Is Johnston Cooper Elementary a good school?

Johnston Cooper Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Johnston Cooper Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 393 students attended Johnston Cooper Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Johnston Cooper Elementary?

Students at Johnston Cooper Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 33% African American, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Johnston Cooper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnston Cooper Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Vallejo High

Johnston Cooper Elementary

Summary:

Johnston Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school in Vallejo, California, serving 393 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, which is ranked 1358 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Johnston Cooper Elementary faces several significant challenges. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 30.7% in 2018-2019 to 52.7% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.56% of Johnston Cooper students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.33% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic students, who perform in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups.

However, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement at Johnston Cooper Elementary. Nearby schools, such as Cave Language Academy, perform significantly better on academic measures, indicating that there may be practices and strategies that Johnston Cooper could learn from. Additionally, the high chronic absenteeism rates appear to be closely linked to the school's poor academic performance, suggesting that addressing attendance issues could lead to improvements. While Johnston Cooper faces significant challenges, the data points to potential for the school to make progress if it can address the root causes of its struggles and implement effective strategies to support all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

612 Del Mar St.
Vallejo, CA 94589-2605

(707) 556-8420

District: Vallejo City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5502^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Johnston Cooper Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vallejo High

Student/teacher ratio: 29.2

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

African American:

33.3%

Asian:

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Johnston Cooper Elementary ranks worse than 93.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.62. (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 (43.8%), African American (33.3%), Asian (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Johnston Cooper Elementary is 29.2. 12 elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Johnston Cooper Elementary employs 13.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Johnston Cooper Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnston Cooper Elementary 5502^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Johnston Cooper Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Vallejo City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vallejo City Unified 1358^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Johnston Cooper Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.63	3516^th	4809	26.9%
2005	24.15	3688^th	4822	23.5%
2006	27.17	3507^th	4818	27.2%
2007	37.67	3062^nd	5113	40.1%
2008	46.26	2592^nd	5113	49.3%
2009	42.47	2912^th	5193	43.9%
2010	26.22	4133^rd	5314	22.2%
2011	26.08	4259^th	5377	20.8%
2012	22.44	4481^st	5390	16.9%
2013	14.51	5080^th	5530	8.1%
2015	17.64	4872^nd	5611	13.2%
2016	12.54	5263^rd	5614	6.3%
2017	11.29	5413^th	5692	4.9%
2018	10.26	5427^th	5662	4.2%
2019	11.52	5486^th	5789	5.2%
2022	15.93	5278^th	5883	10.3%
2023	15.58	5273^rd	5874	10.2%
2024	12.62	5502^nd	5862	6.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.14	2916^th	3246	10.2%
2019	17.74	3255^th	3275	0.6%
2022	29.94	2614^th	3311	21.1%
2023	27.43	2714^th	3250	16.5%
2024	29.12	2602^nd	3160	17.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.62	1531^st	2420	36.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.26	4822^nd	5084	5.2%
2019	12.74	4958^th	5173	4.2%
2022	17.00	4843^rd	5264	8.0%
2023	20.59	4665^th	5374	13.2%
2024	15.99	5076^th	5511	7.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.44	4814^th	5413	11.1%
2019	18.09	4789^th	5492	12.8%
2022	19.43	4768^th	5635	15.4%
2023	24.82	4255^th	5617	24.2%
2024	20.66	4642^nd	5605	17.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.50	1985^th	2128	6.7%
2019	17.08	2532^nd	2585	2.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.03	5374^th	5431	1.0%
2019	6.97	5450^th	5510	1.1%
2022	14.65	5238^th	5663	7.5%
2023	11.84	5384^th	5650	4.7%
2024	9.69	5507^th	5636	2.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.67	639^th	700	8.7%
2019	21.87	637^th	747	14.7%
2022	29.99	471^st	663	29.0%
2023	31.80	441^st	662	33.4%
2024	16.44	557^th	593	6.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Johnston Cooper Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.19	4451^st	4830	7.8%
2019	19.87	4381^st	4963	11.7%
2022	17.05	4696^th	5084	7.6%
2023	16.04	4732^nd	5098	7.2%
2024	17.36	4637^th	5102	9.1%

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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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by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2011

Very Good School, Teachers are great, it seems like my Kids is learning wonderful things everyday... Close Quote

