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Cooper Elementary

Q: Is Cooper Elementary a good school?

Cooper Elementary ranks 1910 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1910^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cooper Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 710 students in the Vacaville Unified School District, and it stands out as a school on the rise, particularly for its strong math instruction.

The school is performing well above the district average in core subjects, with its mathematics scores being a major strength—nearly 18 points higher than the district and ranking second only to Browns Valley Elementary among local peers. This is impressive given that Cooper serves a significant number of economically disadvantaged students. While its English scores are solid, science is an area identified for potential growth. The school has shown consistent improvement, moving up in statewide rankings while some nearby schools like Alamo Elementary have seen declines.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Travis Unified district, such as Cambridge Elementary and Foxboro Elementary, Cooper holds its own or outperforms them in math. A key challenge noted is a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district average, which the school is likely working to address. Overall, Cooper Elementary demonstrates effective teaching practices that deliver strong academic results for its community.

710

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,595

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 Christine Dr.
Vacaville, CA 95687-4163

(707) 453-6210

District: Vacaville Unified

Students who attend Cooper Elementary usually attend:

High:	Vaca Pena Middle
	Will C. Wood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,910^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Vacaville Unified

805^th of 1,543Vacaville Unified 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	63.3	1910 of 5857	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2359 of 5869	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1878 of 5859	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	1560 of 5883	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	1779 of 5789	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	1316 of 5662	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	1400 of 5692	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	1436 of 5614	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	1151 of 5611	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	1336 of 5530	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	1287 of 5390	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	1545 of 5377	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	1100 of 5314	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	1316 of 5193	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	979 of 5113	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	970 of 5113	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	1133 of 4818	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.8	1345 of 4822	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	1143 of 4809	76.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	937 of 2227	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	953 of 2585	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	444 of 2128	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1911 of 5597	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	2059 of 5612	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1790 of 5609	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	1534 of 5635	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	1685 of 5492	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	1321 of 5413	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1697 of 5107	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2398 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	1436 of 5087	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	932 of 5084	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	1924 of 4963	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	919 of 4830	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1592 of 5460	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	2459 of 5517	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	2224 of 5363	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	1362 of 5264	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1593 of 5173	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	985 of 5084	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1837 of 5628	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	2560 of 5643	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1938 of 5638	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	1510 of 5663	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1763 of 5510	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	1285 of 5431	76.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	505 of 718	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	553 of 670	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	524 of 669	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	431 of 610	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	310 of 445	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1380 of 2847	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1193 of 2635	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	1011 of 2420	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1585 of 2598	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1814 of 2651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1555 of 2661	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	1352 of 2726	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	1675 of 2834	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	1104 of 2737	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 31, 2019

I can personally say that this school has been wonderful and pushes kids to be better in academics and a social setting. Close Quote

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 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
Cooper Elementary	Public	K-6	750 Christine Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6210	710	32	22.1	52.1%	251 (35.4%)	46 (6.5%)	223 (31.4%)	74 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	111 (15.6%)	63.3	1910^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.4%		53.7	2359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	449	26.5		26.5	53.4	53.0	49.0	61.5			54.6	60.6	48.0	34.7	45.1			47.2	93.6	98.2		97.3			$18,595	$16,992	$1,603
Jean Callison Elementary	Public	K-6	6261 Vanden Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6250	762	32	23.7	55.0%	222 (29.1%)	51 (6.7%)	303 (39.8%)	85 (11.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	91 (11.9%)	40.8	3168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		47.8	2678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	490	31.0		31.0	46.2	39.8	38.6	46.4			42.7	40.5	26.4	26.1	25.4			30.8							$18,616	$17,372	$1,244
Sierra Vista K-8	Public	K-8	301 Bel Air Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6260	611	27	22.5	48.1%	270 (44.2%)	32 (5.2%)	196 (32.1%)	42 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	63.7	1892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		63.5	1901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	9	33.3	27.4	29.5	66.7	65.6	48.3	46.2	57.0	61.7	57.7	72.6	55.7	26.7	36.9	31.8	25.2	38.1							$17,467	$16,514	$953
Fairmont Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1355 Marshall Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6240	586	26	22.5	69.8%	109 (18.6%)	46 (7.8%)	294 (50.2%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	83 (14.2%)	18.6	4949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		22.5	4633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.1%	316	13.7		13.7	26.4	28.8	21.9	29.2			26.6	20.0	31.5	11.0	16.7			19.8	94.4			96.8		97.6	$25,221	$23,616	$1,605
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Cambridge Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 446-9494	738	33	22.2	46.1%	167 (22.6%)	55 (7.5%)	263 (35.6%)	120 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	126 (17.1%)	51.5	2526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		54.9	2293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	233	38.5		38.5	45.1	44.3	46.9	50.5			46.6	38.7	38.5	35.4	38.1			37.8	98.4				98.4		$18,308	$18,046	$262
Edwin Markham Elementary	Public	K-6	101 Markham Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6230	882	37	23.8	68.6%	98 (11.1%)	59 (6.7%)	620 (70.3%)	39 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (6.8%)	22.4	4640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.2	5010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	370	23.9		23.9	31.7	26.4	33.6	21.7			28.3	36.4	19.2	17.9	12.6			21.6	97.4						$16,969	$15,524	$1,445
Foxboro Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Morning Glory Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 447-7883	717	34	20.9	47.4%	222 (31.0%)	47 (6.6%)	247 (34.4%)	66 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (18.5%)	35.4	3546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		42	3069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	477	37.1		37.1	25.2	36.2	44.2	35.9			35.1	27.5	37.1	29.2	25.2			29.8							$23,047	$22,638	$409
Eugene Padan Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Padan School Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6235	751	31	24.6	71.8%	159 (21.2%)	69 (9.2%)	382 (50.9%)	43 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	90 (12.0%)	16.4	5156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		17.6	5064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	92	13.8		13.8	25.5	24.3	29.0	23.3			25.5	27.7	17.0	13.0	12.2			17.7							$16,790	$15,192	$1,598
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	333 Wretham Dr.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6205	806	36	22.3	43.1%	383 (47.5%)	34 (4.2%)	215 (26.7%)	72 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (12.2%)	75.2	1358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		69.6	1613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	255	52.2		52.2	58.0	54.3	62.3	62.2			59.4	52.5	55.9	46.1	52.3			51.4	83.7	94.2	95.4	96.5	95.4	96.5	$19,970	$18,768	$1,202
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Orchard Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6200	714	29	24.6	55.7%	309 (43.3%)	27 (3.8%)	263 (36.8%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	67 (9.4%)	49.1	2642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		60.4	2051^st of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	591	29.4		29.4	42.3	49.0	44.9	54.4			47.7	47.2	38.4	23.7	35.7			35.9							$18,421	$17,346	$1,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Elementary

Is Cooper Elementary a good school?

Cooper Elementary ranks 1910^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cooper Elementary?

Students at Cooper Elementary are 35% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cooper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cooper Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vaca Pena Middle
High : Will C. Wood High

What district is Cooper Elementary in?

Vacaville Unified

How many students attend Cooper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Cooper Elementary.

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