Is Copperopolis Elementary a good school?

Copperopolis Elementary ranks in the bottom 25.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Copperopolis Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 198 students attended Copperopolis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Copperopolis Elementary?

Students at Copperopolis Elementary are 73% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Copperopolis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Copperopolis Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Bret Harte Union High

Copperopolis Elementary

Summary:

Copperopolis Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in Copperopolis, CA, with 241 students enrolled. The school is part of the Mark Twain Union Elementary District, which is ranked 1449 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Copperopolis Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 17.6% in 2017-2018 to 46.6% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district average of 33.5%. The school also consistently underperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 29.36% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.27% in Mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school struggles to support its subgroups, with female, male, and white students ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California elementary schools, and its performance for Hispanic and special education students is also concerning.

Compared to nearby schools, Copperopolis Elementary consistently underperforms. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's ELA End of Course proficiency rate of 29.36% is significantly lower than the 57.94% at Albert A. Michelson Elementary, which is ranked in the top 25% of California elementary schools. Similarly, Copperopolis Elementary's Mathematics End of Course proficiency rate of 19.27% is much lower than the 58.33% at Albert A. Michelson Elementary. The school's high rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, coupled with its low test scores, suggest that it may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

217 School St.
Copperopolis, CA 95228-0145

(209) 782-3500

District: Mark Twain Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4399^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Copperopolis Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bret Harte Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 198

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Copperopolis Elementary ranks worse than 75% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.6. (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: White (73.2%), Hispanic (20.2%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Copperopolis Elementary is 19.8. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Copperopolis Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Copperopolis Elementary 4399^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Copperopolis Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mark Twain Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Union Elementary 1449^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Copperopolis Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.86	2418^th	4809	49.7%
2005	55.20	1943^rd	4822	59.7%
2006	60.37	1728^th	4818	64.1%
2007	52.52	2181^st	5113	57.3%
2008	50.49	2341^st	5113	54.2%
2009	47.30	2650^th	5193	49.0%
2010	58.29	2080^th	5314	60.9%
2011	47.82	2734^th	5377	49.2%
2012	54.45	2371^st	5390	56.0%
2013	64.39	1865^th	5530	66.3%
2015	61.61	1871^st	5611	66.7%
2016	56.01	2178^th	5614	61.2%
2017	48.10	2657^th	5692	53.3%
2018	28.96	3915^th	5662	30.9%
2019	32.00	3776^th	5789	34.8%
2022	31.40	3755^th	5883	36.2%
2023	25.44	4320^th	5874	26.5%
2024	24.60	4399^th	5862	25.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.77	1621^st	2634	38.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.07	3011^th	5084	40.8%
2019	38.28	3256^th	5173	37.1%
2022	44.98	2599^th	5264	50.6%
2023	33.60	3597^th	5374	33.1%
2024	27.05	4226^th	5511	23.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.32	3660^th	5413	32.4%
2019	31.21	3736^th	5492	32.0%
2022	27.59	3970^th	5635	29.5%
2023	25.90	4148^th	5617	26.2%
2024	32.41	3607^th	5605	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.84	3955^th	5431	27.2%
2019	31.60	3661^st	5510	33.6%
2022	36.10	3260^th	5663	42.4%
2023	26.63	4077^th	5650	27.8%
2024	23.04	4441^st	5636	21.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	45.44	2577^th	4963	48.1%

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Rank History for White students at Copperopolis Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.03	2534^th	2737	7.4%
2019	11.38	2589^th	2834	8.6%
2022	15.52	2376^th	2726	12.8%
2023	8.60	2506^th	2662	5.9%
2024	15.51	2311^th	2647	12.7%