Enrollment information for Johnston Cooper Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	317	258	127	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1989	319	276	142	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
1990	321	293	127	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	801
1991	269	312	179	72	7	n/a	n/a	0	839
1992	242	321	166	93	6	n/a	n/a	0	828
1993	213	316	174	110	11	n/a	n/a	0	824
1994	233	288	183	75	6	n/a	n/a	0	785
1995	206	330	175	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	787
1996	206	330	175	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	787
1997	176	355	166	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	781
1998	170	346	164	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
1999	158	308	147	90	5	n/a	n/a	0	708
2000	153	302	149	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	707
2001	113	298	133	129	6	n/a	n/a	0	679
2002	115	226	129	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2003	115	226	129	139	4	n/a	n/a	0	613
2004	97	251	129	134	4	n/a	n/a	4	619
2005	85	256	97	126	6	n/a	n/a	18	588
2006	83	226	86	129	12	n/a	n/a	0	536
2007	71	238	101	128	11	n/a	n/a	30	579
2008	55	212	89	136	11	n/a	n/a	0	503
2009	59	223	61	151	8	10	48	0	560
2010	53	222	59	174	3	1	27	0	539
2011	45	208	68	174	3	1	19	0	518
2012	41	208	67	167	0	3	40	0	526
2013	50	240	72	183	0	2	25	0	572
2014	43	228	72	192	1	3	35	0	574
2015	32	204	78	168	3	7	44	0	536
2016	24	214	87	181	5	10	49	0	570
2017	15	190	68	168	4	6	59	0	510
2018	22	171	65	186	1	9	58	0	512
2019	28	184	77	177	3	11	2	0	482
2020	30	160	64	172	1	8	5	0	440
2021	25	157	57	169	0	8	13	0	429
2022	31	147	53	168	0	6	12	0	417
2023	20	131	45	172	0	3	22	0	393

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 Johnston Cooper Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	29.0	25.6	n/a
1989	784	28.0	28.0	n/a
1990	801	29.6	27.0	n/a
1991	839	31.2	26.8	n/a
1992	828	31.7	26.1	29.3
1993	824	25.0	33.0	28.5
1994	785	28.6	27.4	21.9
1995	787	27.0	29.1	46.8
1996	787	27.0	29.1	46.8
1997	781	26.4	29.6	6.3
1998	780	32.4	24.1	51.5
1999	708	35.0	20.2	54.5
2000	707	31.0	22.8	40.9
2001	679	32.0	21.2	51.7
2002	613	31.0	19.8	50.2
2003	613	31.0	19.8	50.2
2004	619	29.0	21.3	51.9
2005	588	29.0	20.3	54.7
2006	536	29.0	18.5	59
2007	579	29.6	19.6	60.5
2008	503	31.8	15.8	67
2009	560	31.0	17.5	66.4
2010	539	30.5	17.6	68.3
2011	518	n/a	n/a	73.4
2012	526	27.3	19.2	n/a
2013	572	20.6	27.7	76
2014	574	21.0	27.3	80.8
2015	536	19.0	28.2	84.3
2016	570	19.0	30.0	81.4
2017	510	18.0	28.3	80.2
2018	512	17.0	30.1	83.8
2019	482	15.0	32.1	81.3
2020	440	n/a	n/a	79.5
2021	429	15.8	27.1	80
2022	417	16.0	25.9	67.9
2023	393	13.4	29.2	76.8

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 Johnston Cooper Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	745	29.0	25.6	n/a
1989	784	28.0	28.0	n/a
1990	801	29.6	27.0	n/a
1991	839	31.2	26.8	n/a
1992	828	31.7	26.1	29.3
1993	824	25.0	33.0	28.5
1994	785	28.6	27.4	21.9
1995	787	27.0	29.1	46.8
1996	787	27.0	29.1	46.8
1997	781	26.4	29.6	6.3
1998	780	32.4	24.1	51.5
1999	708	35.0	20.2	54.5
2000	707	31.0	22.8	40.9
2001	679	32.0	21.2	51.7
2002	613	31.0	19.8	50.2
2003	613	31.0	19.8	50.2
2004	619	29.0	21.3	51.9
2005	588	29.0	20.3	54.7
2006	536	29.0	18.5	59
2007	579	29.6	19.6	60.5
2008	503	31.8	15.8	67
2009	560	31.0	17.5	66.4
2010	539	30.5	17.6	68.3
2011	518	n/a	n/a	73.4
2012	526	27.3	19.2	n/a
2013	572	20.6	27.7	76
2014	574	21.0	27.3	80.8
2015	536	19.0	28.2	84.3
2016	570	19.0	30.0	81.4
2017	510	18.0	28.3	80.2
2018	512	17.0	30.1	83.8
2019	482	15.0	32.1	81.3
2020	440	n/a	n/a	79.5
2021	429	15.8	27.1	80
2022	417	16.0	25.9	67.9
2023	393	13.4	29.2	76.8

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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