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Robert C. Cooley Middle

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Robert C. Cooley Middle ranks 487 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 82% of California middle schools

Summary

Robert C. Cooley Middle is a consistently well-rated public school serving about 1,150 students in grades 6-8 within the Roseville City Elementary district, performing solidly above state averages in English and Science.

The school stands out for its effective management of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 11.3% that is much better than the state average and shows strong post-pandemic recovery, and for its notable success with several student subgroups. While mathematics is a relative area for growth compared to its own strong English scores, the school maintains balanced performance across subjects and grades. Compared to nearby schools like Barbara Chilton Middle or Olympus Junior High, Cooley achieves its results with lower per-student spending, representing an efficient use of resources.

Cooley occupies a unique position as a reliably strong performer that serves a diverse community well. It delivers better academic outcomes than some schools with similar demographics, such as George A. Buljan Middle or Antelope Crossing Middle, particularly in keeping students engaged and in school. This makes it a compelling option for families seeking a school with a proven track record of equitable support and consistent results across all three middle school grades.

1,149

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,652

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9300 Prairie Woods Way
Roseville, CA 95747-7129

(916) 771-1740

District: Roseville City Elementary

Feeder schools for Robert C. Cooley Middle:

Elementary:	Blue Oaks Elementary
	Bradford Woodbridge Fundamental Elementary
	Diamond Creek Elementary
	William Kaseberg Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Asian:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

California avg41%

487^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Roseville City Elementary

371^st of 1,543Roseville City 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	79.3	487 of 2761	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	431 of 2783	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	504 of 2781	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	371 of 2740	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	563 of 2715	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	550 of 2480	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	667 of 2508	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	579 of 2497	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	618 of 2477	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	491 of 2379	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	381 of 2259	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	446 of 2236	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.5	695 of 2179	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	426 of 2063	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	507 of 2005	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	531 of 1999	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	65.6	525 of 1804	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	59.0	628 of 1777	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.2	375 of 1769	78.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	87 of 609	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	56 of 627	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	463 of 739	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	488 of 743	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	465 of 715	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	247 of 733	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	483 of 745	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	463 of 700	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.2	190 of 1531	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	464 of 1491	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	437 of 1369	68.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	696 of 1478	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	599 of 1442	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	509 of 1364	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	477 of 2533	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	434 of 2551	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	437 of 2531	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	395 of 2509	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	418 of 2380	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	458 of 2262	79.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	275 of 2395	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	261 of 2388	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	197 of 2374	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	231 of 2359	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	52.4	875 of 2213	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	987 of 2072	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	512 of 2542	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	194 of 2579	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	269 of 2531	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	190 of 2458	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	57.0	827 of 2369	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	1073 of 2230	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	477 of 2534	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	395 of 2552	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	496 of 2538	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	319 of 2527	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	603 of 2407	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	577 of 2273	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	433 of 726	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	434 of 701	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	399 of 677	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	286 of 665	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	276 of 554	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	266 of 462	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	367 of 1566	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	295 of 1552	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	397 of 1531	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	629 of 1520	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	522 of 1537	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	631 of 1543	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	425 of 1555	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	489 of 1602	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	453 of 1496	69.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science45%+12 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56	44.9	44.9	62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7	45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2	$12,652	$11,956	$696
George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1720	862	44	19.7	58.6%	371 (43.0%)	26 (3.0%)	293 (34.0%)	84 (9.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (9.3%)	54.2	1068^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		51.1	1140^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	72	29.3	29.3	51.4	51.9	38.5	47.0	49.1	34.1	31.2	38.0	$16,606	$16,080	$526
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42	49.3	49.3	65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4	66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1	$13,598	$13,074	$524
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	1,010	42	24.3	33.5%	486 (48.1%)	12 (1.2%)	239 (23.7%)	135 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	126 (12.5%)	71.2	647^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.6%		77.3	543^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	104	48.0	48.0	53.1	58.8	57.2	56.3	46.2	36.3	48.8	43.8	$18,707	$18,302	$405
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22	54.6	54.6	61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7	51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4	$16,654	$15,016	$1,638
Granite Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Wyckford Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 315-9009	979	48	20.5	18.8%	498 (50.9%)	15 (1.5%)	176 (18.0%)	165 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (12.5%)	89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		90.7	264^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	21	47.3	47.3		73.8	66.7	70.3		71.1	60.3	65.8	$20,688	$20,276	$412
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67	24.8	24.8		36.7	34.6	35.7		24.9	28.8	26.7	$17,260	$16,694	$566
Spring View Middle	Public	7-8	5040 Fifth St.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-3381	780	39	19.8	31.0%	449 (57.6%)	9 (1.2%)	170 (21.8%)	70 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (9.9%)	75.4	576^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.1%		80.2	474^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.0%	102	38.5	38.5		63.4	57.7	60.6		50.7	47.1	48.9	$22,371	$21,644	$727
Antelope Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 745-2100	1,051	44	23.9	55.2%	453 (43.1%)	76 (7.2%)	238 (22.6%)	158 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	114 (10.8%)	62.3	845^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		60.4	879^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	34	43.9	43.9	48.8	55.4	47.2	50.3	35.0	43.3	38.4	38.9	$18,402	$17,916	$486
Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1770	939	49	19.1	50.6%	475 (50.6%)	10 (1.1%)	297 (31.6%)	75 (8.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.7%)	77	540^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.4%		68.6	709^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.5%	169	41.9	41.9	57.5	65.5	57.0	60.2	54.5	54.7	41.7	50.6	$17,666	$17,292	$374

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert C. Cooley Middle

Is Robert C. Cooley Middle a good school?

Robert C. Cooley Middle ranks 487^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Robert C. Cooley Middle in?

Roseville City Elementary

How many students attend Robert C. Cooley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,149 students attended Robert C. Cooley Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Robert C. Cooley Middle?

Students at Robert C. Cooley Middle are 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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