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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 Copperopolis Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	150	0	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
1991	188	3	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	212
1992	223	3	2	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	247
1993	182	3	3	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	202
1994	206	2	3	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	225
1995	188	8	13	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	227
1996	188	8	13	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	227
1997	187	12	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
1998	169	8	6	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	206
1999	154	7	4	18	6	n/a	n/a	0	189
2000	166	4	4	20	8	n/a	n/a	0	202
2001	172	4	3	25	3	n/a	n/a	16	223
2002	204	7	6	22	2	n/a	n/a	2	243
2003	204	7	6	22	2	n/a	n/a	2	243
2004	196	4	6	21	1	n/a	n/a	11	239
2005	201	1	7	24	2	n/a	n/a	12	247
2006	195	1	7	22	5	n/a	n/a	18	248
2007	194	3	3	23	7	n/a	n/a	37	267
2008	223	1	4	22	6	n/a	n/a	0	256
2009	217	1	3	24	6	0	28	0	279
2010	206	1	6	40	8	0	12	0	273
2011	202	2	3	41	9	0	10	0	267
2012	196	3	2	38	8	0	17	0	264
2013	196	3	2	47	5	0	16	0	269
2014	198	3	4	49	5	0	11	0	270
2015	206	5	4	42	4	0	11	0	272
2016	204	4	4	44	4	0	17	0	277
2017	205	7	4	57	6	0	17	0	296
2018	182	5	4	60	6	0	19	0	276
2019	162	0	2	62	4	0	14	0	244
2020	159	6	2	54	4	0	15	0	240
2021	147	4	1	51	4	1	17	0	225
2022	164	3	0	50	2	1	12	0	232
2023	170	1	0	52	1	1	16	0	241
2024	145	1	0	40	1	1	10	0	198

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 Copperopolis Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	167	7.0	23.8	n/a
1991	212	8.2	25.8	n/a
1992	247	8.3	29.7	22.7
1993	202	8.2	24.6	21.3
1994	225	8.0	28.1	43.1
1995	227	9.3	24.4	56.4
1996	227	9.3	24.4	56.4
1997	224	10.8	20.7	55.8
1998	206	10.3	20.0	43.7
1999	189	9.3	20.3	39.7
2000	202	11.4	17.7	41.6
2001	223	11.0	20.3	38.2
2002	243	12.0	20.3	44
2003	243	12.0	20.3	44
2004	239	12.0	19.9	46.9
2005	247	12.0	20.6	34.5
2006	248	11.0	22.5	35.2
2007	267	14.5	18.4	50
2008	256	14.3	17.9	47.3
2009	279	13.0	19.9	48
2010	273	11.3	24.1	55.7
2011	267	n/a	n/a	60.7
2012	264	12.0	22.0	n/a
2013	269	11.6	23.0	60.6
2014	270	12.0	22.5	61.1
2015	272	12.0	22.6	62.9
2016	277	12.0	23.0	59.6
2017	296	13.0	22.7	62.8
2018	276	13.0	21.2	65.2
2019	244	12.0	20.3	62.7
2020	240	n/a	n/a	55.8
2021	225	11.0	20.4	53.3
2022	232	12.2	19.0	41.8
2023	241	11.0	21.9	44.8
2024	198	10.0	19.8	50.5

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 Copperopolis Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	167	7.0	23.8	n/a
1991	212	8.2	25.8	n/a
1992	247	8.3	29.7	22.7
1993	202	8.2	24.6	21.3
1994	225	8.0	28.1	43.1
1995	227	9.3	24.4	56.4
1996	227	9.3	24.4	56.4
1997	224	10.8	20.7	55.8
1998	206	10.3	20.0	43.7
1999	189	9.3	20.3	39.7
2000	202	11.4	17.7	41.6
2001	223	11.0	20.3	38.2
2002	243	12.0	20.3	44
2003	243	12.0	20.3	44
2004	239	12.0	19.9	46.9
2005	247	12.0	20.6	34.5
2006	248	11.0	22.5	35.2
2007	267	14.5	18.4	50
2008	256	14.3	17.9	47.3
2009	279	13.0	19.9	48
2010	273	11.3	24.1	55.7
2011	267	n/a	n/a	60.7
2012	264	12.0	22.0	n/a
2013	269	11.6	23.0	60.6
2014	270	12.0	22.5	61.1
2015	272	12.0	22.6	62.9
2016	277	12.0	23.0	59.6
2017	296	13.0	22.7	62.8
2018	276	13.0	21.2	65.2
2019	244	12.0	20.3	62.7
2020	240	n/a	n/a	55.8
2021	225	11.0	20.4	53.3
2022	232	12.2	19.0	41.8
2023	241	11.0	21.9	44.8
2024	198	10.0	19.8	50.5

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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