- Address
- 237 NC 32 South, Sunbury, NC 27979
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (252) 465-4091
- Grades served
- K-5
- NCES school ID
- 370168000723
School calendar
Gates County Schools's 2026-2027 school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to T S Cooper Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Gates County Senior High5.6 mi
- Central Middle School6.7 mi
- Gatesville Elementary8.2 mi
- Buckland Elementary9.0 mi
- Chowan Middle13.5 mi
- Perquimans County Middle15.9 mi
- Perquimans Central16.7 mi
- Hertford Grammar17.8 mi
- Colerain Elementary18.0 mi
- D F Walker Elementary18.1 mi
How T S Cooper Elementary compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 61 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 42% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score down 3 points since 2014 (64 → 61). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | C | Met | 57.7 |
| 2024 | 57 | C | Met | 52.7 |
| 2023 | 60 | C | Met | 55.7 |
| 2022 | 56 | C | Exceeded | 48.9 |
| 2019 | 51 | D | Met | 43 |
| 2018 | 58 | C | Met | 53 |
| 2017 | 63 | C | Met | 58 |
| 2016 | 64 | C | Met | 59 |
| 2015 | 51 | D | Not Met | 49 |
| 2014 | 64 | C | Met | 61 |
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 Gates County Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 170Student counts for T S Cooper Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 170 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 180Student indicators for T S Cooper Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 180 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
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 12.6 FTETeacher figures for T S Cooper 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 12.6 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 78.6% | 53.6% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 62.8% | 44.2% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 51.2% | 31.4% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 37.2% | 18.6% | 36% | 8.1% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 48.8% | 19.8% | 18.6% | 12.8% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 21.4% | 25% | 42.9% | 10.7% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Meets Expected Growth | -0.79 | 76 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 12.59 |
| Experienced teachers | 9.99 (79%) |
| Beginning teachers | 2.6 (21%) |
| Holding a standard license | 11.79 (94%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0.8 (6%) |
| National Board certified | 0 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (44 of 180) | 24.4% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 56.3% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.5 |
| Library books per student | 39.33 |
| Students have device access | No |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 0.77 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
T S Cooper 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.
Other elementary schools in this district
All 5 schools →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.