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Copperopolis Elementary

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Copperopolis Elementary ranks 3459 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Copperopolis Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the small town of Copperopolis, California. With 198 students and a student-teacher ratio of 19.8, the school is part of the Mark Twain Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1261 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Copperopolis Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1,865 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3,459 out of 5,857 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 3 stars to 2 stars during this period. The school consistently underperforms the state and its local district on standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.72%) and Mathematics (28.07%) significantly lower than the state averages in 2024-2025. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th and 6th grade, where proficiency rates in both subjects are below 30%.

Additionally, Copperopolis Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 37.8% in 2022-2023 and 30.1% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district average of 20.4% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending has also fluctuated, ranging from $10,707 in 2022-2023 to $15,052 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average of $13,068 per student in 2023-2024.

216

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,052

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

217 School St.
Copperopolis, CA 95228-0145

(209) 782-3500

District: Mark Twain Union Elementary

Students who attend Copperopolis Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bret Harte Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2024 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,459^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Mark Twain Union Elementary

1249^th of 1,543Mark Twain Union 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	36.3	3459 of 5857	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4405 of 5869	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4310 of 5859	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3755 of 5883	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3776 of 5789	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3915 of 5662	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	2657 of 5692	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	2178 of 5614	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	1871 of 5611	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.4	1865 of 5530	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	2371 of 5390	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	2734 of 5377	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.3	2080 of 5314	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	2650 of 5193	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	2341 of 5113	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	2181 of 5113	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.4	1728 of 4818	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.2	1943 of 4822	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.9	2418 of 4809	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3525 of 5597	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3613 of 5612	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4142 of 5609	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3970 of 5635	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3736 of 5492	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	3660 of 5413	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	4698 of 5107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2577 of 4963	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3232 of 5460	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4231 of 5517	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3592 of 5363	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2599 of 5264	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	3256 of 5173	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	3011 of 5084	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3147 of 5628	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4447 of 5643	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4072 of 5638	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3260 of 5663	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3661 of 5510	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3955 of 5431	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	1622 of 2635	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2117 of 2598	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2315 of 2651	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2507 of 2661	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2376 of 2726	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2589 of 2834	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2534 of 2737	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	216	8	27.6	59.7%	149 (69.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	36.3	3459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		24.6	4405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	946																	27.3		27.3	44.0	50.0	27.3	30.8			37.7	40.0	56.7	9.1	7.7			28.1	93.1	93.1					$15,052	$1,095	$13,957
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	16.8	5119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		9.3	5712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	593																	12.5	13.6	13.3	31.3	31.6	22.5	20.8	38.6	42.5	33.0	30.3	17.5	2.5	15.1	15.7	15.9	15.8							$13,068	$797	$12,271
Knights Ferry Elementary	Public	K-8	12726 Dent St.	Knights Ferry	95361	Stanislaus County	Knights Ferry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 881-3382	106	7	15.1	15.1%	73 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.2%)	74.2	1417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		59.4	2096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	679																	26.7		21.1	91.7		60.0				66.0	100.0		46.7				58.5	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	$17,706	$1,248	$16,458
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4							$21,393	$2,725	$18,668
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.1	3680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	166																	17.4	48.8	32.6	30.4	47.6	26.1	40.5	55.3	51.2	41.8	17.4	46.0	10.9	18.9	39.5	44.2	30.4	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$17,115	$1,378	$15,737
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7							$20,317	$00	$20,317
Albert A. Michelson Elementary	Public	K-5	196 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd.	Murphys	95247	Calaveras County	Vallecito Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 728-3441	226	12	18.8	46.5%	163 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.4%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	70.5	1583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		75.6	1349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	234																	42.1		42.1	50.0	53.5	65.8				57.0	53.9	53.5	47.4				51.4							$22,058	$5,994	$16,064
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		37.5	3334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	135																	30.9	43.1	37.1	55.9	39.1	35.3	39.2	57.1	55.6	46.8	44.1	34.9	25.4	21.3	28.6	38.9	31.6	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$14,324	$1,938	$12,386
San Andreas Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Lewis Ave.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2365	334	13	25.5	69.8%	223 (66.8%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (21.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	18.4	4979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.4	4991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	12																	26.9		26.9	29.0	22.2	19.2	23.4			22.9	32.3	17.8	9.8	14.9			17.2	91.9	91.9			91.9		$17,312	$1,993	$15,319
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	K-7	5100 Driver Rd.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2350	475	17	27.9	47.2%	277 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	166 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	17.7	5037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		22.7	4610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	427																	15.9		15.9	24.3	34.3	29.0				29.2	23.2	14.3	8.7				15.4	97.2						$14,523	$1,681	$12,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Copperopolis Elementary

What schools do graduates of Copperopolis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Copperopolis Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bret Harte Union High

How many students attend Copperopolis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Copperopolis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Copperopolis Elementary?

Students at Copperopolis Elementary are 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Copperopolis Elementary a good school?

Copperopolis Elementary ranks 3459^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Copperopolis Elementary in?

Mark Twain Union Elementary

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