Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD CITY·NCES 010263502099
Coldwater Elementary School
530 Taylors Chapel Road, Anniston, AL 36201 · (256) 241-3870 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
222 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Oxford City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Coldwater Elementary School
Coldwater Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Elementary School this school | 391 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| Concord Elementary School Bessemer | 400 | 56.5% | 42.8% |
| Stevenson Elementary School Stevenson | 360 | 53.9% | 56.0% |
| Vance Elementary School Vance | 451 | 51.7% | 39.1% |
| Memorial Park Elementary School Jasper | 483 | 54.7% | 68.6% |
| Leighton Elementary School Leighton | 355 | 61.4% | 41.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coldwater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #223 of 626 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #213 of 626 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #215 of 626 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #457 of 709 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #82 of 655 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #201 of 658 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #384 of 696 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #95 of 262 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 26.4 | 14.8:1 | 57% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 26.4 | 14.7:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 28.4 | 14.0:1 | 67% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 59% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 69% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 68% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 67% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coldwater Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (340 to 391); teachers up 6% (25 to 26.4).
About Coldwater Elementary School
Coldwater Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Alabama, located in Anniston. Federal data show 391 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
Coldwater Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, Oxford City, which enrolls 4,103 students.
More than half of the students at Coldwater Elementary School are White (61%). Next come 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Calhoun County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Coldwater Elementary School has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Coldwater Elementary School. The figure for public schools in Calhoun County is close, at 58%.
Coldwater Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.7% at Coldwater Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calhoun County show that median household income comes to about $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Calhoun County counts 38 public schools with about 16,686 students.
A public school about 3.5 miles away, Oxford Middle School, is the closest to Coldwater Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Its average proficiency rate of 56.8% is above the 41.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Coldwater Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 389 to 391, a small change.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oxford City
- Oxford High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- CE Hanna SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Oxford Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Other Coldwater Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coldwater Elementary. Coldwater Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolColdwater, OH · 667 students
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolColdwater, MS · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Oxford Middle School3.5 mi · 619
- CE Hanna School3.5 mi · 536
- Oxford Elementary School4.0 mi · 837
- Wellborn High School4.6 mi · 425
- Wellborn Elementary School4.7 mi · 598
- Munford Elementary School5.4 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Coldwater Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Coldwater Elementary School?
Coldwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-04.
Is Coldwater Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coldwater Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Coldwater Elementary School have?
Coldwater Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Coldwater Elementary School?
Student demographics at Coldwater Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Coldwater Elementary School in?
Coldwater Elementary School is part of Oxford City.
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