Is Cox (James H.) Elementary a good school?

Cox (James H.) Elementary ranks 902 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cox (James H.) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 628 students attended Cox (James H.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cox (James H.) Elementary?

Students at Cox (James H.) Elementary are 40% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cox (James H.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cox (James H.) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Masuda (Kazuo) Middle High : Fountain Valley High

Cox (James H.) Elementary

Summary:

Cox (James H.) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fountain Valley, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 628 students. The school is part of the Fountain Valley Elementary District, which is ranked 51 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cox (James H.) Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Cox's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 66.35% and 66.88%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also above the state average, with a 47.37% proficiency rate in 5th grade compared to the state's 32.68%. Cox has strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly in English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top 5% and top 2% of California elementary schools, respectively, for these groups.

While Cox (James H.) Elementary outperforms the nearby Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary and Gisler (Robert) Elementary, both also part of the Fountain Valley Elementary District, Tamura Elementary outperforms Cox in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. Additionally, Cox has a higher student-teacher ratio (26.1) compared to Tamura (25.2) and Gisler (25.0) Elementary schools, which may be a factor to consider in terms of the school's ability to provide individualized attention and support to its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

17615 Los Jardines East
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-5340

(714) 378-4240

District: Fountain Valley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
902^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,452

Students who attend Cox (James H.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
High:	Fountain Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 628

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.4%

Hispanic:

27.2%

White:

22.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cox (James H.) Elementary ranks better than 84.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.09. (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 Student population at Cox (James H.) Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (40.4%), Hispanic (27.2%), White (22%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cox (James H.) Elementary is 26.1. 4 elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cox (James H.) Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cox (James H.) Elementary is $8,452, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Fountain Valley Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cox (James H.) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cox (James H.) Elementary 902^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cox (James H.) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fountain Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fountain Valley Elementary 51^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.68	834^th	4809	82.7%
2005	76.11	1088^th	4822	77.4%
2006	77.68	1041^st	4818	78.4%
2007	76.97	1094^th	5113	78.6%
2008	68.64	1468^th	5113	71.3%
2009	77.39	1117^th	5193	78.5%
2010	68.90	1518^th	5314	71.4%
2011	79.50	1033^rd	5377	80.8%
2012	80.72	987^th	5390	81.7%
2013	81.95	951^st	5530	82.8%
2015	86.75	791^st	5611	85.9%
2016	86.11	842^nd	5614	85.0%
2017	89.23	681^st	5692	88.0%
2018	90.05	635^th	5662	88.8%
2019	85.73	866^th	5789	85.0%
2022	80.78	1155^th	5883	80.4%
2023	91.02	639^th	5874	89.1%
2024	86.09	902^nd	5862	84.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	69.23	199^th	610	67.4%
2023	76.63	149^th	669	77.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.81	70^th	3246	97.8%
2019	86.49	223^rd	3275	93.2%
2022	94.82	115^th	3311	96.5%
2023	84.57	206^th	3250	93.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.42	235^th	5084	95.4%
2019	89.69	302^nd	5173	94.2%
2022	88.45	417^th	5264	92.1%
2023	96.59	133^rd	5374	97.5%
2024	89.74	459^th	5511	91.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.29	706^th	5413	87.0%
2019	83.50	896^th	5492	83.7%
2022	76.30	1269^th	5635	77.5%
2023	90.59	591^st	5617	89.5%
2024	85.51	843^rd	5605	85.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.06	622^nd	5431	88.5%
2019	84.72	838^th	5510	84.8%
2022	81.76	1026^th	5663	81.9%
2023	87.87	728^th	5650	87.1%
2024	83.51	943^rd	5636	83.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.33	437^th	1071	59.2%
2019	57.63	599^th	1149	47.9%
2022	52.47	698^th	1154	39.5%
2023	65.53	505^th	1190	57.6%
2024	63.16	556^th	1203	53.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.18	488^th	4830	89.9%
2019	81.28	658^th	4963	86.7%
2022	66.31	1324^th	5084	74.0%
2023	86.87	478^th	5098	90.6%
2024	67.14	1307^th	5102	74.4%

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Rank History for White students at Cox (James H.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.52	1150^th	2737	58.0%
2019	48.71	1592^nd	2834	43.8%
2022	50.42	1445^th	2726	47.0%
2023	60.07	1109^th	2662	58.3%
2024	53.63	1309^th	2647	50.5%

