Cook Literacy Model School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Cook Literacy Model School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina enrolled 228 students in 2024-25 with 19.9 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

280 students in 2022-23, 247 students in 2023-24, 228 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.7 to 19.9.

Students enrolled at Cook Literacy Model School by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232802023-242472024-25228
Students enrolled at Cook Literacy Model School by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232802023-242472024-25228
Students enrolled at Cook Literacy Model School by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232802023-242472024-25228
Students enrolled at Cook Literacy Model School by school year2022-23: 280, 2023-24: 247, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232802023-242472024-25228
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328022.712.3
2023-2424719.512.6
2024-2522819.911.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 11.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 108 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cook Literacy Model School enrolled 292 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 108 of the 292 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions60
  • Chronically absent51.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.7% of students were Black, 20.6% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black73.7%
  2. Hispanic20.6%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. White2.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Cook Literacy Model School scored proficient or above: 25-34% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math25‑34%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Winston-Salem

16 public elementary schools in Winston-Salem report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Meadowlark Elementary82715.099.6%
Kimmel Farm Elementary76015.199.6%
Forsyth Academy72920.094.2%
Wallburg Elementary71717.849.4%
The Arts Based School66313.5not reported
Gibson Elementary58912.499.5%
Jefferson Elementary56013.799.5%
Petree Elementary51913.799.4%

All public schools in Winston-Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cook Literacy Model School

  1. Kimberley Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 332 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. The Downtown SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 453 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Cook Literacy Model School with Kimberley Park ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCook Literacy Model School is the number 1,311 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,311 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cook Literacy Model School

  1. How many students attend Cook Literacy Model School?
    228 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winston-Salem, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cook Literacy Model School?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cook Literacy Model School a Title I school?
    Cook Literacy Model School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cook Literacy Model School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Cook Literacy Model School scored proficient or above: 25-34% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cook Literacy Model School in?
    Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150002448 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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