Cool Spring Elementary

Cool Spring Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Cleveland, North Carolina, one of the schools within Iredell-Statesville Schools. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Iredell-Statesville Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 21,017 students, Cool Spring Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Cool Spring Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cool Spring Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Iredell County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cool Spring Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 73.9%, a residual of +25.4 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Iredell County) logs that median household income runs about $81,419, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Iredell County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), of which Cool Spring Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is East Iredell Middle, roughly 3.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cool Spring Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 16%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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