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Coats Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Coats Elementary serves roughly 633 students in grades PK–5 in the town of Coats, North Carolina, as part of Harnett County Schools. The school serves an economically vulnerable community, with about 96.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. In the most recent state rankings, Coats Elementary ranks 1,435 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — placing it in the 4th percentile statewide.

Academically, Coats Elementary trails district and state averages in every tested subject and grade level. Only 28.3% of third graders are proficient in reading, compared with 51.5% across the district and 55.6% statewide. Third-grade math proficiency is 44.4% versus 64.4% for the district, and fifth-grade science sits at 34.1% compared with 58.0% for the district. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.1%, which is slightly below the district average of 26.9%.

What makes Coats stand out is how much lower its results are compared with nearby schools serving similar populations. McGee's Crossroads Elementary and Benson Elementary, both in Johnston County Public Schools, have nearly identical poverty rates yet rank in the 61st percentile statewide. For example, McGee's fifth-grade science proficiency is 72.8% versus Coats's 34.1%, and Benson's third-grade math proficiency is 76.1% versus Coats's 44.4%. Coats has also declined steadily over the years, falling from the 37th percentile a decade ago to its current 4th percentile. The success of these nearby high-poverty schools shows that stronger outcomes are possible, making the question for Harnett County not whether Coats students can succeed, but what supports and strategies are needed to make that success happen.

633

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 Brick Mill Road
Coats, NC 27521

(910) 897-8353

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Coats Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coats-Erwin Middle
High:	Triton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

Hispanic:

40.0%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

1,435^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 246Harnett County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	1435 of 1492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	1369 of 1490	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1344 of 1505	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1311 of 1502	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1353 of 1514	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1209 of 1489	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	986 of 1473	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	867 of 1434	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	894 of 1429	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	984 of 1425	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.5	996 of 1440	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.6	873 of 1390	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	860 of 1403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1212 of 1388	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1205 of 1381	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1115 of 1363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	1104 of 1354	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	1076 of 1324	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1115 of 1293	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	1177 of 1276	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	848 of 903	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	832 of 918	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	899 of 924	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	907 of 933	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	881 of 927	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	866 of 896	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	746 of 949	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	528 of 927	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	498 of 634	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	570 of 878	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	536 of 897	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	491 of 519	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	551 of 563	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	489 of 533	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	499 of 514	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	415 of 485	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	268 of 385	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	366 of 497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	171 of 421	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	1362 of 1447	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1298 of 1451	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1163 of 1455	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1256 of 1459	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1315 of 1458	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1123 of 1440	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	813 of 1424	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	877 of 1405	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	539 of 743	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.8	260 of 710	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	485 of 669	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	468 of 494	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	417 of 612	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	973 of 981	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	941 of 961	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	868 of 951	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	865 of 915	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	870 of 893	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	616 of 843	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	574 of 865	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	528 of 851	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	1381 of 1434	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1314 of 1437	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1378 of 1450	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1323 of 1437	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1275 of 1366	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1028 of 1329	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	939 of 1361	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	777 of 1332	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1407 of 1451	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1357 of 1450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1389 of 1464	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1314 of 1461	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1306 of 1464	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1217 of 1444	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1143 of 1430	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	866 of 1413	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	790 of 815	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	564 of 821	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1074 of 1146	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1004 of 1172	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	976 of 1166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1028 of 1183	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1080 of 1194	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1094 of 1172	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	825 of 1183	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	718 of 1178	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-25 vs state

Science34%-34 vs state

Reading33%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coats Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Brick Mill Road	Coats	27521	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-8353	633	46	13.6	96.7%	256 (40.4%)	97 (15.3%)	253 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	8.7	1435^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.7	1369^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%	66	44.4	33.6	38.5				28.3	34.5	36.3				34.1		$9,628	$1,127	$8,501
Buies Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	267	16	16.7	57.7%	127 (47.6%)	52 (19.5%)	56 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	29.1	1112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.5%		32.9	1037^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.4%	75	65.1	29.8	58.1				51.2	27.7	41.9				60.5		$10,852	$1,195	$9,657
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denim Dr.	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-7178	637	43	14.6	97.8%	276 (43.3%)	146 (22.9%)	172 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	24.2	1199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		11.3	1402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.9%	203	57.7	44.3	46.8				49.5	33.0	40.9				53.2		$10,032	$1,452	$8,580
Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 W Harnett St	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 892-0126	813	58	13.9	99.5%	144 (17.7%)	353 (43.4%)	253 (31.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	23.9	1210^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.9	1281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%	71	48.7	63.6	48.2				37.8	43.9	35.1				45.6		$10,796	$1,629	$9,166
Benson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Hwy 50 N	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4233	719	45	15.8	99.6%	281 (39.1%)	122 (17.0%)	259 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	59.9	581^st of 1492 public elementary schools	61.1%		69.1	407^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.7%	174	76.1	71.7	60.8				57.0	65.1	47.2				64.5		$10,116	$1,002	$9,114
Angier Elementary	Public	3-5	130 E McIver St	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-2635	376	26	14.3	99.2%	98 (26.1%)	59 (15.7%)	203 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	14.7	1368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.2	1403^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%	35	54.9	35.1	38.8				36.3	40.5	28.4				52.6		$9,429	$1,293	$8,136
North Harnett Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	282 N Harnett School Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-4480	329	24	13.4	99.1%	81 (24.6%)	68 (20.7%)	162 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)								(n/a)															$11,314	$1,568	$9,747
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Old US 421	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3483	695	46	15.0	99.6%	256 (36.8%)	216 (31.1%)	170 (24.5%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.3%)	29.2	1110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.6%		25.8	1162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.0%	52	69.7	39.1	48.0				49.5	36.4	47.1				54.9		$11,024	$1,970	$9,053
McGee's Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7161	950	54	17.5	99.7%	501 (52.7%)	97 (10.2%)	271 (28.5%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.5%)	60.1	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	534^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%	41	68.8	60.0	72.2				57.8	55.6	57.6				72.8		$8,802	$528	$8,274
Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Carolina Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	782	49	15.9		403 (51.5%)	80 (10.2%)	136 (17.4%)	103 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	64.8	508^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		60.5	556^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.7%	48	62.5	73.7	62.4	53.4	69.2	70.0	64.8	75.8	64.4	56.8	61.5	78.3	70.3	91.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Coats Elementary

How many students attend Coats Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Coats Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Coats Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coats Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coats-Erwin Middle
High : Triton High

What district is Coats Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

Is Coats Elementary a good school?

Coats Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Coats Elementary?

Students at Coats Elementary are 40% White, 40% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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