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Alumni: what's one memory from COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270944000385
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY
601 RED RIVER AVE N, COLD SPRING, MN 56320 · (320) 685-7534 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
245 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 60% · 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 ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY this school | 656 | 37.3% | 42.2% |
| Montgomery Pre K-8 MONTGOMERY | 608 | 38.0% | 40.8% |
| BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKE CITY | 592 | 37.0% | 40.7% |
| LUVERNE ELEMENTARY LUVERNE | 515 | 36.7% | 56.3% |
| HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY PERHAM | 578 | 41.0% | 50.7% |
| Medford Elementary MEDFORD | 466 | 35.6% | 40.9% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #483 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #406 of 844 | #9 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #509 of 844 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #116 of 1,130 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #577 of 769 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #526 of 796 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #554 of 942 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.2% | #31 of 244 | #2 of 11 |
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
656
+78 (+13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,000
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 656 | 42.8 | 15.3:1 | 37% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 43.9 | 15.3:1 | 36% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 44.5 | 13.9:1 | 37% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 24% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 34.8 | 14.4:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 32% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 21% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 1,000 | 51 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (500 to 656); teachers up 23% (34.8 to 42.8).
About COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY
Located in COLD SPRING, Minnesota, COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school's enrollment of 656 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 7 schools and 2,406 students, including COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY.
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 79% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 37% in 2024-25.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 42.2% against 45.0%.
Stearns County has about 160,865 residents, and median household income is about $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Stearns County number 74 and enroll about 24,160.
The shortest distance from COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to ROCORI ALC. The five-mile area around COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY holds 7 other public schools. The school's 42.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 578 in 2020-21 and 656 in 2024-25, a increase of 78 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 15.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 824 students
- ROCORI MIDDLEMiddle · 563 students
- RICHMOND ELEMENTARYElementary · 135 students
- ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARYElementary · 129 students
- Rocori Online Learning SiteHigh · 72 students
- ROCORI ALCHigh · 27 students
Other schools in COLD SPRING
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 824 students
- ROCORI MIDDLEMiddle · 563 students
- Rocori Online Learning SiteHigh · 72 students
- ROCORI ALCHigh · 27 students
- Grafton SchoolCombined · 10 students
Other Cold Spring Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cold Spring Elementary. COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 4.
- Cold Spring Elementary SchoolDoylestown, PA · 470 students
- Cold Spring ElementaryPotomac, MD · 362 students
- Cold Spring ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 188 students
Nearby schools
- ROCORI ALC0.1 mi · 27
- Rocori Online Learning Site0.1 mi · 72
- ROCORI SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 824
- ROCORI MIDDLE0.1 mi · 563
- Grafton School0.8 mi · 10
- ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY4.0 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About COLD SPRING ELEMENTARYHow many students attend COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY?
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY serve?
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY have?
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY are roughly 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY in?
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY is part of ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.