Astra Nova School
Private · Grades 6–8 · 32 students
Captain Cooper Elementary
Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
47
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Carmel Unified
Monterey County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Captain Cooper Elementary
Captain Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school in Big Sur, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Carmel Unified. The school is located in a rural area in Monterey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 47 students were enrolled, with about 9.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 47 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Carmel Unified
- County
- Monterey County
- NCES school ID
- 060753000716
Schools near Captain Cooper Elementary
All 3 schools in Big Sur →
Tularcitos Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 447 students
St. Dunstans Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 53 students
Carmel Child Development Center
Public · Grades K
All Saints' Episcopal Day School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 217 students
Washington Elementary
Public · Grades 4–5 · 154 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.