Cool Spring Elementary

Summary:

Cool Spring Elementary is a public elementary school in Petersburg, Virginia, serving 530 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Petersburg City Public Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cool Spring Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Virginia, with significantly below-average scores on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics ranged from 31.63% (5th grade) to 37.76% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 67.98% (5th grade) and 70.11% (3rd grade). The school's performance is particularly low for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who make up the majority of the student population.

While the nearby schools, such as Lakemont Elementary, Walnut Hill Elementary, and Pleasants Lane Elementary, also perform poorly on SOL tests and have high percentages of students from low-income backgrounds, Cool Spring Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the group. Additionally, the school's performance has been declining over the years, suggesting that targeted interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1450 Talley Avenue
       Petersburg, VA  23803


(804) 862-7002

District: Petersburg City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1108th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,255 Help


Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Vernon Johns Middle
High:    Petersburg High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  529

Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.7%
Hispanic:
8.1%
White:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  104.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cool Spring Elementary ranks worse than 99.5% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Petersburg City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (87.7%), Hispanic (8.1%), White (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 104.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cool Spring Elementary is 14.2. 3 elementary schools in the Petersburg City Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cool Spring Elementary is $7,255. 2 elementary schools in the Petersburg City Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cool Spring Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cool Spring Elementary 1108th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Cool Spring Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Petersburg City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Petersburg City Public Schools 130th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cool Spring Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 17.07 987th 1062 7.1%
2006 0.05 1070th 1071 0.1%
2007 0.69 1081st 1083 0.2%
2008 1.61 1077th 1081 0.4%
2009 15.55 1036th 1082 4.3%
2010 0.31 1111th 1113 0.2%
2011 0.21 1117th 1117 0.0%
2012 6.51 1102nd 1117 1.3%
2013 4.02 1107th 1120 1.2%
2014 13.26 1055th 1110 5.0%
2015 60.42 461st 1100 58.1%
2016 71.43 285th 1096 74.0%
2018 3.60 1071st 1097 2.4%
2019 1.11 1090th 1105 1.4%
2021 5.97 1053rd 1103 4.5%
2022 4.07 1083rd 1109 2.3%
2023 1.50 1109th 1114 0.4%
2024 1.70 1108th 1114 0.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 4.00 1027th 1036 0.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 1.73 1095th 1100 0.5%
2024 2.82 1086th 1098 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 1.82 1088th 1093 0.5%
2024 1.95 1093rd 1101 0.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.76 568th 579 1.9%
2024 5.06 581st 588 1.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cool Spring Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.71 347th 580 40.2%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Cool Spring Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cool Spring Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 437 437
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 368 368
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 388 388
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 397 397
1993 8 450 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1994 10 450 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1995 10 450 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1996 10 450 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1997 9 436 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1998 16 443 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1999 9 417 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 427
2000 8 412 1 1 0 n/a n/a -4 418
2001 7 387 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 397
2002 3 341 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2003 3 341 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2004 2 334 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2005 3 268 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2006 3 365 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 372
2007 7 371 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2008 2 498 4 12 0 n/a n/a 1 517
2009 1 510 6 9 0 n/a n/a 2 528
2010 5 613 9 11 0 n/a n/a 1 639
2011 3 579 9 6 1 2 1 0 601
2012 1 580 7 8 1 1 0 0 598
2013 5 580 4 3 0 0 1 0 593
2014 2 495 4 7 0 0 1 0 509
2015 3 450 3 8 0 0 1 0 465
2016 3 419 2 8 0 1 3 0 436
2017 10 448 3 7 0 0 5 0 473
2018 6 484 2 8 0 1 3 0 504
2019 14 471 1 11 0 3 2 0 502
2020 9 504 0 10 1 3 7 0 534
2021 8 487 0 10 1 2 3 0 511
2022 9 487 0 20 1 1 2 0 520
2023 14 475 4 35 0 0 2 0 530
2024 15 464 2 43 1 1 3 0 529

