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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Coats Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201000879
Coats Elementary
585 Brick Mill Road, Coats, NC 27521 · (910) 897-8353 · Harnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
612 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
33.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Coats Elementary
Coats Elementary's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coats Elementary this school | 633 | 96.7% | 36.0% |
| Boone Trail Elementary Lillington | 545 | 98.7% | 41.0% |
| Greenwood Elementary Sanford | 571 | 99.5% | 63.2% |
| Corinth-Holders Elementary Zebulon | 585 | 99.5% | 59.7% |
| Benson Elementary Benson | 719 | 99.6% | 64.0% |
| Avery's Creek Elementary Arden | 557 | 99.5% | 46.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coats Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,175 of 1,297 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,168 of 1,296 | #12 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,108 of 1,300 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #297 of 1,485 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #393 of 1,377 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #466 of 1,379 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #1,011 of 1,414 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #707 of 937 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
633
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 633 | 46.3 | 13.7:1 | 97% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 49.7 | 13.1:1 | 99% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 53.5 | 12.6:1 | 72% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 54% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 47.7 | 14.3:1 | 64% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 69% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 69% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 52% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 32 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coats Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (681 to 633); teachers down 3% (47.7 to 46.3).
About Coats Elementary
Coats Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Coats, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 633 students enrolled. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
Harnett County Schools has 29 schools and 20,095 students, and Coats Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at Coats Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 40% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Harnett County's population at about 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Of all students at Coats Elementary, 97% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Harnett County is 74%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Coats Elementary outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Coats Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.0%) and its predicted rate (49.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Harnett County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,287 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Coats Elementary, Harnett County has 31 public schools.
Coats-Erwin Middle sits about 2.2 miles from Coats Elementary. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Coats Elementary is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 633 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Coats Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Harnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,150
Census ACS
Median income
$71,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
20,611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harnett County Schools
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Harnett Central HighHigh · 1,522 students
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Triton HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Coats-Erwin Middle2.2 mi · 589
- Buies Creek Elementary3.3 mi · 267
- Triton High4.3 mi · 1,274
- Erwin Elementary5.2 mi · 637
- Dunn Middle5.9 mi · 388
- Harnett County Early College6.8 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Coats ElementaryHow large is Coats Elementary?
Coats Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coats Elementary serve?
Coats Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coats Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Coats Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Coats Elementary?
Student demographics at Coats Elementary are roughly 40% White, 40% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Coats Elementary in?
Coats Elementary is part of Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.