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Cooleemee Elementary

Summary:

Cooleemee Elementary is a public elementary school in Cooleemee, North Carolina, serving 478 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davie County Schools district, which is ranked 94 out of 242 districts in the state.

Cooleemee Elementary faces several key challenges. The school has a higher percentage of White and Hispanic students compared to the state average, but a lower percentage of African American students. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are generally lower than the district and state averages. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rates are consistently higher than the district and state averages. Notably, the school's male and Hispanic students perform better than the state average, while White students and students with disabilities perform significantly worse.

Compared to nearby schools, Cooleemee Elementary generally performs worse, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. However, the school does outperform some lower-ranked schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, such as North Rowan Elementary and Hurley Elementary. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Cooleemee Elementary likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 136 Marginal St
       Cooleemee, NC  27014

(336) 753-1118

District: Davie County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
870th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,266 Help


Students who attend Cooleemee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    South Davie Middle
High:    Davie County Early College High
    Davie County High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  478

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.3%
Hispanic:
23.6%
African American:
10.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.1% Help


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Compare Details Cooleemee Elementary ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Davie County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.01. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.3%), Hispanic (23.6%), African American (10.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Davie County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cooleemee Elementary is 13.2, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Davie County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cooleemee Elementary is $10,266, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Davie County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cooleemee Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cooleemee Elementary 870th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Cooleemee Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Davie County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Davie County Schools 94th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cooleemee Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 18.09 1135th 1276 11.1%
2007 41.34 876th 1293 32.3%
2008 33.11 961st 1324 27.4%
2009 47.08 815th 1354 39.8%
2010 45.08 850th 1363 37.6%
2011 45.25 859th 1381 37.8%
2012 49.96 772nd 1388 44.4%
2013 31.75 1008th 1403 28.2%
2014 23.85 1105th 1390 20.5%
2015 47.28 791st 1440 45.1%
2016 46.00 816th 1425 42.7%
2017 54.68 674th 1429 52.8%
2018 50.71 733rd 1434 48.9%
2019 53.71 700th 1473 52.5%
2021 44.58 792nd 1489 46.8%
2022 45.91 815th 1514 46.2%
2023 41.44 905th 1502 39.7%
2024 43.01 870th 1505 42.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 99.78 3rd 533 99.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.39 380th 801 52.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.83 492nd 1332 63.1%
2019 63.45 425th 1361 68.8%
2021 44.58 699th 1329 47.4%
2022 49.46 660th 1366 51.7%
2023 48.85 740th 1437 48.5%
2024 45.84 806th 1450 44.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.56 672nd 1405 52.2%
2019 52.98 699th 1424 50.9%
2021 45.00 754th 1440 47.6%
2022 37.76 932nd 1458 36.1%
2023 42.31 848th 1459 41.9%
2024 40.84 890th 1455 38.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.49 353rd 897 60.6%
2019 55.25 302nd 878 65.6%
2021 27.80 510th 646 21.1%
2022 21.16 580th 634 8.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.53 800th 1413 43.4%
2019 48.01 781st 1430 45.4%
2021 43.89 790th 1444 45.3%
2022 52.65 682nd 1464 53.4%
2023 41.02 900th 1461 38.4%
2024 44.51 838th 1464 42.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.59 430th 949 54.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.02 316th 851 62.9%
2019 66.88 226th 865 73.9%
2021 41.62 468th 843 44.5%
2022 49.90 407th 893 54.4%
2023 39.25 580th 915 36.6%
2024 51.06 441st 951 53.6%
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Rank History for White students at Cooleemee Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.63 879th 1178 25.4%
2019 33.11 892nd 1183 24.6%
2021 38.42 745th 1172 36.4%
2022 32.23 883rd 1194 26.0%
2023 34.83 843rd 1183 28.7%
2024 32.98 850th 1166 27.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, 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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Friday, April 26, 2019

Open Quote The teachers at Cooleemee are absolutely amazing! They strive to help their students in any way they can and are not idle in their teaching strategies! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Cooleemee Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 329 45 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 375
1989 334 48 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1990 294 61 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 357
1991 330 65 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1992 325 68 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 331 71 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1994 346 77 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1995 365 60 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1996 365 60 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1997 359 64 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1998 396 75 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1999 414 61 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2000 443 53 0 9 2 n/a n/a 0 507
2001 441 66 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 515
2002 404 84 0 15 1 n/a n/a 0 504
2003 404 84 0 15 1 n/a n/a 0 504
2004 387 88 1 40 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2005 339 90 0 55 3 n/a n/a 0 487
2006 349 77 0 87 2 n/a n/a 0 515
2007 319 41 0 104 1 n/a n/a 34 499
2008 335 38 0 100 0 n/a n/a 41 514
2009 339 73 0 98 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2010 313 74 0 92 1 n/a n/a 0 480
2011 287 38 0 111 2 0 26 0 464
2012 296 38 0 101 0 0 25 0 460
2013 297 46 2 89 0 0 22 0 456
2014 295 49 1 98 0 0 26 0 469
2015 278 56 2 92 0 0 22 0 450
2016 290 51 4 103 0 0 36 0 484
2017 292 51 1 103 0 0 33 0 480
2018 258 54 1 95 0 0 29 0 437
2019 257 53 0 92 0 0 30 0 432
2020 282 51 0 116 1 0 33 0 483
2021 268 48 0 104 2 0 32 0 454
2022 284 47 0 110 2 0 27 0 470
2023 288 50 1 113 3 0 23 0 478

