Is Cooley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Cooley Ranch Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cooley Ranch Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 498 students attended Cooley Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cooley Ranch Elementary?

Students at Cooley Ranch Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cooley Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cooley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Terrace Hills Middle High : Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Cooley Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Cooley Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Colton, California, serving 498 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Colton Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1219 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cooley Ranch Elementary faces significant challenges, including a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming academic results compared to the district and state, and struggles to support its diverse student population. The school's academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is notably lower than the district and state averages, with only 25.17% and 20.83% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency levels in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 24.9 is higher than the district and state averages, which may contribute to the challenges in providing individualized attention and support to students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District, Cooley Ranch Elementary appears to be underperforming across various metrics. For example, Terrace View Elementary, located just 1.2 miles away, consistently outperforms Cooley Ranch Elementary in academic assessments and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate. The high rates of poverty and socioeconomic challenges faced by Cooley Ranch Elementary's student population may be contributing to the school's struggles, suggesting that targeted interventions and support programs could be beneficial in addressing the specific needs of the school and its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

1000 South Cooley Dr.
Colton, CA 92324-4503

(909) 580-5023

District: Colton Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4618^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,229

Students who attend Cooley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Terrace Hills Middle
High:	Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Junior Edal Complex

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 498

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

21.5%

White:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cooley Ranch Elementary ranks worse than 78.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.56. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.7%), African American (21.5%), White (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cooley Ranch Elementary is 24.9. 16 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cooley Ranch Elementary is $7,229, which is the highest among 18 elementary schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cooley Ranch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cooley Ranch Elementary 4618^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cooley Ranch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Colton Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Colton Joint Unified 1219^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cooley Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.84	2419^th	4809	49.7%
2005	43.19	2530^th	4822	47.5%
2006	49.36	2222^nd	4818	53.9%
2007	52.85	2167^th	5113	57.6%
2008	42.63	2803^rd	5113	45.2%
2009	50.25	2469^th	5193	52.5%
2010	37.51	3321^st	5314	37.5%
2011	52.58	2446^th	5377	54.5%
2012	50.16	2601^st	5390	51.7%
2013	32.62	3838^th	5530	30.6%
2015	27.75	3877^th	5611	30.9%
2016	29.16	3840^th	5614	31.6%
2017	28.19	3983^rd	5692	30.0%
2018	26.28	4141^st	5662	26.9%
2019	19.15	4886^th	5789	15.6%
2022	26.64	4183^rd	5883	28.9%
2023	30.87	3817^th	5874	35.0%
2024	22.56	4618^th	5862	21.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.21	2227^th	3250	31.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.47	3663^rd	5084	28.0%
2019	21.66	4447^th	5173	14.0%
2022	37.22	3241^st	5264	38.4%
2023	40.47	3033^rd	5374	43.6%
2024	23.30	4508^th	5511	18.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.94	3692^nd	5413	31.8%
2019	22.89	4392^nd	5492	20.0%
2022	23.66	4359^th	5635	22.6%
2023	34.49	3379^th	5617	39.8%
2024	21.75	4530^th	5605	19.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.07	1760^th	2128	17.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.54	4427^th	5431	18.5%
2019	17.95	4823^rd	5510	12.5%
2022	30.73	3730^th	5663	34.1%
2023	27.99	3962^nd	5650	29.9%
2024	25.65	4209^th	5636	25.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.71	415^th	700	40.7%
2019	39.16	432^nd	747	42.2%
2022	52.82	235^th	663	64.6%
2023	59.84	203^rd	662	69.3%
2024	39.28	323^rd	593	45.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.95	3150^th	4830	34.8%
2019	26.19	3962^nd	4963	20.2%
2022	35.90	3227^th	5084	36.5%
2023	41.81	2768^th	5098	45.7%
2024	31.80	3589^th	5102	29.7%

