📍 237 NC 32 South, Sunbury, Gates County, 27979
T S Cooper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sunbury, Gates County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gates County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
T S Cooper Elementary enrolls 174 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 22% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 111 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
103 of the school's 174 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
T S Cooper Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
T S Cooper Elementary is one of 5 schools in Gates County Schools, based in Gatesville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,410 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, T S Cooper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 282 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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