Summary:
ZIP code 27014 encompasses the small town of Cooleemee, NC, and is served by just one school: Cooleemee Elementary School, a PK–5 elementary school with 462 students in Davie County Schools. Since the ZIP code contains no middle or high schools, this analysis focuses entirely on this single elementary school.
As the only school in the ZIP code, Cooleemee Elementary automatically stands out, but several patterns make it especially notable. Despite a very high economic disadvantage rate of 83.12% free/reduced lunch eligibility, the school posted strong 5th grade science proficiency of 72.9% in 2025-2026, exactly matching the district and beating the state average by 5.2 points. The school also made large year-over-year gains in 3rd grade: math proficiency jumped from 46.3% to 65.1% and reading from 26.8% to 47.6% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. In contrast, 4th grade reading declined sharply from 47.9% to 36.7%, pointing to a possible "4th grade slump" in literacy. Chronic absenteeism sits at 19.1%, slightly above the district average but below the state average of 24.2%, which is encouraging given the school's high-poverty profile.
Academically, the school's math average of 59.3% is approaching the state average, while its reading average of 44.5% trails the state by roughly 11–12 points overall, with 4th grade reading the single biggest concern at just over 1 in 3 students proficient. The school's state percentile rank improved from the 35th to the 40th percentile between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, though it remains a 2-star school. For families in ZIP code 27014, the only elementary option is Cooleemee Elementary; students continue to middle and high school through the broader Davie County Schools system, which ranks in the 65th percentile statewide—a step above the school's individual ranking. Overall, Cooleemee Elementary shows meaningful pockets of instructional success, particularly in science and early elementary grades, while facing ongoing challenges in upper-elementary reading consistency.
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