Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 02·NCES 450351000995
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
140 Cooley Springs School Road, Chesnee, SC 29323 · (864) 592-1211 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · 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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
82.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 82.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 77.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #16 of 635 ▲ 20 | #1 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #110 of 635 ▼ 13 | #3 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #542 of 709 | #45 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #465 of 656 | #40 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #571 of 656 | #40 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #73 of 187 | #12 of 26 |
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
355
+55 (+18%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 355 | 24.3 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 27.8 | 13.5:1 | 72% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 25.9 | 15.1:1 | 77% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 67% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 80% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 71% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 56% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (313 to 355); teachers up 10% (22 to 24.3).
About Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary
As a small elementary school, Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary serves students in Chesnee, South Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 355 students. The school is 33% below the average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
In Spartanburg 02, 14 schools enroll a combined 11,806 students.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Spartanburg County's residents are about 67% White, 15 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary are from different groups.
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary has 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1.
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Spartanburg County, the median household earns about $66,234 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Spartanburg County has 88 public schools with about 58,477 students, including Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary.
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary is about 3.4 miles from Rainbow Lake Middle, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.0 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
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Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 02
- Boiling Springs HighHigh · 2,772 students
- Boiling Springs MiddleMiddle · 1,122 students
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Sugar Ridge ElementaryElementary · 864 students
- Boiling Springs ElementaryElementary · 791 students
- Shoally Creek ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Chesnee
- Rainbow Lake MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Chesnee HighHigh · 673 students
- Chesnee ElementaryElementary · 635 students
- Chesnee MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Carlisle-Foster's Grove ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Rainbow Lake Middle3.4 mi · 973
- New Prospect Elementary4.2 mi · 431
- Chesnee Elementary5.6 mi · 635
- Oakland Elementary5.9 mi · 722
- Boiling Springs Middle6.2 mi · 1,122
- Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs6.5 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Cooley Springs-Fingerville ElementaryHow many students attend Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary?
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary have?
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary?
Student demographics at Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary are roughly 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary public or private?
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spartanburg 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.