Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280423001499
Coldwater Elementary School
671 West Street, Coldwater, MS 38618 · (662) 622-5511 · Tate County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
194 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 84% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -18.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 58.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 (46.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Elementary School this school | 213 | 91.1% | 46.6% |
| North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg | 209 | 92.3% | 60.4% |
| Calhoun City Elementary CALHOUN CITY | 235 | 91.5% | 47.5% |
| Shannon Primary School SHANNON | 249 | 86.3% | 33.9% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 262 | 93.9% | 41.6% |
| Shannon Elementary School SHANNON | 257 | 82.9% | 48.7% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #292 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #294 of 439 ▼ 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #397 of 439 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #405 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #15 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #113 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #212 of 444 |
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
213
+19 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 213 | 18.8 | 11.3:1 | 91% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 19.2 | 10.9:1 | 92% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 17.5 | 11.9:1 | 99% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 98% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coldwater Elementary School.
About Coldwater Elementary School
Coldwater Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Coldwater, Mississippi. The school had 213 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Mississippi) has about 446 students.
Tate County School District has 2,004 students in 5 schools, and Coldwater Elementary School is one of those schools.
Black students make up a majority at Coldwater Elementary School, at 57%. The remaining students are 31% White and 9% Hispanic. Census figures show Tate County is about 29% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Coldwater Elementary School total 18.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. That is 21 points above the 70% average for public schools in Tate County.
The allk12 Grade for Coldwater Elementary School is C. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Coldwater Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.6% and a predicted 48.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tate County, the median household income is $69,704, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Coldwater Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Senatobia High School is the closest public school, about 4.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Coldwater Elementary School. By average proficiency, Coldwater Elementary School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns Coldwater Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 19 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Coldwater Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tate County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,321
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,758 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tate County School District
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 507 students
- East Tate ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Strayhorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Strayhorn High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Senatobia-Tate Career Technical CenterHigh
- COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in Coldwater
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 507 students
- East Tate ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Senatobia-Tate Career Technical CenterHigh
- COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOLCombined
Other Coldwater Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coldwater Elementary. Coldwater Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolColdwater, OH · 667 students
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolAnniston, AL · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Senatobia High School4.6 mi · 468
- Senatobia Middle School4.7 mi · 407
- Senatobia Elementary School5.1 mi · 879
- Oak Grove Central Elementary School8.9 mi · 744
- East Tate Elementary9.7 mi · 473
- Hernando High School9.9 mi · 1,529
Frequently asked questions
About Coldwater Elementary SchoolHow large is Coldwater Elementary School?
Coldwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-06.
Is Coldwater Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coldwater Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Coldwater Elementary School have?
Coldwater Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Coldwater Elementary School?
Student demographics at Coldwater Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Coldwater Elementary School public or private?
Coldwater Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tate County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.