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cool Spring Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 437 24.1 18.1 n/a
1990 368 21.9 16.8 n/a
1991 388 23.1 16.7 n/a
1992 397 23.5 16.8 n/a
1993 459 26.9 17.1 n/a
1994 460 20.5 n/a 77.2
1995 460 n/a 0.0 78.7
1996 460 n/a 0.0 78.7
1997 447 n/a 0.0 75.2
1998 460 n/a 0.0 73
1999 427 37.0 11.5 86.9
2000 418 n/a 0.0 82.7
2001 397 32.5 12.2 87.2
2002 344 30.0 11.5 82
2003 344 30.0 11.5 82
2004 339 25.0 13.6 87.6
2005 275 24.0 11.5 96.4
2006 372 32.0 11.6 62.1
2007 383 34.0 11.3 61.4
2008 517 30.0 17.2 74.4
2009 528 26.0 20.3 89.2
2010 639 29.0 22.0 82.1
2011 601 32.0 18.7 80.2
2012 598 33.0 18.1 91.5
2013 593 31.0 19.1 90.1
2014 509 35.0 14.5 95.1
2015 465 33.0 14.0 99.4
2016 436 31.0 14.0 97.7
2017 473 33.8 13.9 99.4
2018 504 35.0 14.4 98.8
2019 502 37.0 13.5 99.4
2020 534 38.1 14.0 99.4
2021 511 36.5 14.0 n/a
2022 520 34.5 15.0 99.4
2023 530 38.0 13.9 102.5
2024 529 37.0 14.2 104.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cool Spring Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 437 24.1 18.1 n/a
1990 368 21.9 16.8 n/a
1991 388 23.1 16.7 n/a
1992 397 23.5 16.8 n/a
1993 459 26.9 17.1 n/a
1994 460 20.5 n/a 77.2
1995 460 n/a 0.0 78.7
1996 460 n/a 0.0 78.7
1997 447 n/a 0.0 75.2
1998 460 n/a 0.0 73
1999 427 37.0 11.5 86.9
2000 418 n/a 0.0 82.7
2001 397 32.5 12.2 87.2
2002 344 30.0 11.5 82
2003 344 30.0 11.5 82
2004 339 25.0 13.6 87.6
2005 275 24.0 11.5 96.4
2006 372 32.0 11.6 62.1
2007 383 34.0 11.3 61.4
2008 517 30.0 17.2 74.4
2009 528 26.0 20.3 89.2
2010 639 29.0 22.0 82.1
2011 601 32.0 18.7 80.2
2012 598 33.0 18.1 91.5
2013 593 31.0 19.1 90.1
2014 509 35.0 14.5 95.1
2015 465 33.0 14.0 99.4
2016 436 31.0 14.0 97.7
2017 473 33.8 13.9 99.4
2018 504 35.0 14.4 98.8
2019 502 37.0 13.5 99.4
2020 534 38.1 14.0 99.4
2021 511 36.5 14.0 n/a
2022 520 34.5 15.0 99.4
2023 530 38.0 13.9 102.5
2024 529 37.0 14.2 104.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cool Spring Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,042 (15.0%) $5,894 (85.0%) $6,935
2020 $1,124 (15.2%) $6,276 (84.8%) $7,400
2021 $973 (13.4%) $6,282 (86.6%) $7,255

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cool Spring Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1090th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 1109th of 1114 Elementary schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cool Spring Elementary)5526.9
 28.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Petersburg City Public Schools)5736.5
 20.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Cool Spring Elementary)4537.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Petersburg City Public Schools)5038.9
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cool Spring Elementary)5034.1
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Petersburg City Public Schools)6134.6
 26.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Cool Spring Elementary)4339.6
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Reading (Petersburg City Public Schools)5038.4
 11.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cool Spring Elementary)4225.3
 16.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Petersburg City Public Schools)5728.6
 28.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Cool Spring Elementary)4212.2
 29.8%
   5th Grade Science (Petersburg City Public Schools)5324.6
 28.4%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Cool Spring Elementary)5229.7
 22.3%
   5th Grade English Reading (Petersburg City Public Schools)5840.3
 17.7%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502530
 5.6%
African American471475
 0.8%
American Indian00
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic1135
 218.2%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White1414
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%102.5%
 3.1%


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Cool Spring Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students who attend Cool Spring Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Johns Middle
High : Petersburg High

In the 2023-24 school year, 529 students attended Cool Spring Elementary.

Students at Cool Spring Elementary are 88% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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