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Cool Spring Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1450 Talley Avenue, Petersburg, VA 23803 · (804) 862-7002 · Part of Petersburg City Public Schools

Petersburg’s School Grade D better than 12% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
540
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cool Spring Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Petersburg kids: Vernon Johns Middle

On the path

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

K–5Cool Spring ElementaryYou are here
6–8Vernon Johns Middle949 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1450 Talley Avenue, Petersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 1101
Grade 291
Grade 386
Grade 4101
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
511’20
520’21
530’22
529’23
540’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%Hispanic 9%White 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cool Spring Elementary from Petersburg families.

Other schools in Petersburg City Public Schools

The district →
Westview Early Childhood Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Petersburg
418 students15:1
Walnut Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D
574 students14:1
Pleasants Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D−
493 students13:1
Lakemont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petersburg
D−
393 students12:1
Vernon Johns Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Petersburg
D
949 students16:1
Petersburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Petersburg
C
1,215 students16:1

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 Virginia’s other public schools; Petersburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.