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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 Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	387	13	135	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
1989	370	5	148	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1990	352	3	160	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	602
1991	372	8	188	101	1	n/a	n/a	0	670
1992	390	8	141	106	1	n/a	n/a	0	646
1993	363	7	149	103	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1994	346	10	151	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
1995	343	19	199	125	8	n/a	n/a	0	694
1996	343	19	199	125	8	n/a	n/a	0	694
1997	353	13	201	116	3	n/a	n/a	0	686
1998	353	17	194	99	2	n/a	n/a	0	665
1999	350	13	219	101	7	n/a	n/a	0	690
2000	285	12	187	83	4	n/a	n/a	97	668
2001	341	14	209	107	7	n/a	n/a	0	678
2002	311	13	244	142	8	n/a	n/a	7	725
2003	311	13	244	142	8	n/a	n/a	7	725
2004	304	8	253	150	7	n/a	n/a	4	726
2005	295	12	289	157	6	n/a	n/a	8	767
2006	265	16	285	167	7	n/a	n/a	9	749
2007	242	14	299	169	5	n/a	n/a	17	746
2008	237	17	320	164	8	n/a	n/a	0	746
2009	228	13	295	176	7	10	25	0	754
2010	220	14	329	193	7	8	30	0	801
2011	211	10	322	185	2	8	27	0	765
2012	178	9	283	185	2	8	29	0	694
2013	195	7	310	171	2	3	36	0	724
2014	187	9	319	170	2	1	40	0	728
2015	200	9	327	162	1	1	44	0	744
2016	180	8	329	171	1	1	44	0	734
2017	173	6	345	168	3	1	46	0	742
2018	190	6	318	153	2	3	64	0	736
2019	179	5	300	165	2	4	65	0	720
2020	167	9	290	158	1	4	62	0	691
2021	151	13	269	154	0	4	58	0	649
2022	150	7	259	155	0	2	54	0	627
2023	138	3	254	171	1	3	58	0	628

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 Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	23.0	26.3	n/a
1989	598	23.0	26.0	n/a
1990	602	22.0	27.3	n/a
1991	670	23.0	29.1	n/a
1992	646	23.4	27.6	11.6
1993	622	23.0	27.0	13.8
1994	628	23.0	27.3	19.9
1995	694	25.0	27.8	20.2
1996	694	25.0	27.8	20.2
1997	686	29.0	23.7	19.1
1998	665	30.0	22.2	18
1999	690	32.0	21.6	17.4
2000	668	30.0	22.3	17.7
2001	678	30.0	22.6	16.2
2002	725	34.0	21.3	18
2003	725	34.0	21.3	18
2004	726	31.0	23.4	21.7
2005	767	31.0	24.7	22.8
2006	749	32.0	23.4	22.7
2007	746	31.0	24.1	20.4
2008	746	32.0	23.3	21.4
2009	754	30.0	23.6	21.4
2010	801	31.0	25.8	26.3
2011	765	n/a	n/a	30.5
2012	694	26.5	26.1	n/a
2013	724	27.5	26.3	35.1
2014	728	25.0	29.1	26.8
2015	744	26.0	28.6	28.9
2016	734	26.0	28.2	30.1
2017	742	26.0	28.5	25.9
2018	736	26.0	28.3	31.3
2019	720	25.0	28.8	29.7
2020	691	n/a	n/a	35.5
2021	649	23.2	27.9	32.7
2022	627	23.0	27.2	26.8
2023	628	24.0	26.1	28.8

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 Cox (James H.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	23.0	26.3	n/a
1989	598	23.0	26.0	n/a
1990	602	22.0	27.3	n/a
1991	670	23.0	29.1	n/a
1992	646	23.4	27.6	11.6
1993	622	23.0	27.0	13.8
1994	628	23.0	27.3	19.9
1995	694	25.0	27.8	20.2
1996	694	25.0	27.8	20.2
1997	686	29.0	23.7	19.1
1998	665	30.0	22.2	18
1999	690	32.0	21.6	17.4
2000	668	30.0	22.3	17.7
2001	678	30.0	22.6	16.2
2002	725	34.0	21.3	18
2003	725	34.0	21.3	18
2004	726	31.0	23.4	21.7
2005	767	31.0	24.7	22.8
2006	749	32.0	23.4	22.7
2007	746	31.0	24.1	20.4
2008	746	32.0	23.3	21.4
2009	754	30.0	23.6	21.4
2010	801	31.0	25.8	26.3
2011	765	n/a	n/a	30.5
2012	694	26.5	26.1	n/a
2013	724	27.5	26.3	35.1
2014	728	25.0	29.1	26.8
2015	744	26.0	28.6	28.9
2016	734	26.0	28.2	30.1
2017	742	26.0	28.5	25.9
2018	736	26.0	28.3	31.3
2019	720	25.0	28.8	29.7
2020	691	n/a	n/a	35.5
2021	649	23.2	27.9	32.7
2022	627	23.0	27.2	26.8
2023	628	24.0	26.1	28.8

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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