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William Mason Cooper Elementary

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William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks 414 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

William Mason Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school in Hampton, Virginia, serving 382 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hampton City Public Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 129 school districts in the state.

William Mason Cooper Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 85.71%, compared to 72.77% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also excels in serving its African American student population, ranking among the top 50 elementary schools in Virginia for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is more average, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

While William Mason Cooper Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.2% in 2022-2023 to 15.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 92.67% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic challenges. When compared to nearby schools in the district, William Mason Cooper Elementary consistently outperforms its neighbors in academic performance, but the high poverty concentration and chronic absenteeism issues are shared by many of the surrounding schools as well.

386

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,247

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Marcella Rd
Hampton, VA 23666

(757) 825-4645

District: Hampton City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.7%

Two or more races:

12.4%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (63rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg70%

Virginia avg71%

414^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Hampton City Public Schools

52^nd of 129Hampton City 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
2025	65.1	414 of 1110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	359 of 1114	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	296 of 1114	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	429 of 1109	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.1	219 of 1103	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	669 of 1105	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	653 of 1097	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	611 of 1099	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	823 of 1096	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.8	883 of 1100	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.0	664 of 1110	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	736 of 1120	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.4	351 of 1117	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	658 of 1117	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	867 of 1113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	721 of 1082	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	651 of 1081	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	522 of 1083	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.0	709 of 1071	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	783 of 1062	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	50 of 579	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	56 of 588	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	35 of 579	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	462 of 1096	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	397 of 1098	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	311 of 1100	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	333 of 1046	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	370 of 1036	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	388 of 1093	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	327 of 1101	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	291 of 1093	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading79%+8 vs state

Mathematics78%+6 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

VA Studies70%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Mason Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Marcella Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4645	386	27	14.2	95.3%	42 (10.9%)	273 (70.7%)	15 (3.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	48 (12.4%)	65.1	414^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.7%		69.8	359^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.8%	55	85.7	76.2	74.2	74.2	83.9	76.2	77.4	69.8	$8,247	$304	$7,943
Paul Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Tidemill Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 825-4642	432	30	14.4	90.7%	43 (10.0%)	289 (66.9%)	54 (12.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.8%)	45.7	660^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.3	769^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.0%	109	69.1	66.2	77.1	76.6	62.1	61.5	78.1	57.8	$8,721	$674	$8,047
Luther W. Machen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Sacramento Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-2900	430	31	13.8	95.1%	45 (10.5%)	303 (70.5%)	32 (7.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	41.6	704^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.6%		42.1	702^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	37.0%	2	69.5	75.0	56.4	62.5	64.2	62.3	70.2	72.7	$10,053	$1,582	$8,471
Mary S. Peake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	57 Salina St	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1075	404	31	13.0	92.3%	39 (9.7%)	291 (72.0%)	24 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.4%)	42.8	688^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.0%		44.4	674^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.5%	14	54.9	75.8	70.3	71.2	54.9	72.1	69.2	70.3	$10,159	$1,690	$8,469
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1424 Aberdeen Rd	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4624	482	33	14.6	90.2%	51 (10.6%)	335 (69.5%)	29 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	39.8	723^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.9%		26.2	885^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.6%	162	73.0	52.6	79.1	75.3	61.4	55.3	71.2	54.9	$8,764	$1,686	$7,077
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Concord Dr	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4634	452	30	15.0	92.3%	79 (17.5%)	283 (62.6%)	23 (5.1%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	52.5	567^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.9%		43.1	691^st of 1114 public elementary schools	38.0%	124	75.6	65.8	73.9	69.9	74.0	80.8	70.8	58.3	$9,482	$1,237	$8,245
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1406 Todds Ln	Hampton	23666	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 825-4627	499	31	16.0	88.8%	107 (21.4%)	298 (59.7%)	30 (6.0%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	34.7	776^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.1%		39.8	728^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.6%	48	65.8	59.1	69.3	73.4	50.6	64.9	69.6	57.5	$9,429	$1,364	$8,065
Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Fox Hill Rd	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 850-5100	397	25	15.8	90.9%	158 (39.8%)	161 (40.6%)	21 (5.3%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	67.8	376^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.1%		69.8	362^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	67.5%	14	68.8	82.5	76.8	80.4	68.8	87.7	83.9	80.7	$9,898	$647	$9,251
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Bell St	Hampton	23661	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 727-1071	486	31	15.6	92.2%	42 (8.6%)	355 (73.0%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	42.3	696^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.2	745^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.1%	49	79.5	68.6	61.5	59.3	73.5	67.6	56.1	70.0	$9,290	$1,410	$7,880
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Apollo Dr	Hampton	23669	Hampton city	Hampton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 850-5096	394	29	13.5	92.4%	104 (26.4%)	197 (50.0%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.2%)	43.8	677^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.0%		31.9	812^th of 1114 public elementary schools	27.1%	135	83.3	73.1	62.1	69.4	68.8	70.6	66.1	50.0	$10,389	$1,479	$8,911

Frequently Asked Questions about William Mason Cooper Elementary

What district is William Mason Cooper Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

How many students attend William Mason Cooper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended William Mason Cooper Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William Mason Cooper Elementary?

Students at William Mason Cooper Elementary are 71% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is William Mason Cooper Elementary a good school?

William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks 414^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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