Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000618
COLD WATER ELEM.
1105 WIETHAUPT RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63031 · (314) 953-4150 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
449 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
24.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 19.5% | 41.0% | 30.5% |
| Math | 7.5% | 16.5% | 34.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 26.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 20.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 WATER ELEM.
COLD WATER ELEM.'s state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLD WATER ELEM. this school | 449 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| BROWN ELEM. FLORISSANT | 441 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| ATLAS ELEMENTARY ST.LOUIS | 431 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS ST LOUIS | 413 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEM KANSAS CITY | 391 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| BARRINGTON ELEM. FLORISSANT | 515 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 WATER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #828 of 1,002 | #98 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #831 of 1,019 ▲ 15 | #96 of 138 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #820 of 1,018 ▲ 18 | #98 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #442 of 943 | #60 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #249 of 1,294 | #39 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #916 of 950 | #134 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #565 of 953 | #99 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #68 of 1,165 | #14 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #165 of 251 | #24 of 38 |
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
449
+56 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 449 | 26.7 | 16.8:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 27.3 | 14.5:1 | 67% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 29.5 | 13.0:1 | 68% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 62% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 60% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 54% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 20% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLD WATER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (426 to 449); teachers down 1% (27 to 26.7).
About COLD WATER ELEM.
COLD WATER ELEM. sits in FLORISSANT, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 449 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 43% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
Across its 31 schools, HAZELWOOD enrolls 16,321 students. COLD WATER ELEM. is one of those schools.
Black students make up 84% of enrollment at COLD WATER ELEM.. The remaining shares are 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of St. Louis County's population at about 24%. COLD WATER ELEM.'s diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at COLD WATER ELEM. is 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 100% of students, or 449, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
The allk12 Grade for COLD WATER ELEM. is C. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for COLD WATER ELEM. is +1.0 points: 23.4% actual, 22.4% predicted.
St. Louis County census figures show that the median household income is $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, St. Louis County has 275 public schools and roughly 134,601 students.
BROWN ELEM. is located about 0.5 miles from COLD WATER ELEM.. The five-mile area around COLD WATER ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 23.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns COLD WATER ELEM. the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment increase, from 393 in 2020-21 to 449 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.6:1 to 16.8:1.
Community posts for COLD WATER ELEM. can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAZELWOOD
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGHHigh · 1,994 students
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 724 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Other schools in FLORISSANT
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- MCCLUER HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- NORTH TECHNICALHigh · 833 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Nearby schools
- BROWN ELEM.0.5 mi · 441
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH0.6 mi · 1,718
- CENTRAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.7 mi · 113
- WALKER ELEM.1.0 mi · 508
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE1.2 mi · 770
- LUSHER ELEM.1.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About COLD WATER ELEM.How large is COLD WATER ELEM.?
COLD WATER ELEM. enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
Is COLD WATER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLD WATER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does COLD WATER ELEM. have?
COLD WATER ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at COLD WATER ELEM.?
Student demographics at COLD WATER ELEM. are roughly 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is COLD WATER ELEM. public or private?
COLD WATER ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAZELWOOD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.