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Cool Spring Elementary

Q: Is Cool Spring Elementary a good school?

Cool Spring Elementary ranks 171 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cool Spring Elementary is a public elementary school in Cleveland, North Carolina, serving 422 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district.

Cool Spring Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with strong academic performance that significantly exceeds the district and state averages. The school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science are all well above 70%, outpacing nearby schools in the Iredell-Statesville district. Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Cool Spring Elementary's performance is on par with or exceeds that of Mocksville Elementary, which is in a higher-ranked district.

Cool Spring Elementary's success can be attributed to its effective educational strategies and commitment to supporting all students, regardless of their background. The school has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance over the past 10 years, suggesting it has established practices that enable it to sustain its strong outcomes. This is particularly impressive given the school's diverse student population and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

447

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,664

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1969 Mocksville Hwy
Cleveland, NC 27013-9503

(704) 873-4949

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Iredell Middle
High:	North Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

171^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools

102^nd of 242Iredell-Statesville 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	85.1	171 of 1490	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	140 of 1505	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	160 of 1502	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	257 of 1514	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	184 of 1489	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	175 of 1473	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	133 of 1434	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	81.5	201 of 1429	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	204 of 1425	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	322 of 1440	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	307 of 1390	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	185 of 1403	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	337 of 1388	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	323 of 1381	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	388 of 1363	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	195 of 1354	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	181 of 1324	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.0	189 of 1293	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.8	394 of 1276	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	85.9	37 of 514	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	232 of 1451	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	96 of 1455	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	209 of 1459	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	354 of 1458	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	234 of 1440	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	183 of 1424	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	194 of 1405	86.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	316 of 710	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	81 of 582	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	176 of 961	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	144 of 951	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	218 of 915	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.4	555 of 843	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	258 of 865	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	87 of 851	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	75 of 1437	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	73 of 1450	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	37 of 1437	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	65 of 1366	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	95 of 1329	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	223 of 1361	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	62 of 1332	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	121 of 1450	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	197 of 1464	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	137 of 1461	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	180 of 1464	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	147 of 1444	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	174 of 1430	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	99 of 1413	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	220 of 1172	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	166 of 1166	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	211 of 1183	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	364 of 1194	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.4	147 of 1172	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	166 of 1183	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	149 of 1178	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+22 vs state

Reading70%+18 vs state

Science65%+3 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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	99.3%	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.1	140^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.7%	31	85.5	78.1	84.1				71.1	73.4	66.7				65.2		$9,664	$840	$8,824
East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	663	47	14.0	99.5%	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.5	1335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.3%	1	40.9	37.1	39.8				29.6	44.0	36.1				42.1		$8,556	$1,296	$7,260
Cloverleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James Farm Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 978-2111	568	41	13.7	99.5%	220 (38.7%)	139 (24.5%)	143 (25.2%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%		27.7	1147^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.8%	29	51.5	52.9	39.0				37.9	51.8	33.3				49.5		$10,739	$1,474	$9,265
Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	139 Harmony School Road	Harmony	28634	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 781-3058	371	26	14.0	99.2%	231 (62.3%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	65.6	475^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.1%		61.8	547^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.7%	72	72.9	63.1	75.5				48.3	52.3	57.4				77.4		$8,973	$1,140	$7,833
West Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Mimosa St	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2131	611	41	15.0	99.5%	343 (56.1%)	70 (11.5%)	129 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.6%)	34.8	1005^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.6%		29.1	1117^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.8%	112	43.1	50.9	61.9				34.1	48.2	47.4				57.7		$7,522	$730	$6,792
Third Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 East Barkley Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-3002	526	40	13.3	99.2%	118 (22.4%)	175 (33.3%)	183 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.2	1423^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	5.4%	2	45.2	35.1	35.4				25.0	33.0	28.0				28.0		$10,568	$1,819	$8,748
American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	823	60	13.7	51.3%	426 (51.8%)	167 (20.3%)	158 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)	28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%		33.6	1037^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.1%	77	32.6	42.4	39.3	43.1	25.9	23.5	37.2	51.1	50.6	41.5	37.9	44.1	55.1	44.1
Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1424-2 Rickert St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Success Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 881-0441	90	4	21.9	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	81 (90.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								(n/a)			50.0						8.3
Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	462	31	14.8	83.1%	260 (56.3%)	49 (10.6%)	131 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	36.7	970^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.9%		43	870^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.2%	100	46.3	49.3	60.9				26.8	47.9	43.7				67.8		$10,266	$1,331	$8,935
Mocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	295 Cemetery St	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-2740	543	36	14.9	68.1%	304 (56.0%)	77 (14.2%)	132 (24.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	52	711^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%		38.8	954^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.6%	243	55.2	64.0	59.8				42.7	60.5	46.7				68.5		$9,883	$1,047	$8,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Cool Spring Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cool Spring Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Iredell Middle
High : North Iredell High

Is Cool Spring Elementary a good school?

Cool Spring Elementary ranks 171^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cool Spring Elementary?

Students at Cool Spring Elementary are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Cool Spring Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

How many students attend Cool Spring Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Cool Spring Elementary.

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