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Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary Primary School
140 Cooley Springs School Rd
Chesnee SC, 29323, Spartanburg County
Phone: 864-592-1211
Ranking: 
(279 out of 841, top 33%)*
(279 out of 841, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Spartanburg School District 2
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 303 | 292 | 284 | 315 | 308 | 300 | 328 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 6.6% | 18 | 6.2% | 17 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.3% | 20 | 6.5% | 18 | 6.0% | 19 | 5.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 16.2% | 44 | 15.1% | 57 | 20.1% | 43 | 13.7% | 47 | 15.3% | 54 | 18.0% | 59 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 15.2% | 52 | 17.8% | 37 | 13.0% | 48 | 15.2% | 51 | 16.6% | 48 | 16.0% | 56 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 17.2% | 40 | 13.7% | 44 | 15.5% | 49 | 15.6% | 52 | 16.9% | 59 | 19.7% | 59 | 18.0% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 13.2% | 43 | 14.7% | 50 | 17.6% | 55 | 17.5% | 57 | 18.5% | 49 | 16.3% | 53 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 14.5% | 48 | 16.4% | 46 | 16.2% | 58 | 18.4% | 52 | 16.9% | 45 | 15.0% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 17.2% | 47 | 16.1% | 33 | 11.6% | 42 | 13.3% | 29 | 9.4% | 27 | 9.0% | 37 | 11.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 51.5% | 157 | 53.8% | 153 | 53.9% | 164 | 52.1% | 153 | 49.7% | 159 | 53.0% | 169 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 147 | 48.5% | 135 | 46.2% | 131 | 46.1% | 151 | 47.9% | 147 | 47.7% | 133 | 44.3% | 155 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.6% | 27 | 9.5% | 21 | 6.7% | 22 | 7.1% | 17 | 5.7% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 17 | 5.6% | 11 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.9% | 19 | 6.0% | 28 | 9.1% | 24 | 8.0% | 35 | 10.7% |
| White: | 237 | 78.2% | 233 | 79.8% | 226 | 79.6% | 259 | 82.2% | 249 | 80.8% | 250 | 83.3% | 270 | 82.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.6% | 14 | 4.8% | 12 | 4.2% | 7 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 70.0% | 192 | 65.8% | 178 | 62.7% | 199 | 63.2% | 192 | 62.3% | 159 | 53.0% | 173 | 52.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.6% | 26 | 8.9% | 36 | 12.7% | 25 | 7.9% | 24 | 7.8% | 40 | 13.3% | 44 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 14.60 | 14.20 | 15.75 | 15.02 | 15.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 86.5% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 92.2% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 88% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 88.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 79.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.1% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.8% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.2% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 91.2% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 89.5% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.6% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.3% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85.5% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 74.5% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.5% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78.4% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.4% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 77.6% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 66% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 65.6% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 70.9% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 72.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 66.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.1% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 58.4% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64.7% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 66.4% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 73.1% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 65.4% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 77.5% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80.2% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 83.5% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 86.9% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 79.7% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 80.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 75.1% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.1% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.8% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.9% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.7% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 83.5% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.8% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.4% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.4% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.3% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 87.9% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 88.4% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 86.3% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 84.3% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 83.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.7% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 67.9% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 70.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74.9% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.9% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 70.8% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.8% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 71.8% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 77.5% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.7% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 74.1% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.1% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.9% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 81% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.6% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79.9% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 78.8% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78.5% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.9% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 79.9% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 81.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.7% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.3% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 79.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 83.1% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 86.6% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 82% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.2% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 82.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.1% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.7% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59.1% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.6% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 71.8% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74.7% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74.5% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 71.4% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.2% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.6% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 66.7% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60.2% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 62.9% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.6% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.9% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67.7% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.3% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.8% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.5% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.2% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,954.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,294.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,328.0 |
* Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.