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Cool Spring Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cool Spring Elementary is a PK–5 school in Cleveland, NC, serving 447 students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. It is an exceptionally high-performing elementary school, ranking in the 92nd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools with a 5-star rating — a level it has maintained consistently since 2015–2016. This is especially notable because Cool Spring's home district is only average for the state, ranking at the 51st percentile, making the school a clear outlier that dramatically outperforms nearly every elementary school within a 10-mile radius.

Cool Spring's academic results are exceptional across nearly every subject and grade level. On the most recent EOG tests, proficiency rates run 15 to 25 percentage points above district averages — for example, 3rd grade reading is 81.6% proficient versus 55.5% for the district and 55.6% statewide. What makes these results even more remarkable is that 99.33% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school's low-income students rank at the 97th percentile statewide. Additionally, chronic absenteeism stands at just 5.8%, compared to 19.9% districtwide and 24.2% statewide — suggesting a strong school culture of attendance and engagement.

The contrast with nearby same-district schools is stark. N B Mills Elementary and Third Creek Elementary serve nearly identical high-poverty populations, yet rank in the 1st and 4th percentiles statewide — while Cool Spring sits at the 92nd. Their chronic absenteeism rates exceed 27%, roughly five times higher than Cool Spring's. Even Harmony Elementary, the next-best nearby school in the district, ranks only at the 62nd percentile. Reading is the area to watch: while 5th grade reading is strong at 73% proficient, it trails the school's own math and science scores. Overall, Cool Spring is a powerful example that poverty does not have to predict low achievement.

447

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 86th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (80% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

125^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st of 246Iredell-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
2026	89.4	125 of 1492	91.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.2	178 of 1447	87.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.8	200 of 743	73.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.6	128 of 981	87.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	92.8	43 of 1434	97.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	90.9	76 of 1451	94.8%	★★★★★
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%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	366 of 815	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	132 of 1146	88.5%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

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

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+15 vs state

Mathematics82%+18 vs state

Reading78%+22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	—	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	89.4	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%	46	84.1	79.2	82.5				81.6	77.9	73.0				82.8		$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	—	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	18.8	1298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%	36	40.2	47.1	42.3				42.2	43.7	41.2				49.0		$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	—	220 (38.7%)	139 (24.5%)	143 (25.2%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	27.7	1146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%	28	52.1	50.0	55.7				44.6	43.3	43.2				56.8		$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	—	231 (62.3%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	60.2	572^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	61.7%		65.6	475^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.1%	97	75.0	63.5	76.2				58.9	49.2	50.8				74.6		$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	—	343 (56.1%)	70 (11.5%)	129 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.6%)	21.8	1255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.9%		34.8	1005^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.6%	250	40.4	53.1	50.5				37.4	40.6	39.4				55.0		$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	—	118 (22.4%)	175 (33.3%)	183 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	8.8	1434^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.9%		10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%	13	47.6	36.8	40.4				30.1	27.6	31.1				36.7		$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	1135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%	21	36.4	41.7	50.6	47.7	34.5	16.7	49.5	47.6	48.3	51.2	41.8	46.3	52.9	61.1
Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cochran St	Statesville	28687	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%)	36	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%					(n/a)	40.0	33.3			18.2		54.5	66.7			543.4
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%)	40.5	897^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.7	970^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.9%	73	65.1	50.6	62.3				47.6	36.7	49.3				72.9		$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%)	41.9	881^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		52	711^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%	170	52.2	65.3	64.4				37.0	45.3	46.7				76.7		$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?

Yes. Cool Spring Elementary ranks in the top 8.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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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