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William Mason Cooper Elementary

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William Mason Cooper Elementary ranks 365 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

William Mason Cooper Elementary is a PK-5 school in Hampton, VA, serving 386 students as part of Hampton City Public Schools. In 2025-2026, it ranked 365th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools—the 67th percentile—earning a 3-star rating. That places it among the top performers in its cluster: only Barron Elementary ranks higher among nearby schools, while George P. Phenix Elementary matches it (67th percentile) and schools like Christopher C. Kraft Elementary (56th) and Luther W. Machen Elementary (45th) trail behind. The school's closest neighbor, Paul Burbank Elementary, is just 0.68 miles away yet ranks in the 24th percentile. Cooper achieves these results while serving a student body where 95.34% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby schools.

Academically, Cooper exceeds both its district and the state on all eight reported SOL tests. Highlights include 4th-grade reading at 83.93—the highest among all nearby schools—and 4th-grade Virginia Studies at 83.93, well above the state average of 70.52. The school's success with specific student groups is particularly striking: its African American students rank in the 93rd percentile statewide, and low-income students rank in the 71st percentile. Attendance is another strength—chronic absenteeism was just 6.2% in 2024-2025, less than half the state rate of 14.8%.

This is also a turnaround story. In 2015-2016, Cooper ranked in the 25th percentile with a 1-star rating; by 2020-2021 it had climbed to the 80th percentile, and it has remained in the 61st–73rd percentile range since. Notably, the school does all of this while spending less per student ($8,247) than most nearby schools, including Albert W. Patrick III Elementary ($10,389), Mary S. Peake Elementary ($10,159), and Luther W. Machen Elementary ($10,053). For parents considering Hampton-area elementary schools, Cooper stands out as a high-poverty school that consistently outperforms its district, the state, and most of its neighbors.

386

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,231

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2021 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hampton City Public Schools

✓Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2021) to 67th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

Virginia avg72%

365^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

50^th of 131Hampton 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
2026	68.6	365 of 1111	67.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	86.9	39 of 591	93.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	74.6	268 of 1100	75.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	67.2	297 of 1040	71.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.6	464 of 1099	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.6	388 of 1093	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	327 of 1101	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	291 of 1093	73.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	102 of 206	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2026)50th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies84%+13 vs state

Mathematics79%+6 vs state

English Reading79%+7 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

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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 (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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%)	68.6	365^th of 1111 public elementary schools	67.1%		65.1	414^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.7%	49	81.7	78.6	77.1	73.8	73.8	83.9	78.7	83.9	$10,231	$303	$9,928
Paul Burbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	29.8	845^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.9%		45.7	660^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%	185	64.5	53.5	72.6	65.7	59.2	65.3	68.7	48.6	$10,981	$1,178	$9,804
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%)	50.2	607^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.4%		41.6	704^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.6%	97	64.6	67.9	81.5	72.5	66.2	77.4	75.0	66.3	$12,371	$1,666	$10,705
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%)	36.1	774^th of 1111 public elementary schools	30.3%		42.8	688^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.0%	86	62.1	68.8	75.0	78.7	48.3	58.5	79.0	38.5	$11,730	$1,442	$10,288
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%)	41.6	716^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.8	723^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.9%	7	71.1	73.3	71.3	65.2	57.8	69.7	64.0	70.8	$11,258	$1,570	$9,688
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	58.9	493^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.5	567^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.9%	74	76.3	80.0	76.9	68.2	65.4	77.9	71.2	84.5	$10,804	$1,325	$9,479
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-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%)	44.3	690^th of 1111 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.7	776^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.1%	86	70.1	65.5	76.0	72.3	57.1	70.2	72.3	67.9	$10,944	$1,173	$9,771
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%)	74.3	287^th of 1111 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.8	376^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.1%	89	79.3	81.7	81.8	87.3	79.3	81.7	87.3	76.7	$11,192	$507	$10,686
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%)	41.6	717^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.3	696^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.3%	21	76.0	76.1	66.2	57.9	62.0	69.6	60.5	71.0	$10,108	$1,687	$8,421
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%)	58.1	504^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.6%		43.8	677^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.0%	173	81.6	80.9	80.0	74.6	81.6	68.8	74.6	47.9	$11,756	$1,540	$10,216

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 365^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Mason Cooper Elementary?

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

What district is William Mason Cooper Elementary in?

Hampton City Public Schools

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