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D.G. Cooley Elementary

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D.G. Cooley Elementary ranks 484 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

D.G. Cooley Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Berryville, Virginia, serving 504 students and part of the highly regarded Clarke County Public Schools system. The district ranks 22nd out of 131 in Virginia, but D.G. Cooley itself is more mid-pack — ranked 484th of 1,111 elementary schools statewide with a 3-star rating. The school serves a relatively economically advantaged population, with a 31.4% free/reduced lunch rate that is dramatically lower than many nearby schools like Frederick Douglass Elementary (83%) or Evendale Elementary (78.8%). D.G. Cooley also spends less per student ($9,331) than nearly all regional peers, yet still meets or exceeds state averages in most subjects.

Academically, D.G. Cooley is particularly strong in the early grades. Third-grade math proficiency stands at 86.9%, and reading at 73.8% — both above state averages and better than same-district Boyce Elementary in those subjects. The school has also made remarkable strides in 4th grade math, rising from 46.1% proficiency in 2022-23 to 71.4% for 2025-26. However, upper-grade performance lags: 5th grade math (74.1%) and science (70.4%) trail Boyce by roughly 12 points. Chronic absenteeism is a positive, at 11.7% vs. the state's 14.8%, though it more than doubled from last year's 5.6%.

The school's main challenges are consistency and equity. Female students rank in the 68th percentile statewide, but male students sit at just the 39th. Economically disadvantaged students rank only in the 27th percentile — a gap worth attention. Interestingly, higher-poverty Frederick Douglass Elementary outranks D.G. Cooley overall, suggesting demographic advantages alone don't drive results. Still, a decade of steady improvement — from the bottom quarter of state schools to just above the median — gives D.G. Cooley a solid foundation and a realistic path toward the upper quartile.

504

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,331

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Westwood Rd
Berryville, VA 22611

(540) 955-6120

District: Clarke County Public Schools

Students who attend D.G. Cooley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Johnson-Williams Middle
High:	Clarke County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

484^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Clarke County Public Schools

22^nd of 131Clarke County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	484 of 1111	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	566 of 1110	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	696 of 1114	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	705 of 1114	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	507 of 1109	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	699 of 1103	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	866 of 1105	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	827 of 1097	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.4	790 of 1099	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	54.9	546 of 1096	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.2	821 of 1100	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	667 of 1110	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.8	550 of 1120	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.0	843 of 1117	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	694 of 1117	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.1	925 of 1113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	942 of 1082	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.7	483 of 1081	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.2	684 of 1083	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	745 of 1071	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.3	584 of 1062	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	347 of 1100	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	490 of 1096	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	783 of 1098	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	718 of 1100	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	306 of 619	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	323 of 606	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.4	168 of 580	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	760 of 1040	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	821 of 1046	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	700 of 1036	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	667 of 1099	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	648 of 1093	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	613 of 1101	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	694 of 1093	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	581 of 974	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	628 of 973	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	832 of 979	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	746 of 984	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

VA Studies76%+5 vs state

English Reading74%+3 vs state

Science70%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, July 9, 2015

LOVE this school- child went to preschool there and through his elementary years he has loved all of his teachers! Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, December 6, 2014

My granddaughter goes to Cooly and she loves it. Happy to get out of the car everyday. Her teachers are real nice. Small school so she's greeted by name everyday by the teachers that get her out of the car. They know me too. Nice folks. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

My son had a horrible experience here and no longer attends. Although he was a honor roll student here, his recieving school notes he was almost a half year behind. Teachers are a bit on the mean side. Plenty of bullying. Hard to get through to anyone in administration. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
D.G. Cooley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Westwood Rd	Berryville	22611	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6120	504	34	14.8	31.3%	340 (67.5%)	24 (4.8%)	97 (19.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	59.5	484^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.4%		52.8	566^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.0%	82	86.9	71.4	74.1	70.4	73.8	74.7	74.1	75.8		$9,331	$602	$8,729
Boyce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	60.9	464^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.3	551^st of 1110 public elementary schools	50.4%	87	77.8	72.9	86.0	82.0	63.0	81.3	78.0	66.7		$10,474	$709	$9,765
Greenwood Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Channing Drive	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7863	599	38	15.7	39.2%	372 (62.1%)	36 (6.0%)	152 (25.4%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	48.1	630^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.3%		39.2	726^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.6%	96	76.4	71.7	69.2	63.2	73.6	68.6	67.0		75.9	$9,672	$285	$9,387
Redbud Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 First Woods Dr	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 678-1868	614	44	13.9	72.8%	280 (45.6%)	44 (7.2%)	214 (34.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.9%)	19.5	950^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.4	957^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.8%	7	68.8	67.7	56.8	39.8	51.1	62.1	52.3		43.0	$11,763	$771	$10,993
Jordan Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Flyfoot Drive	Stephenson	22656	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3888	668	45	14.8	39.5%	310 (46.4%)	36 (5.4%)	239 (35.8%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.2%)	41.5	720^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.2%		46	657^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.8%	63	76.0	59.6	68.5	62.2	70.3	67.7	64.9		71.8	$11,050	$673	$10,377
Evendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Rosa Lane	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-0531	618	41	15.0	78.8%	270 (43.7%)	51 (8.3%)	236 (38.2%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.4%)	26.1	885^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.3%		29.3	837^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.6%	48	68.0	61.5	53.1	50.0	67.0	63.5	61.5		61.4	$10,993	$618	$10,375
Stonewall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3165 Martinsburg Pike	Clear Brook	22624	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-2289	391	28	13.9	77.2%	212 (54.2%)	3 (0.8%)	158 (40.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	30.8	831^st of 1111 public elementary schools	25.2%		21.2	915^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.6%	84	71.6	65.3	60.0	44.6	64.7	61.2	47.7		82.1	$12,421	$769	$11,652
Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Virginia Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 665-6330	415	28	15.0	83.6%	79 (19.0%)	50 (12.0%)	230 (55.4%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.4%)	15.3	985^th of 1111 public elementary schools	11.3%		8.5	1041^st of 1110 public elementary schools	6.2%	56	60.0	64.3			47.6	49.5		51.9		$12,896	$1,222	$11,674
Garland R. Quarles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1310 S Loudoun St	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3575	410	29	14.2	82.9%	136 (33.2%)	33 (8.0%)	187 (45.6%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	28.3	861^st of 1111 public elementary schools	22.5%		33.6	791^st of 1110 public elementary schools	28.7%	70	66.3	62.7			55.0	64.0		65.3		$17,340	$1,076	$16,264
Armel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2239 Front Royal Pike	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-1657	589	41	14.3	29.0%	390 (66.2%)	16 (2.7%)	134 (22.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	47.9	633^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.2	651^st of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%	18	79.3	75.6	67.7	58.1	73.3	72.4	62.4		75.0	$10,423	$414	$10,009

Frequently Asked Questions about D.G. Cooley Elementary

What schools do graduates of D.G. Cooley Elementary attend?

Students who attend D.G. Cooley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Johnson-Williams Middle
High : Clarke County High

Is D.G. Cooley Elementary a good school?

D.G. Cooley Elementary ranks 484^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend D.G. Cooley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended D.G. Cooley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of D.G. Cooley Elementary?

Students at D.G. Cooley Elementary are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is D.G. Cooley Elementary in?

Clarke County Public Schools

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