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Schools in Copperopolis · Bret Harte Union High School District, Mark Twain Union Elementary School District

Copperopolis’s public schools score below 68% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 17% of Copperopolis’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Copperopolis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#739of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 16 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 27% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Mark Twain Union Elementary
Students per teacher
19.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,282 students on the public path
In brief

Copperopolis’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 546 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Copperopolis’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Copperopolis runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Copperopolis Elementary (K–6) and Mark Twain Elementary (7–8) are Copperopolis’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Bret Harte Union High School District with Angels: Bret Harte Union High in Angels Camp. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Copperopolis’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bret Harte Union High spends $26,018 per student and Mark Twain Union Elementary $15,471, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Copperopolis’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C: better than 32% of California school districts, #739 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (546)Better than 8%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 587 test results and a graduating class of 177 could put Copperopolis anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Copperopolis’s students in the tested grades sat them (582 in math, 591 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Copperopolis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Copperopolis ElementaryMark Twain Union Elementary School DistrictNo scores
7–8Mark Twain Elementaryin Angels CampB+
9–12Bret Harte Union Highin Angels CampNo scores

Copperopolis runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mark Twain Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Bret Harte Union High School District, shared with Angels. Its middle school is in Angels Camp. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Copperopolis

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bret Harte Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 602 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$26,018CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Mark Twain Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 3 schools · 732 students, down 4% since 2022–23 · 22.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,471CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bret Harte Union High School District52%
State average 46.7% · 148 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bret Harte Union High School District22%
State average 33.1% · 142 students tested
Reading · K–8, Mark Twain Union Elementary School District37%
State average 46.7% · 443 students tested
Math · K–8, Mark Twain Union Elementary School District16%
State average 33.1% · 440 students tested

Copperopolis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Copperopolis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CopperopolisCMark Twain Union Elementary K–8 · Bret Harte Union High 9–12

Every school in Copperopolis

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Copperopolisby address
Copperopolis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
216 students28:1Rate it →
Also serving Copperopolisin other towns
Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Angels Camp
B+
507 students21:1Rate it →
Bret Harte Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Angels Camp
559 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Copperopolis’s schools

Are Copperopolis’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Copperopolis children attend score below 68% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #739 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Copperopolis in?

Two districts: Mark Twain Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Bret Harte Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Angels.

Where do Copperopolis kids go to high school?

Bret Harte Union High in Angels Camp, with 559 students.

What is Copperopolis’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Bret Harte Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Copperopolis spend per student?

$26,018 in Bret Harte Union High School District and $15,471 in Mark Twain Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.