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Cooleemee Elementary

Davie County Schools · Davie County

Address
136 Marginal St, Cooleemee, NC 27014
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370117000485
462
Students
31.1
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
19.1%
Chronically absent
83.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Cooleemee ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Davie County Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-133.8 mi
  2. Davie County Virtual SchoolMiddle · Grades 4-84.0 mi
  3. South Davie MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-85.0 mi
  4. Mocksville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.3 mi
  5. Central Davie AcademyOther · Grades 3-126.3 mi
  6. Cornatzer ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.5 mi
  7. West Rowan MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Rowan-Salisbury Schools7.2 mi
  8. Churchland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Davidson County Schools7.9 mi
  9. Hurley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Rowan-Salisbury Schools8.0 mi
  10. Isenberg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Rowan-Salisbury Schools8.3 mi

How Cooleemee Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Davie County Schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 9 of 11

Chronic absence is lower here than at 61% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 8 points since 2014 (48 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CMet50.7
202462CExceeded54.1
202356CMet49.8
202258CExceeded50.3
201968CExceeded62.5
201867CExceeded60.5
201767CExceeded62
201662CMet56
201563CExceeded56
201448DNot Met43

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Davie County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 56.28%Hispanic 28.35%Black 10.61%Two+ Races 3.68%Native Am. 0.87%Asian 0.22%
White: 56.28% (260) Hispanic: 28.35% (131) Black: 10.61% (49) Two+ Races: 3.68% (17) Native Am.: 0.87% (4) Asian: 0.22% (1)
White56.28%
Hispanic28.35%
Black10.61%
Two+ Races3.68%
Native Am.0.87%
Asian0.22%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 462
49.13%227 Female
50.87%235 Male

Student counts for Cooleemee Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 462 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.9%Chronically absent 19.1%
Regular attendance: 80.9% (394) Chronically absent: 19.1% (93)
Regular attendance80.9%
Chronically absent19.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 487
83.3%Economically disadvantaged
10.82%50 English learners

Student indicators for Cooleemee Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 487 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 96.31%Beginning 3.69%
Experienced: 96.31% (29) Beginning: 3.69% (1)
Experienced96.31%
Beginning3.69%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 29.8 FTE
99.33%Fully licensed
0.67%Emergency or provisional
23.49%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Cooleemee Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 29.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.8%37.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.5%32.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.2%19.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.5%20.4%25.8%6.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.8%19.6%14.6%5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)32.2%29.9%35.6%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.1479.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers29.8
Experienced teachers28.7 (96%)
Beginning teachers1.1 (4%)
Holding a standard license29.6 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.2 (1%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (93 of 487)19.1%
Economically disadvantaged83.3%
English learners making progress (of 50)48%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.85
Library books per student21.06
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.45

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Cooleemee Elementary report card PDF

Download this report card

Cooleemee Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.