1190	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	698 of 1154	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	599 of 1149	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.3	437 of 1071	59.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.6	206 of 3245	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	115 of 3311	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	223 of 3275	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	70 of 3246	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	879 of 5597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	844 of 5612	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	590 of 5609	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	1269 of 5635	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	896 of 5492	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	706 of 5413	87.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	789 of 5107	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	1309 of 5107	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	477 of 5087	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	66.3	1324 of 5084	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	658 of 4963	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	488 of 4830	89.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	599 of 5460	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	460 of 5517	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	132 of 5363	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	417 of 5264	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	302 of 5173	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	235 of 5084	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	514 of 5628	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	946 of 5643	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	726 of 5638	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	1026 of 5663	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	838 of 5510	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	622 of 5431	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	149 of 669	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	199 of 610	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	641 of 2847	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1491 of 2598	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	1311 of 2651	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1109 of 2661	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	1445 of 2726	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	1592 of 2834	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	1150 of 2737	58.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Science55%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	607	25	24.2	35.7%	127 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	161 (26.5%)	245 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.0%)	88.5	744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.1	903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	159	55.4	55.4	72.0	55.0	76.6		68.5	81.3	66.7	65.2		70.8			$17,122	$16,654	$468
Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary	Public	K-6	11303 Sandstone St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6537	400	16	24.9	84.0%	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (64.0%)	112 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.2	2228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	240	35.0	35.0	40.0	55.6	53.3	57.1	51.6	46.0	46.3	38.3	57.1	46.5			$27,471	$26,442	$1,029
Gisler (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-5	18720 Las Flores St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4211	470	20	23.5	25.5%	148 (31.5%)	4 (0.9%)	99 (21.1%)	151 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	61 (13.0%)	95	338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	123	60.5	60.5	76.8	82.1	82.6		80.7	91.3	77.2	65.1		76.9			$20,653	$19,990	$663
Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9675 Warner Ave.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4230	530	20	26.5	33.6%	88 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.7%)	288 (54.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	95	330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		97.9	85^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	245	75.0	75.0	73.4	64.0	90.5		76.1	90.6	76.7	90.5		85.5			$15,776	$15,212	$564
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	16225 Newhope St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6264	555	23	24.6	69.2%	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (88.5%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		59.9	2069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	17	29.5	29.5	39.7	51.5	50.0	61.0	50.2	50.0	48.5	33.9	64.4	49.0	97.0	97.0	$21,038	$20,164	$874
California Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 California Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7940	373	21	17.3	41.3%	178 (47.7%)	7 (1.9%)	139 (37.3%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.2%)	82.6	1039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		74.9	1368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	329	41.5	41.5	68.2	67.6	69.8	58.5	65.8	72.7	56.8	64.2	54.7	62.0			$23,363	$21,946	$1,417
Thomas Paine Elementary	Public	K-6	15792 Ward St.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6118	428	19	22.5	72.2%	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	149 (34.8%)	240 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	238	57.7	57.7	83.0	66.7	75.0	66.7	72.3	83.0	63.5	78.9	54.7	69.3			$28,656	$25,544	$3,112
Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Public	K-6	16200 Bushard St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6228	637	26	24.5	51.5%	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	496 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	98.8	21^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	24^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	3	75.8	75.8	89.9	86.5	92.6	94.3	91.0	90.0	86.5	85.3	92.8	88.9			$22,081	$21,304	$777
Newhope Elementary	Public	K-6	4419 West Regent Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6581	334	17	19.5	91.9%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	263 (78.7%)	54 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		47.2	2725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	363	20.0	20.0	21.7	38.9	33.3	61.4	39.2	25.0	43.2	33.3	45.6	36.3			$32,269	$31,152	$1,117
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary	Public	K-5	17340 Santa Suzanne St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-6226	526	20	26.3	29.3%	109 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (17.7%)	275 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (8.6%)	96.7	182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.2	145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	37	64.9	64.9	75.0	82.9	82.4		79.9	86.9	87.0	85.1		86.4			$17,132	$16,504	$628

Frequently Asked Questions about Cox (James H.) Elementary

How many students attend Cox (James H.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Cox (James H.) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cox (James H.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cox (James H.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
High : Fountain Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Cox (James H.) Elementary?

Students at Cox (James H.) Elementary are 40% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Cox (James H.) Elementary in?

Fountain Valley Elementary

Is Cox (James H.) Elementary a good school?

Cox (James H.) Elementary ranks 744^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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