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Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Cox (James H.) Elementary ranks 1194 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cox (James H.) Elementary is a 607-student K–5 school in Fountain Valley, California, in the Fountain Valley Elementary district. Its results are above California’s proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA), math and science, but the most important finding is that Cox trails its three nearby same-district K–5 peers in all three subjects, especially science.

Cox’s strongest comparison is with the state: in 2025–2026, 64% of students were proficient in ELA, 62% in math and 39% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. The picture is weaker locally: district rates were 80% in ELA, 76% in math and 66% in science, leaving Cox behind by 16, 14 and 27 percentage points. It also scored below nearby Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary, Gisler (Robert) Elementary and Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary. Those schools averaged 79% in ELA, 81% in math and 70% in science—14, 19 and 31 points above Cox.

Results have declined since 2022–2023: Cox was down 6 points in ELA, 10 in math and 14 in science by 2025–2026, with a particularly sharp science drop of 16 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Cox at the 79th statewide percentile, with 4 stars, down from the 87th percentile the prior year; the district ranks at the 97th percentile with 5 stars. Cox’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.2, and 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Cox serves White students was notably lower than its overall standing: the group ranked at the 24th percentile, versus 79th overall. Its ranking for Asian students was at the 55th percentile.

607

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,026

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Fountain Valley Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg76%

California avg42%

1,194^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

47^th of 1,530Fountain 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
2026	78.6	1194 of 5817	79.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.6	540 of 1210	55.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.0	1264 of 5581	77.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	82.0	617 of 5094	87.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.6	707 of 5423	87.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.0	1071 of 5603	80.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.6	581 of 2927	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	641 of 2847	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1936 of 2536	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	78.6	1194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.5%		88.5	744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.3%	450	39.2	39.2	70.8	67.4	54.6		64.2	74.0	66.7	46.4		62.3	97%	0%	$15,026	$468	$14,558
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%)	51.1	2550^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.2%		61.5	1988^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.1%	562	36.4	36.4	37.2	39.0	48.2	57.9	46.1	39.5	33.9	34.6	49.1	39.3	97%	0%	$20,356	$1,029	$19,327
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%)	96.6	181^st of 5817 public elementary schools	96.9%		95	338^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%	157	71.8	71.8	79.0	84.0	83.3		82.4	86.2	82.7	69.2		78.7	95%	0%	$16,889	$663	$16,226
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%)	94.4	379^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.5%		95	330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%	49	74.7	74.7	61.3	77.9	81.3		73.9	76.3	88.4	80.0		81.3	≥ 99%		$14,401	$564	$13,837
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%)	66.3	1771^st of 5817 public elementary schools	69.6%		60.3	2052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	281	29.5	29.5	51.5	56.9	49.2	66.7	56.0	52.2	58.5	36.1	57.4	51.2	98%	1%	$17,140	$874	$16,266
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%)	87	800^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.6	1039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%	239	41.0	41.0	71.2	73.9	71.8	67.9	71.1	71.2	58.7	64.1	67.9	66.0	≥ 98%		$28,645	$1,417	$27,228
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%)	89.5	681^st of 5817 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.9	659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%	22	51.6	51.6	66.7	76.1	67.7	82.4	73.0	77.8	69.6	58.1	71.2	68.3	≥ 98%		$25,159	$3,112	$22,047
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%)	98.3	43^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	21^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%	22	75.2	75.2	81.9	89.1	91.4	92.8	89.3	77.8	88.3	88.6	89.0	86.6	≥ 98%		$17,773	$777	$16,996
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%)	35.3	3564^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.7	3088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%	476	19.4	19.4	28.6	29.1	52.8	48.6	38.1	28.6	25.5	36.1	38.9	31.4	≥ 98%		$22,839	$1,117	$21,722
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%)	96.1	224^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.7	182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%	42	63.4	63.4	84.0	75.3	79.0		79.4	88.9	82.7	80.5		84.0	≥ 99%		$15,111	$628	$14,483

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 1194^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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