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C−

Coats Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

585 Brick Mill Road, Coats, NC 27521 · (910) 897-8353 · Part of Harnett County Schools

Coats’ School Grade C+ better than 36% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
633
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Coats Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Coats kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Coats kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Coats ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

585 Brick Mill Road, Coats

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten92
Grade 1101
Grade 2106
Grade 3121
Grade 486
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
665’20
694’21
671’22
653’23
633’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 40%Black 15%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Coats Elementary from Coats families.

Other schools in Harnett County Schools

The district →
Benhaven Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B
1,065 students16:1
Overhills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Lake
C
866 students16:1
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
C+
854 students15:1
Dunn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunn
D
813 students14:1
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lillington
C−
695 students15:1
Northwest Harnett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B
645 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Coats’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.