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 Cooleemee Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 375 20.0 18.7 16
1989 382 24.0 15.9 24.1
1990 357 24.0 14.8 37
1991 395 24.0 16.4 33.4
1992 396 22.0 18.0 21.5
1993 406 22.0 18.5 25.4
1994 424 23.0 18.4 25.5
1995 430 26.0 16.5 29.1
1996 430 26.0 16.5 29.1
1997 431 26.0 16.6 30.9
1998 478 35.0 13.7 34.5
1999 477 35.0 13.6 43.6
2000 507 35.0 14.5 44.6
2001 515 35.0 14.7 46.2
2002 504 35.0 14.4 51.6
2003 504 35.0 14.4 51.6
2004 516 35.0 14.7 58.1
2005 487 35.0 13.9 62.6
2006 515 35.0 14.7 58.6
2007 499 n/a n/a 56.1
2008 514 36.3 14.2 35.3
2009 510 36.5 14.0 31.2
2010 480 34.8 13.7 37.1
2011 464 33.3 13.9 81.7
2012 460 31.8 14.4 78.7
2013 456 32.1 14.1 81.4
2014 469 30.9 15.1 79.5
2015 450 34.0 13.2 78
2016 484 33.0 14.6 78.3
2017 480 32.8 14.5 75.8
2018 437 34.3 12.7 73.9
2019 432 33.1 13.0 75.5
2020 483 33.5 14.3 76.2
2021 454 34.7 13.0 67.8
2022 470 34.7 13.5 66.2
2023 478 36.2 13.2 80.1

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 Cooleemee Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 375 20.0 18.7 16
1989 382 24.0 15.9 24.1
1990 357 24.0 14.8 37
1991 395 24.0 16.4 33.4
1992 396 22.0 18.0 21.5
1993 406 22.0 18.5 25.4
1994 424 23.0 18.4 25.5
1995 430 26.0 16.5 29.1
1996 430 26.0 16.5 29.1
1997 431 26.0 16.6 30.9
1998 478 35.0 13.7 34.5
1999 477 35.0 13.6 43.6
2000 507 35.0 14.5 44.6
2001 515 35.0 14.7 46.2
2002 504 35.0 14.4 51.6
2003 504 35.0 14.4 51.6
2004 516 35.0 14.7 58.1
2005 487 35.0 13.9 62.6
2006 515 35.0 14.7 58.6
2007 499 n/a n/a 56.1
2008 514 36.3 14.2 35.3
2009 510 36.5 14.0 31.2
2010 480 34.8 13.7 37.1
2011 464 33.3 13.9 81.7
2012 460 31.8 14.4 78.7
2013 456 32.1 14.1 81.4
2014 469 30.9 15.1 79.5
2015 450 34.0 13.2 78
2016 484 33.0 14.6 78.3
2017 480 32.8 14.5 75.8
2018 437 34.3 12.7 73.9
2019 432 33.1 13.0 75.5
2020 483 33.5 14.3 76.2
2021 454 34.7 13.0 67.8
2022 470 34.7 13.5 66.2
2023 478 36.2 13.2 80.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cooleemee Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,330 (13.0%) $8,935 (87.0%) $10,266

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cooleemee Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 700th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 905th of 1502 Elementary schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cooleemee Elementary)61.456.1
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davie County Schools)65.559
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Cooleemee Elementary)4728
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Davie County Schools)57.148.9
 8.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cooleemee Elementary)52.950
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davie County Schools)61.456.9
 4.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Cooleemee Elementary)50.643.8
 6.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Davie County Schools)62.654.8
 7.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cooleemee Elementary)7458.3
 15.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Davie County Schools)68.458.8
 9.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Cooleemee Elementary)53.231.9
 21.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Davie County Schools)54.846.3
 8.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Cooleemee Elementary)94.884.7
 10.1%
   5th Grade Science (Davie County Schools)80.376.3
 4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students432478
 10.6%
African American5350
 5.7%
American Indian03
Asian01
Hispanic92113
 22.8%
Pacific Islander00
White257288
 12.1%
Two or More Races3023
 23.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.5%80.1%
 4.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cooleemee Elementary

Cooleemee Elementary ranks 870th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Cooleemee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Davie Middle
High : Davie County Early College High
High : Davie County High

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Cooleemee Elementary.

Students at Cooleemee Elementary are 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races.


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