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Coats Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Coats Elementary is a public elementary school in Coats, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 653 students. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in the state.

Coats Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a performance on state standardized tests that is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Coats Elementary students proficient or better in mathematics ranged from 33.3% to 42.7% across grades 3-5, compared to 49.4% to 57.2% for Harnett County and 58.9% to 64.1% for North Carolina. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with lower rankings and performance for subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Coats Elementary's per-student spending is slightly below the district average, it is unclear if the school is receiving adequate resources to address its academic and student support needs. Nearby schools, such as LaFayette Elementary, Lillington-Shawtown Elementary, and Buies Creek Elementary, generally perform better on state assessments and have higher rankings compared to Coats Elementary, suggesting that the challenges faced by Coats Elementary may be unique to the school or its student population.

633

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,628

Per pupil spending ?

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 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,369^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Harnett County Schools

184^th of 242Harnett 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025	33.8	564 of 821	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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 (2025)63rd percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-23 vs state

Science37%-25 vs state

Reading34%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	13.7	1369^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%		16	1344^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.7%	25	42.7	33.3	36.4				33.3	36.7	32.7				37.4		$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%)	32.9	1037^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.4%		45.7	823^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	45.3%	214	55.1	31.0	57.9				22.4	47.6	50.0				65.8		$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%)	11.3	1402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.9%		14.4	1371^st of 1505 public elementary schools	8.9%	31	41.7	36.0	39.8				27.1	33.0	26.2				36.9		$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%)	19.9	1281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.7	1352^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%	71	55.4	44.7	41.4				29.2	38.2	33.8				43.3		$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%)	69.1	407^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.1	369^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.5%	38	75.7	72.2	65.6				52.9	63.0	57.0				65.6		$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%)	11.2	1403^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.2	1460^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.0%	57	44.2	24.1	39.2				27.1	32.2	32.8				36.0		$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%)	25.8	1162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.0%		23.3	1224^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.7%	62	47.7	51.7	41.5				27.1	52.6	36.8				48.1		$11,024	$1,970	$9,053
McGee's Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Johnston 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%)	61.8	534^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%		64.1	505^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.4%	29	63.8	63.0	64.0				52.5	63.7	57.1				62.4		$8,802	$528	$8,274
Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Wake County	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	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%)	60.5	556^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.9	491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	67.4%	65	62.6	64.2	53.2	55.2	66.7	50.9	56.0	74.7	58.5	56.7	68.3	82.5	57.4	87.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Coats Elementary

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.

What district is Coats Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

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

Is Coats Elementary a good school?

Coats Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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