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Rank History for White students at Cooley Ranch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.77	2464^th	2737	10.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cooley Ranch Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	77	59	13	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	192
1993	101	75	22	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	251
1994	149	132	31	91	2	n/a	n/a	0	405
1995	212	228	37	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	650
1996	212	228	37	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	650
1997	186	273	45	164	6	n/a	n/a	0	674
1998	186	286	48	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	720
1999	187	222	54	241	5	n/a	n/a	72	781
2000	232	247	63	276	1	n/a	n/a	0	819
2001	225	235	67	272	1	n/a	n/a	0	800
2002	148	234	77	285	3	n/a	n/a	14	761
2003	148	234	77	285	3	n/a	n/a	14	761
2004	133	205	68	294	0	n/a	n/a	54	754
2005	131	189	105	312	2	n/a	n/a	2	741
2006	116	167	99	345	4	n/a	n/a	0	731
2007	93	139	96	370	5	n/a	n/a	4	707
2008	90	155	81	372	4	n/a	n/a	0	702
2009	84	142	77	358	4	7	5	0	677
2010	85	138	75	346	4	4	6	0	658
2011	66	146	51	365	4	2	12	0	646
2012	69	137	41	382	6	4	16	0	655
2013	67	151	40	401	4	6	15	0	684
2014	76	148	38	397	2	5	23	0	689
2015	69	138	36	391	3	4	21	0	662
2016	75	122	25	393	3	4	24	0	646
2017	62	123	24	388	4	4	24	0	629
2018	56	123	23	371	3	7	23	0	606
2019	49	111	19	378	3	5	18	0	583
2020	43	98	19	374	1	6	21	0	562
2021	28	97	21	361	2	11	17	0	537
2022	22	98	18	450	3	3	12	0	606
2023	23	107	13	342	1	5	6	1	498

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cooley Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	192	n/a	n/a	41.7
1993	251	9.0	27.9	46.6
1994	405	15.0	27.0	47.2
1995	650	25.0	26.0	53.5
1996	650	25.0	26.0	53.5
1997	674	26.0	25.9	54.5
1998	720	32.0	22.5	56
1999	781	35.0	22.3	61.5
2000	819	37.0	22.1	58.6
2001	800	39.0	20.5	55
2002	761	36.4	20.9	47
2003	761	36.4	20.9	47
2004	754	34.9	21.6	55.6
2005	741	34.0	21.8	53.5
2006	731	34.0	21.5	48.2
2007	707	31.0	22.8	58.2
2008	702	32.0	21.9	58.8
2009	677	29.0	21.2	62.2
2010	658	29.0	22.6	64.7
2011	646	n/a	n/a	69.5
2012	655	28.0	23.3	n/a
2013	684	30.0	22.8	78.4
2014	689	28.0	24.6	77.4
2015	662	28.0	23.6	76
2016	646	27.0	23.9	78.9
2017	629	27.0	23.2	79
2018	606	25.5	23.7	78.5
2019	583	23.5	24.8	79.4
2020	562	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	537	23.6	22.7	75
2022	606	26.5	22.8	60.2
2023	498	20.0	24.9	84.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cooley Ranch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	192	n/a	n/a	41.7
1993	251	9.0	27.9	46.6
1994	405	15.0	27.0	47.2
1995	650	25.0	26.0	53.5
1996	650	25.0	26.0	53.5
1997	674	26.0	25.9	54.5
1998	720	32.0	22.5	56
1999	781	35.0	22.3	61.5
2000	819	37.0	22.1	58.6
2001	800	39.0	20.5	55
2002	761	36.4	20.9	47
2003	761	36.4	20.9	47
2004	754	34.9	21.6	55.6
2005	741	34.0	21.8	53.5
2006	731	34.0	21.5	48.2
2007	707	31.0	22.8	58.2
2008	702	32.0	21.9	58.8
2009	677	29.0	21.2	62.2
2010	658	29.0	22.6	64.7
2011	646	n/a	n/a	69.5
2012	655	28.0	23.3	n/a
2013	684	30.0	22.8	78.4
2014	689	28.0	24.6	77.4
2015	662	28.0	23.6	76
2016	646	27.0	23.9	78.9
2017	629	27.0	23.2	79
2018	606	25.5	23.7	78.5
2019	583	23.5	24.8	79.4
2020	562	n/a	n/a	77.6
2021	537	23.6	22.7	75
2022	606	26.5	22.8	60.2
2023	498	20.0	24.9	84.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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